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Population in Jamaica compared to Somalia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 7.23 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Jamaica vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Somalia
2100 1,075,936 68,384,185
2099 1,095,350 68,040,371
2098 1,115,242 67,702,230
2097 1,135,653 67,362,336
2096 1,156,525 66,972,933
2095 1,177,966 66,585,659
2094 1,200,045 66,179,819
2093 1,222,794 65,760,590
2092 1,246,199 65,324,261
2091 1,270,303 64,852,843
2090 1,294,988 64,362,727
2089 1,320,362 63,922,797
2088 1,346,290 63,464,036
2087 1,372,809 62,987,028
2086 1,399,955 62,447,029
2085 1,427,808 61,873,597
2084 1,456,011 61,318,916
2083 1,484,393 60,761,800
2082 1,513,542 60,187,980
2081 1,543,136 59,676,722
2080 1,573,400 59,100,915
2079 1,603,926 58,477,428
2078 1,634,499 57,852,528
2077 1,665,602 57,211,821
2076 1,696,763 56,602,463
2075 1,728,143 56,005,600
2074 1,760,036 55,330,165
2073 1,791,818 54,651,918
2072 1,823,794 53,978,548
2071 1,855,585 53,284,016
2070 1,887,318 52,573,210
2069 1,918,759 51,878,214
2068 1,950,157 51,197,653
2067 1,981,247 50,493,028
2066 2,012,035 49,779,172
2065 2,043,276 49,024,665
2064 2,073,988 48,265,876
2063 2,104,265 47,522,361
2062 2,134,508 46,785,920
2061 2,164,312 46,037,526
2060 2,194,058 45,220,507
2059 2,223,310 44,397,936
2058 2,252,286 43,659,021
2057 2,280,579 42,897,422
2056 2,308,936 42,121,542
2055 2,336,830 41,318,179
2054 2,364,245 40,513,141
2053 2,390,891 39,744,995
2052 2,416,741 38,992,177
2051 2,441,989 38,228,872
2050 2,466,771 37,471,735
2049 2,491,589 36,739,905
2048 2,515,667 35,984,999
2047 2,539,219 35,218,863
2046 2,562,324 34,462,403
2045 2,584,663 33,717,596
2044 2,606,489 32,977,674
2043 2,627,486 32,247,710
2042 2,647,490 31,537,272
2041 2,666,429 30,794,853
2040 2,684,551 30,032,324
2039 2,702,027 29,312,883
2038 2,718,374 28,583,386
2037 2,734,180 27,838,646
2036 2,748,725 27,114,453
2035 2,761,886 26,385,421
2034 2,774,297 25,687,629
2033 2,785,381 25,018,509
2032 2,795,619 24,338,597
2031 2,804,329 23,657,353
2030 2,812,297 22,965,742
2029 2,819,213 22,299,610
2028 2,825,235 21,651,582
2027 2,830,534 20,991,860
2026 2,834,980 20,322,668
2025 2,837,881 19,666,990
2024 2,839,175 19,009,151
2023 2,839,786 18,358,615
2022 2,839,144 17,801,897
2021 2,837,682 17,271,431
2020 2,830,739 16,651,191
2019 2,823,271 16,030,971
2018 2,820,097 15,452,487
2017 2,815,764 14,916,629
2016 2,809,915 14,348,740
2015 2,802,534 13,806,963
2014 2,793,749 13,339,491
2013 2,783,687 12,869,594
2012 2,772,430 12,461,160
2011 2,760,494 12,348,830
2010 2,748,568 12,261,756
2009 2,736,995 11,961,201
2008 2,725,635 11,663,084
2007 2,713,800 11,322,582
2006 2,700,968 10,975,502
2005 2,687,066 10,644,228
2004 2,672,225 10,280,998
2003 2,656,623 9,909,157
2002 2,640,572 9,550,063
2001 2,624,403 9,198,493
2000 2,607,826 8,838,713
1999 2,589,795 8,492,059
1998 2,569,736 8,155,417
1997 2,547,848 7,824,525
1996 2,524,463 7,554,474
1995 2,500,151 7,285,007
1994 2,475,220 7,026,797
1993 2,449,916 6,681,399
1992 2,424,701 6,495,107
1991 2,400,869 6,813,760
1990 2,379,877 7,082,811
1989 2,361,916 7,114,817
