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Population in Jamaica compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 18.2 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Jamaica vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica South Korea
2100 1,075,936 22,012,503
2099 1,095,350 22,335,528
2098 1,115,242 22,668,719
2097 1,135,653 23,009,661
2096 1,156,525 23,360,151
2095 1,177,966 23,722,747
2094 1,200,045 24,093,391
2093 1,222,794 24,473,038
2092 1,246,199 24,860,975
2091 1,270,303 25,255,379
2090 1,294,988 25,655,577
2089 1,320,362 26,060,945
2088 1,346,290 26,470,073
2087 1,372,809 26,884,813
2086 1,399,955 27,301,913
2085 1,427,808 27,723,736
2084 1,456,011 28,147,480
2083 1,484,393 28,578,182
2082 1,513,542 29,012,953
2081 1,543,136 29,456,022
2080 1,573,400 29,901,880
2079 1,603,926 30,352,062
2078 1,634,499 30,809,176
2077 1,665,602 31,273,700
2076 1,696,763 31,744,480
2075 1,728,143 32,221,226
2074 1,760,036 32,706,020
2073 1,791,818 33,196,556
2072 1,823,794 33,696,490
2071 1,855,585 34,203,935
2070 1,887,318 34,719,324
2069 1,918,759 35,241,850
2068 1,950,157 35,762,799
2067 1,981,247 36,292,307
2066 2,012,035 36,826,655
2065 2,043,276 37,368,086
2064 2,073,988 37,916,439
2063 2,104,265 38,469,051
2062 2,134,508 39,028,473
2061 2,164,312 39,584,621
2060 2,194,058 40,149,830
2059 2,223,310 40,712,514
2058 2,252,286 41,277,134
2057 2,280,579 41,833,887
2056 2,308,936 42,377,427
2055 2,336,830 42,909,302
2054 2,364,245 43,427,254
2053 2,390,891 43,938,741
2052 2,416,741 44,441,106
2051 2,441,989 44,923,604
2050 2,466,771 45,385,311
2049 2,491,589 45,832,153
2048 2,515,667 46,258,529
2047 2,539,219 46,668,898
2046 2,562,324 47,056,404
2045 2,584,663 47,433,205
2044 2,606,489 47,797,411
2043 2,627,486 48,144,730
2042 2,647,490 48,478,991
2041 2,666,429 48,806,273
2040 2,684,551 49,115,658
2039 2,702,027 49,412,830
2038 2,718,374 49,694,340
2037 2,734,180 49,957,504
2036 2,748,725 50,200,702
2035 2,761,886 50,426,000
2034 2,774,297 50,632,962
2033 2,785,381 50,821,090
2032 2,795,619 50,987,020
2031 2,804,329 51,134,940
2030 2,812,297 51,267,908
2029 2,819,213 51,385,868
2028 2,825,235 51,486,791
2027 2,830,534 51,576,746
2026 2,834,980 51,649,918
2025 2,837,881 51,710,062
2024 2,839,175 51,751,065
2023 2,839,786 51,712,619
2022 2,839,144 51,672,569
2021 2,837,682 51,769,539
2020 2,830,739 51,836,239
2019 2,823,271 51,764,822
2018 2,820,097 51,585,058
2017 2,815,764 51,361,911
2016 2,809,915 51,217,803
2015 2,802,534 51,014,947
2014 2,793,749 50,746,659
2013 2,783,687 50,428,893
2012 2,772,430 50,199,853
2011 2,760,494 49,936,638
2010 2,748,568 49,554,112
2009 2,736,995 49,307,835
2008 2,725,635 49,054,708
2007 2,713,800 48,683,638
2006 2,700,968 48,438,292
2005 2,687,066 48,184,561
2004 2,672,225 48,082,519
2003 2,656,623 47,892,330
2002 2,640,572 47,644,736
2001 2,624,403 47,370,164
2000 2,607,826 47,008,111
1999 2,589,795 46,616,677
1998 2,569,736 46,286,503
1997 2,547,848 45,953,580
1996 2,524,463 45,524,681
1995 2,500,151 45,092,991
1994 2,475,220 44,641,540
1993 2,449,916 44,194,628
1992 2,424,701 43,747,962
1991 2,400,869 43,295,704
1990 2,379,877 42,869,283
1989 2,361,916 42,449,038
1988 2,345,777 42,031,247
1987 2,329,813 41,621,690
1986 2,312,125 41,213,674
