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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 19.1 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Jamaica vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Sudan
2100 1,075,631 138,786,562
2099 1,095,039 138,200,726
2098 1,114,926 137,581,716
2097 1,135,331 136,936,850
2096 1,156,197 136,293,310
2095 1,177,632 135,619,411
2094 1,199,705 134,962,748
2093 1,222,447 134,241,761
2092 1,245,845 133,476,598
2091 1,269,943 132,717,036
2090 1,294,621 131,929,843
2089 1,319,987 131,106,299
2088 1,345,908 130,258,636
2087 1,372,420 129,375,710
2086 1,399,559 128,473,461
2085 1,427,403 127,558,118
2084 1,455,598 126,607,392
2083 1,483,973 125,651,327
2082 1,513,113 124,696,076
2081 1,542,698 123,744,490
2080 1,572,954 122,770,063
2079 1,603,471 121,779,815
2078 1,634,036 120,751,900
2077 1,665,130 119,717,424
2076 1,696,282 118,681,140
2075 1,727,653 117,612,837
2074 1,759,538 116,516,833
2073 1,791,310 115,406,797
2072 1,823,277 114,272,123
2071 1,855,059 113,124,997
2070 1,886,784 111,982,729
2069 1,918,215 110,816,409
2068 1,949,604 109,652,769
2067 1,980,685 108,433,341
2066 2,011,465 107,199,808
2065 2,042,697 105,978,161
2064 2,073,400 104,726,820
2063 2,103,669 103,455,672
2062 2,133,903 102,156,918
2061 2,163,699 100,859,967
2060 2,193,436 99,547,905
2059 2,222,680 98,233,054
2058 2,251,648 96,897,205
2057 2,279,932 95,551,255
2056 2,308,282 94,198,924
2055 2,336,168 92,819,157
2054 2,363,575 91,429,774
2053 2,390,213 90,049,799
2052 2,416,056 88,658,871
2051 2,441,297 87,267,085
2050 2,466,072 85,869,620
2049 2,490,883 84,466,974
2048 2,514,954 83,095,662
2047 2,538,499 81,727,967
2046 2,561,597 80,356,627
2045 2,583,931 78,980,614
2044 2,605,750 77,616,012
2043 2,626,741 76,252,103
2042 2,646,740 74,901,092
2041 2,665,673 73,546,861
2040 2,683,790 72,207,474
2039 2,701,261 70,876,908
2038 2,717,604 69,547,797
2037 2,733,406 68,201,884
2036 2,747,946 66,863,109
2035 2,761,103 65,516,233
2034 2,773,511 64,168,801
2033 2,784,591 62,823,562
2032 2,794,827 61,491,227
2031 2,803,535 60,168,709
2030 2,811,500 58,846,984
2029 2,818,414 57,534,918
2028 2,824,434 56,242,802
2027 2,829,732 54,955,096
2026 2,834,177 53,313,722
2025 2,837,077 51,662,147
2024 2,839,175 50,448,963
2023 2,839,786 50,042,791
2022 2,839,144 49,383,346
2021 2,837,682 48,066,924
2020 2,830,739 46,789,231
2019 2,823,271 45,548,175
2018 2,820,097 44,230,596
2017 2,815,764 42,714,306
2016 2,809,915 41,259,892
2015 2,802,534 40,024,431
2014 2,793,749 38,823,318
2013 2,783,687 37,785,849
2012 2,772,430 36,923,178
2011 2,760,494 36,140,806
2010 2,748,568 35,414,399
2009 2,736,995 34,569,113
2008 2,725,635 33,623,980
2007 2,713,800 32,764,135
2006 2,700,968 31,992,435
2005 2,687,066 31,262,444
2004 2,672,225 30,556,637
2003 2,656,623 29,896,035
2002 2,640,572 29,228,727
2001 2,624,403 28,516,770
2000 2,607,826 27,816,745
1999 2,589,795 27,130,613
1998 2,569,736 26,458,999
1997 2,547,848 25,799,821
1996 2,524,463 25,231,528
1995 2,500,151 24,672,143
1994 2,475,220 24,043,948
1993 2,449,916 23,445,592
1992 2,424,701 22,927,355
1991 2,400,869 22,470,676
1990 2,379,877 22,021,481
1989 2,361,916 21,578,022
1988 2,345,777 21,138,431
1987 2,329,813 20,704,904
1986 2,312,125 20,288,238
1985 2,290,656 19,905,872
1984 2,264,562 19,546,528
1983 2,234,832 19,109,770