1988 2,345,777 7,235,360
1987 2,329,813 7,228,302
1986 2,312,125 6,974,788
1985 2,290,656 6,693,289
1984 2,264,562 6,428,389
1983 2,234,832 6,198,430
1982 2,203,889 6,003,840
1981 2,173,818 5,982,849
1980 2,145,658 5,936,154
1979 2,119,486 5,449,117
1978 2,094,836 4,814,892
1977 2,070,657 4,484,050
1976 2,045,578 4,365,812
1975 2,018,981 4,257,535
1974 1,990,906 4,151,842
1973 1,961,219 4,045,592
1972 1,931,542 3,939,436
1971 1,903,728 3,837,691
1970 1,878,196 3,738,448
1969 1,855,127 3,641,015
1968 1,833,765 3,546,590
1967 1,812,865 3,454,537
1966 1,791,475 3,365,106
1965 1,769,192 3,277,874
1964 1,745,568 3,192,796
1963 1,721,099 3,110,361
1962 1,696,932 3,030,091
1961 1,673,261 2,952,054
1960 1,650,005 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Jamaica's population will shrink by 13% to 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Somalia
2100 -1.77% 0.51%
2099 -1.78% 0.5%
2098 -1.8% 0.5%
2097 -1.8% 0.58%
2096 -1.82% 0.58%
2095 -1.84% 0.61%
2094 -1.86% 0.64%
2093 -1.88% 0.67%
2092 -1.9% 0.73%
2091 -1.91% 0.76%
2090 -1.92% 0.69%
2089 -1.93% 0.72%
2088 -1.93% 0.76%
2087 -1.94% 0.86%
2086 -1.95% 0.93%
2085 -1.94% 0.9%
2084 -1.91% 0.92%
2083 -1.93% 0.95%
2082 -1.92% 0.86%
2081 -1.92% 0.97%
2080 -1.9% 1.07%
2079 -1.87% 1.08%
2078 -1.87% 1.12%
2077 -1.84% 1.08%
2076 -1.82% 1.07%
2075 -1.81% 1.22%
2074 -1.77% 1.24%
2073 -1.75% 1.25%
2072 -1.71% 1.3%
2071 -1.68% 1.35%
2070 -1.64% 1.34%
2069 -1.61% 1.33%
2068 -1.57% 1.4%
2067 -1.53% 1.43%
2066 -1.53% 1.54%
2065 -1.48% 1.57%
2064 -1.44% 1.56%
2063 -1.42% 1.57%
2062 -1.38% 1.63%
2061 -1.36% 1.81%
2060 -1.32% 1.85%
2059 -1.29% 1.69%
2058 -1.24% 1.78%
2057 -1.23% 1.84%
2056 -1.19% 1.94%
2055 -1.16% 1.99%
2054 -1.11% 1.93%
2053 -1.07% 1.93%
2052 -1.03% 2%
2051 -1% 2.02%
2050 -1% 1.99%
2049 -0.96% 2.1%
2048 -0.93% 2.18%
2047 -0.9% 2.2%
2046 -0.86% 2.21%
2045 -0.84% 2.24%
2044 -0.8% 2.26%
2043 -0.76% 2.25%
2042 -0.71% 2.41%
2041 -0.68% 2.54%
2040 -0.65% 2.45%
2039 -0.6% 2.55%
2038 -0.58% 2.68%
2037 -0.53% 2.67%
2036 -0.48% 2.76%
2035 -0.45% 2.72%
2034 -0.4% 2.67%
2033 -0.37% 2.79%
2032 -0.31% 2.88%
2031 -0.28% 3.01%
2030 -0.25% 2.99%
2029 -0.21% 2.99%
2028 -0.19% 3.14%
2027 -0.16% 3.29%
2026 -0.1% 3.33%
2025 -0.05% 3.46%
2024 -0.02% 3.54%
2023 0.02% 3.13%
2022 0.05% 3.07%
2021 0.25% 3.72%
2020 0.26% 3.87%
2019 0.11% 3.74%
2018 0.15% 3.59%
2017 0.21% 3.96%
2016 0.26% 3.92%
2015 0.31% 3.5%
2014 0.36% 3.65%
2013 0.41% 3.28%
2012 0.43% 0.91%
2011 0.43% 0.71%
2010 0.42% 2.51%
2009 0.42% 2.56%
2008 0.44% 3.01%
2007 0.48% 3.16%
2006 0.52% 3.11%
2005 0.56% 3.53%
2004 0.59% 3.75%
2003 0.61% 3.76%
2002 0.62% 3.82%
2001 0.64% 4.07%
2000 0.7% 4.08%
1999 0.78% 4.13%
1998 0.86% 4.23%
1997 0.93% 3.57%
1996 0.97% 3.7%
1995 1.01% 3.67%
1994 1.03% 5.17%
1993 1.04% 2.87%
1992 0.99% -4.68%
1991 0.88% -3.8%
1990 0.76% -0.45%
1989 0.69% -1.67%
1988 0.69% 0.1%
1987 0.77% 3.63%
1986 0.94% 4.21%
1985 1.15% 4.12%
1984 1.33% 3.71%
1983 1.4% 3.24%
1982 1.38% 0.35%
1981 1.31% 0.79%
1980 1.23% 8.94%
1979 1.18% 13.2%
1978 1.17% 7.38%
1977 1.23% 2.71%
1976 1.32% 2.54%
1975 1.41% 2.55%
1974 1.51% 2.63%
1973 1.54% 2.69%
1972 1.46% 2.65%
1971 1.36% 2.65%
1970 1.24% 2.68%
1969 1.16% 2.66%
