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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 18.8 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Jamaica vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Sudan
2100 1,075,936 137,695,876
2099 1,095,350 137,114,644
2098 1,115,242 136,500,499
2097 1,135,653 135,860,701
2096 1,156,525 135,222,218
2095 1,177,966 134,553,615
2094 1,200,045 133,902,112
2093 1,222,794 133,186,791
2092 1,246,199 132,427,642
2091 1,270,303 131,674,049
2090 1,294,988 130,893,042
2089 1,320,362 130,075,970
2088 1,346,290 129,234,968
2087 1,372,809 128,358,981
2086 1,399,955 127,463,823
2085 1,427,808 126,555,673
2084 1,456,011 125,612,419
2083 1,484,393 124,663,868
2082 1,513,542 123,716,124
2081 1,543,136 122,772,016
2080 1,573,400 121,805,246
2079 1,603,926 120,822,781
2078 1,634,499 119,802,944
2077 1,665,602 118,776,597
2076 1,696,763 117,748,457
2075 1,728,143 116,688,549
2074 1,760,036 115,601,159
2073 1,791,818 114,499,847
2072 1,823,794 113,374,089
2071 1,855,585 112,235,978
2070 1,887,318 111,102,687
2069 1,918,759 109,945,533
2068 1,950,157 108,791,037
2067 1,981,247 107,581,192
2066 2,012,035 106,357,353
2065 2,043,276 105,145,307
2064 2,073,988 103,903,801
2063 2,104,265 102,642,643
2062 2,134,508 101,354,095
2061 2,164,312 100,067,335
2060 2,194,058 98,765,585
2059 2,223,310 97,461,067
2058 2,252,286 96,135,716
2057 2,280,579 94,800,344
2056 2,308,936 93,458,640
2055 2,336,830 92,089,717
2054 2,364,245 90,711,253
2053 2,390,891 89,342,122
2052 2,416,741 87,962,125
2051 2,441,989 86,581,277
2050 2,466,771 85,194,794
2049 2,491,589 83,803,171
2048 2,515,667 82,442,635
2047 2,539,219 81,085,689
2046 2,562,324 79,725,126
2045 2,584,663 78,359,927
2044 2,606,489 77,006,049
2043 2,627,486 75,652,858
2042 2,647,490 74,312,465
2041 2,666,429 72,968,877
2040 2,684,551 71,640,015
2039 2,702,027 70,319,906
2038 2,718,374 69,001,239
2037 2,734,180 67,665,904
2036 2,748,725 66,337,650
2035 2,761,886 65,001,359
2034 2,774,297 63,664,516
2033 2,785,381 62,329,849
2032 2,795,619 61,007,985
2031 2,804,329 59,695,860
2030 2,812,297 58,384,521
2029 2,819,213 57,082,767
2028 2,825,235 55,800,806
2027 2,830,534 54,523,219
2026 2,834,980 52,894,744
2025 2,837,881 51,256,148
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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 -0.05% 1.6%
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 (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 Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Sudan
Current population
2834980
53335233
Population rank 139/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.64%
One net population change
14.3 hours
1.29 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -611 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 116/197
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 - -10,506 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 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
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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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