1985 2,290,656 40,805,744
1984 2,264,562 40,405,956
1983 2,234,832 39,910,403
1982 2,203,889 39,326,352
1981 2,173,818 38,723,248
1980 2,145,658 38,123,775
1979 2,119,486 37,534,236
1978 2,094,836 36,969,185
1977 2,070,657 36,411,795
1976 2,045,578 35,848,523
1975 2,018,981 35,280,725
1974 1,990,906 34,692,266
1973 1,961,219 34,103,149
1972 1,931,542 33,505,406
1971 1,903,728 32,882,704
1970 1,878,196 32,240,827
1969 1,855,127 31,544,266
1968 1,833,765 30,838,302
1967 1,812,865 30,130,983
1966 1,791,475 29,435,571
1965 1,769,192 28,704,674
1964 1,745,568 27,984,155
1963 1,721,099 27,261,747
1962 1,696,932 26,513,030
1961 1,673,261 25,765,673
1960 1,650,005 25,012,374

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.1% of the population in Jamaica and 38.5% in South Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica South Korea
2100 -1.77% -1.45%
2099 -1.78% -1.47%
2098 -1.8% -1.48%
2097 -1.8% -1.5%
2096 -1.82% -1.53%
2095 -1.84% -1.54%
2094 -1.86% -1.55%
2093 -1.88% -1.56%
2092 -1.9% -1.56%
2091 -1.91% -1.56%
2090 -1.92% -1.56%
2089 -1.93% -1.55%
2088 -1.93% -1.54%
2087 -1.94% -1.53%
2086 -1.95% -1.52%
2085 -1.94% -1.51%
2084 -1.91% -1.51%
2083 -1.93% -1.5%
2082 -1.92% -1.5%
2081 -1.92% -1.49%
2080 -1.9% -1.48%
2079 -1.87% -1.48%
2078 -1.87% -1.49%
2077 -1.84% -1.48%
2076 -1.82% -1.48%
2075 -1.81% -1.48%
2074 -1.77% -1.48%
2073 -1.75% -1.48%
2072 -1.71% -1.48%
2071 -1.68% -1.48%
2070 -1.64% -1.48%
2069 -1.61% -1.46%
2068 -1.57% -1.46%
2067 -1.53% -1.45%
2066 -1.53% -1.45%
2065 -1.48% -1.45%
2064 -1.44% -1.44%
2063 -1.42% -1.43%
2062 -1.38% -1.4%
2061 -1.36% -1.41%
2060 -1.32% -1.38%
2059 -1.29% -1.37%
2058 -1.24% -1.33%
2057 -1.23% -1.28%
2056 -1.19% -1.24%
2055 -1.16% -1.19%
2054 -1.11% -1.16%
2053 -1.07% -1.13%
2052 -1.03% -1.07%
2051 -1% -1.02%
2050 -1% -0.97%
2049 -0.96% -0.92%
2048 -0.93% -0.88%
2047 -0.9% -0.82%
2046 -0.86% -0.79%
2045 -0.84% -0.76%
2044 -0.8% -0.72%
2043 -0.76% -0.69%
2042 -0.71% -0.67%
2041 -0.68% -0.63%
2040 -0.65% -0.6%
2039 -0.6% -0.57%
2038 -0.58% -0.53%
2037 -0.53% -0.48%
2036 -0.48% -0.45%
2035 -0.45% -0.41%
2034 -0.4% -0.37%
2033 -0.37% -0.33%
2032 -0.31% -0.29%
2031 -0.28% -0.26%
2030 -0.25% -0.23%
2029 -0.21% -0.2%
2028 -0.19% -0.17%
2027 -0.16% -0.14%
2026 -0.1% -0.12%
2025 -0.05% -0.08%
2024 -0.02% 0.07%
2023 0.02% 0.08%
2022 0.05% -0.19%
2021 0.25% -0.13%
2020 0.26% 0.14%
2019 0.11% 0.35%
2018 0.15% 0.43%
2017 0.21% 0.28%
2016 0.26% 0.4%
2015 0.31% 0.53%
2014 0.36% 0.63%
2013 0.41% 0.46%
2012 0.43% 0.53%
2011 0.43% 0.77%
2010 0.42% 0.5%
2009 0.42% 0.52%
2008 0.44% 0.76%
2007 0.48% 0.51%
2006 0.52% 0.53%
2005 0.56% 0.21%
2004 0.59% 0.4%
2003 0.61% 0.52%
2002 0.62% 0.58%
2001 0.64% 0.77%
2000 0.7% 0.84%
1999 0.78% 0.71%
1998 0.86% 0.72%
1997 0.93% 0.94%
1996 0.97% 0.96%
1995 1.01% 1.01%
1994 1.03% 1.01%
1993 1.04% 1.02%
1992 0.99% 1.04%
1991 0.88% 0.99%
1990 0.76% 0.99%
1989 0.69% 0.99%
1988 0.69% 0.98%
1987 0.77% 0.99%
1986 0.94% 1%
1985 1.15% 0.99%
1984 1.33% 1.24%
1983 1.4% 1.49%
1982 1.38% 1.56%
1981 1.31% 1.57%
1980 1.23% 1.57%
1979 1.18% 1.53%
1978 1.17% 1.53%
1977 1.23% 1.57%
1976 1.32% 1.61%
1975 1.41% 1.7%
1974 1.51% 1.73%
1973 1.54% 1.78%
1972 1.46% 1.89%
1971 1.36% 1.99%
1970 1.24% 2.21%
1969 1.16% 2.29%
1968 1.15% 2.35%
1967 1.19% 2.36%