1968 1.15% 2.66%
1967 1.19% 2.66%
1966 1.26% 2.66%
1965 1.35% 2.66%
1964 1.42% 2.65%
1963 1.42% 2.65%
1962 1.41% 2.64%
1961 1.41% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.02%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Somalia
Current population
2834980
20503678
Population rank 139/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.25%
One net population change
14.3 hours
48.5 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -611 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 8/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +12,077
Net migration rank 135/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 12,077
2024 - -10,506 - 26,859
2023 10,072 -10,003 608,203 46,217
2022 11,215 -10,003 551,450 -92,434
2021 6,382 -4,665 566,399 35,506
2020 12,170 0 561,311 77,259
2019 13,094 -10,335 548,756 53,124
2018 13,929 -10,335 514,244 40,844
2017 15,419 -10,335 478,556 38,067
2016 16,944 -10,335 495,132 124,017
2015 18,489 -10,335 481,573 -17,178
2014 19,751 -10,335 464,481 6,065
2013 21,037 -10,335 448,518 20,723
2012 22,320 -10,498 399,468 -51,833
2011 23,627 -11,577 203,213 -326,192
2010 25,031 -13,248 385,571 -88,448
2009 26,311 -14,941 405,784 -101,795
2008 27,553 -16,191 394,258 -102,035
2007 28,886 -16,588 380,303 8,476
2006 30,213 -16,840 372,597 -67,200
2005 31,506 -17,071 363,117 -5,955
2004 32,500 -17,256 351,959 17,353
2003 33,340 -17,380 341,192 33,174
2002 33,572 -17,428 331,215 12,603
2001 33,666 -17,466 319,059 40,274
2000 34,452 -17,498 306,651 53,580
1999 36,649 -17,542 295,523 37,548
1998 38,628 -17,623 284,779 55,426
1997 40,521 -17,756 271,894 49,692
1996 42,297 -18,285 264,807 -46,291
1995 43,705 -19,092 254,509 65,888
1994 45,210 -19,960 246,950 -50,921
1993 46,090 -20,731 232,960 261,815
1992 46,494 -21,426 57,495 -179,675
1991 45,617 -23,014 53,052 -568,166
1990 44,465 -25,085 225,162 -248,155
1989 43,591 -27,049 225,255 -266,281
1988 43,978 -28,247 215,599 -415,660
1987 44,155 -27,958 231,580 -17,391
1986 44,520 -25,339 218,416 74,424
1985 45,122 -21,371 207,960 62,183
1984 45,644 -17,211 199,017 60,630
1983 45,095 -14,065 190,775 9,505
1982 43,816 -12,952 182,793 6,115
1981 42,898 -13,619 185,211 -332,129
1980 42,316 -15,277 174,790 65,519
1979 42,449 -17,143 151,016 582,746
1978 42,475 -18,483 132,689 402,005
1977 42,999 -18,630 124,818 2,170
1976 43,878 -18,084 113,319 -3,831
1975 44,736 -17,340 108,998 -1,934
1974 45,526 -16,769 104,813 -495
1973 47,438 -16,822 108,038 143
1972 46,676 -17,934 104,493 -351
1971 47,206 -20,322 101,196 -1,850
1970 47,547 -23,371 98,025 1,104
1969 48,258 -26,304 95,045 690
1968 49,189 -28,424 92,208 906
1967 50,187 -29,147 89,497 1,498
1966 50,808 -29,065 86,930 941
1965 51,423 -28,611 84,448 2,142
1964 52,501 -28,066 82,042 1,518
1963 52,277 -27,757 79,859 1,449
1962 51,758 -27,936 77,737 1,496
1961 51,931 -28,416 75,513 1,336
1960 51,944 -28,952 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 61.3% of the population change in Jamaica is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people). In Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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