1982 2,203,889 18,486,645
1981 2,173,818 17,780,572
1980 2,145,658 17,058,905
1979 2,119,486 16,355,352
1978 2,094,836 15,695,003
1977 2,070,657 15,086,614
1976 2,045,578 14,569,716
1975 2,018,981 14,064,798
1974 1,990,906 13,580,723
1973 1,961,219 13,049,315
1972 1,931,542 12,527,856
1971 1,903,728 12,105,539
1970 1,878,196 11,695,771
1969 1,855,127 11,298,936
1968 1,833,765 10,917,999
1967 1,812,865 10,550,597
1966 1,791,475 10,197,578
1965 1,769,192 9,858,030
1964 1,745,568 9,531,109
1963 1,721,099 9,218,077
1962 1,696,932 8,919,028
1961 1,673,261 8,634,941
1960 1,650,005 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Jamaica's population will shrink by 13% to 2,466,072 people with a rank change from 140th to 143rd. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Sudan
2100 -1.77% 0.42%
2099 -1.78% 0.45%
2098 -1.8% 0.47%
2097 -1.8% 0.47%
2096 -1.82% 0.5%
2095 -1.84% 0.49%
2094 -1.86% 0.54%
2093 -1.88% 0.57%
2092 -1.9% 0.57%
2091 -1.91% 0.6%
2090 -1.92% 0.63%
2089 -1.93% 0.65%
2088 -1.93% 0.68%
2087 -1.94% 0.7%
2086 -1.95% 0.72%
2085 -1.94% 0.75%
2084 -1.91% 0.76%
2083 -1.93% 0.77%
2082 -1.92% 0.77%
2081 -1.92% 0.79%
2080 -1.9% 0.81%
2079 -1.87% 0.85%
2078 -1.87% 0.86%
2077 -1.84% 0.87%
2076 -1.82% 0.91%
2075 -1.81% 0.94%
2074 -1.77% 0.96%
2073 -1.75% 0.99%
2072 -1.71% 1.01%
2071 -1.68% 1.02%
2070 -1.64% 1.05%
2069 -1.61% 1.06%
2068 -1.57% 1.12%
2067 -1.53% 1.15%
2066 -1.53% 1.15%
2065 -1.48% 1.19%
2064 -1.44% 1.23%
2063 -1.42% 1.27%
2062 -1.38% 1.29%
2061 -1.36% 1.32%
2060 -1.32% 1.34%
2059 -1.29% 1.38%
2058 -1.24% 1.41%
2057 -1.23% 1.44%
2056 -1.19% 1.49%
2055 -1.16% 1.52%
2054 -1.11% 1.53%
2053 -1.07% 1.57%
2052 -1.03% 1.59%
2051 -1% 1.63%
2050 -1% 1.66%
2049 -0.96% 1.65%
2048 -0.93% 1.67%
2047 -0.9% 1.71%
2046 -0.86% 1.74%
2045 -0.84% 1.76%
2044 -0.8% 1.79%
2043 -0.76% 1.8%
2042 -0.71% 1.84%
2041 -0.68% 1.85%
2040 -0.65% 1.88%
2039 -0.6% 1.91%
2038 -0.58% 1.97%
2037 -0.53% 2%
2036 -0.48% 2.06%
2035 -0.45% 2.1%
2034 -0.4% 2.14%
2033 -0.37% 2.17%
2032 -0.31% 2.2%
2031 -0.28% 2.25%
2030 -0.25% 2.28%
2029 -0.21% 2.3%
2028 -0.19% 2.34%
2027 -0.16% 3.08%
2026 -0.1% 3.2%
2025 -0.07% 2.4%
2024 -0.02% 0.81%
2023 0.02% 1.34%
2022 0.05% 2.74%
2021 0.25% 2.73%
2020 0.26% 2.72%
2019 0.11% 2.98%
2018 0.15% 3.55%
2017 0.21% 3.53%
2016 0.26% 3.09%
2015 0.31% 3.09%
2014 0.36% 2.75%
2013 0.41% 2.34%
2012 0.43% 2.16%
2011 0.43% 2.05%
2010 0.42% 2.45%
2009 0.42% 2.81%
2008 0.44% 2.62%
2007 0.48% 2.41%
2006 0.52% 2.34%
2005 0.56% 2.31%
2004 0.59% 2.21%
2003 0.61% 2.28%
2002 0.62% 2.5%
2001 0.64% 2.52%
2000 0.7% 2.53%
1999 0.78% 2.54%
1998 0.86% 2.55%
1997 0.93% 2.25%
1996 0.97% 2.27%
1995 1.01% 2.61%
1994 1.03% 2.55%
1993 1.04% 2.26%
1992 0.99% 2.03%
1991 0.88% 2.04%
1990 0.76% 2.06%
1989 0.69% 2.08%
1988 0.69% 2.09%
1987 0.77% 2.05%
1986 0.94% 1.92%
1985 1.15% 1.84%
1984 1.33% 2.29%
1983 1.4% 3.37%
1982 1.38% 3.97%
1981 1.31% 4.23%
1980 1.23% 4.3%
1979 1.18% 4.21%
1978 1.17% 4.03%
1977 1.23% 3.55%
1976 1.32% 3.59%
1975 1.41% 3.56%
1974 1.51% 4.07%
1973 1.54% 4.16%
1972 1.46% 3.49%
1971 1.36% 3.5%
1970 1.24% 3.51%
1969 1.16% 3.49%
1968 1.15% 3.48%
1967 1.19% 3.46%
1966 1.26% 3.44%
1965 1.35% 3.43%
1964 1.42% 3.4%
1963 1.42% 3.35%
1962 1.41% 3.29%
1961 1.41% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.07%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Sudan
Current population