1966 1.26% 2.55%
1965 1.35% 2.57%
1964 1.42% 2.65%
1963 1.42% 2.82%
1962 1.41% 2.9%
1961 1.41% 3.01%

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

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In 2024, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.02%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Jamaica South Korea
Current population
2834980
51649918
Population rank 139/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.62%
One net population change
14.3 hours
13.7 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +105
Annual growth/decline -611 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 160/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +65,731
Net migration rank 135/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 65,731
2024 - -10,506 - 75,963
2023 10,072 -10,003 -77,569 87,800
2022 11,215 -10,003 -124,014 87,800
2021 6,382 -4,665 -56,947 -16,778
2020 12,170 0 -31,101 112,631
2019 13,094 -10,335 10,353 128,622
2018 13,929 -10,335 30,951 118,220
2017 15,419 -10,335 71,907 104,029
2016 16,944 -10,335 122,923 91,568
2015 18,489 -10,335 163,248 276,427
2014 19,751 -10,335 167,464 308,037
2013 21,037 -10,335 166,415 301,926
2012 22,320 -10,498 215,859 281,866
2011 23,627 -11,577 214,728 269,958
2010 25,031 -13,248 213,083 52,042
2009 26,311 -14,941 197,231 5,308
2008 27,553 -16,191 215,841 -19,630
2007 28,886 -16,588 248,286 -42,293
2006 30,213 -16,840 203,441 -28,434
2005 31,506 -17,071 187,920 -47,821
2004 32,500 -17,256 225,988 -42,549
2003 33,340 -17,380 244,251 -31,994
2002 33,572 -17,428 247,752 -18,105
2001 33,666 -17,466 312,643 -28,006
2000 34,452 -17,498 390,167 -84,960
1999 36,649 -17,542 368,272 -107,448
1998 38,628 -17,623 393,436 -98,044
1997 40,521 -17,756 422,773 -109,130
1996 42,297 -18,285 446,142 -115,705
1995 43,705 -19,092 468,967 -208,491
1994 45,210 -19,960 473,200 -208,309
1993 46,090 -20,731 477,302 -222,802
1992 46,494 -21,426 494,352 -265,849
1991 45,617 -23,014 467,594 -270,754
1990 44,465 -25,085 411,546 79,294
1989 43,591 -27,049 403,266 186,120
1988 43,978 -28,247 399,297 192,534
1987 44,155 -27,958 378,758 198,057
1986 44,520 -25,339 395,651 189,782
1985 45,122 -21,371 416,219 97,949
1984 45,644 -17,211 436,384 101,394
1983 45,095 -14,065 514,844 102,167
1982 43,816 -12,952 605,626 48,638
1981 42,898 -13,619 631,189 18,442
1980 42,316 -15,277 583,294 -148,341
1979 42,449 -17,143 623,068 -139,566
1978 42,475 -18,483 499,084 -85,721
1977 42,999 -18,630 578,947 -90,737
1976 43,878 -18,084 530,558 -92,314
1975 44,736 -17,340 603,300 -52,332
1974 45,526 -16,769 673,030 27,005
1973 47,438 -16,822 699,115 35,779
1972 46,676 -17,934 740,469 25,382
1971 47,206 -20,322 789,185 -6,326
1970 47,547 -23,371 747,987 -27,999
1969 48,258 -26,304 694,227 -21,175
1968 49,189 -28,424 684,487 -16,868
1967 50,187 -29,147 692,169 -16,484
1966 50,808 -29,065 623,534 -16,688
1965 51,423 -28,611 641,090 -146,386
1964 52,501 -28,066 655,501 -102,284
1963 52,277 -27,757 685,824 -80,226
1962 51,758 -27,936 712,590 -94,606
1961 51,931 -28,416 730,173 -93,179
1960 51,944 -28,952 728,010 47,245

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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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