2834177
54156832
Population rank 140/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.65%
One net population change
4.19 hours
26.1 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +3,324
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 30/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +291,469
Net migration rank 135/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 291,469
2024 9,210 -10,506 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 10,072 -10,003 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 11,215 -10,003 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 6,382 -4,665 1,293,817 31,664
2020 12,170 0 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 13,094 -10,335 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 13,929 -10,335 1,257,387 125,499
2017 15,419 -10,335 1,208,046 441,623
2016 16,944 -10,335 1,174,422 84,728
2015 18,489 -10,335 1,145,259 66,476
2014 19,751 -10,335 1,097,962 92,504
2013 21,037 -10,335 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 22,320 -10,498 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 23,627 -11,577 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 25,031 -13,248 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 26,311 -14,941 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 27,553 -16,191 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 28,886 -16,588 992,819 -201,769
2006 30,213 -16,840 963,740 -211,387
2005 31,506 -17,071 907,017 -199,378
2004 32,500 -17,256 889,382 -185,392
2003 33,340 -17,380 898,226 -281,001
2002 33,572 -17,428 897,965 -180,603
2001 33,666 -17,466 880,284 -173,745
2000 34,452 -17,498 858,536 -165,030
1999 36,649 -17,542 835,840 -157,090
1998 38,628 -17,623 814,752 -150,271
1997 40,521 -17,756 802,245 -148,368
1996 42,297 -18,285 792,926 -310,221
1995 43,705 -19,092 780,700 -144,670
1994 45,210 -19,960 764,645 -144,324
1993 46,090 -20,731 743,249 -166,861
1992 46,494 -21,426 731,177 -271,093
1991 45,617 -23,014 714,612 -261,341
1990 44,465 -25,085 699,953 -254,825
1989 43,591 -27,049 683,743 -241,979
1988 43,978 -28,247 672,604 -235,213
1987 44,155 -27,958 658,416 -228,756
1986 44,520 -25,339 649,649 -245,968
1985 45,122 -21,371 583,382 -222,315
1984 45,644 -17,211 577,405 -219,755
1983 45,095 -14,065 570,198 -54,325
1982 43,816 -12,952 606,362 124,007
1981 42,898 -13,619 585,087 96,697
1980 42,316 -15,277 552,930 208,602
1979 42,449 -17,143 524,942 120,613
1978 42,475 -18,483 497,987 177,153
1977 42,999 -18,630 483,089 58,540
1976 43,878 -18,084 470,019 22,147
1975 44,736 -17,340 454,813 62,843
1974 45,526 -16,769 444,456 6,023
1973 47,438 -16,822 439,201 173,143
1972 46,676 -17,934 428,340 2,238
1971 47,206 -20,322 417,641 -3,577
1970 47,547 -23,371 401,013 4,479
1969 48,258 -26,304 385,712 2,476
1968 49,189 -28,424 370,917 2,776
1967 50,187 -29,147 356,599 4,508
1966 50,808 -29,065 342,118 2,813
1965 51,423 -28,611 327,799 6,367
1964 52,501 -28,066 315,166 4,505
1963 52,277 -27,757 302,132 4,263
1962 51,758 -27,936 287,317 4,387
1961 51,931 -28,416 272,562 3,904
1960 51,944 -28,952 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.4% of the population change in Jamaica is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people). In Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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