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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 3.77 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Jamaica vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Sweden
2100 1,075,936 11,357,586
2099 1,095,350 11,361,443
2098 1,115,242 11,365,725
2097 1,135,653 11,366,889
2096 1,156,525 11,368,572
2095 1,177,966 11,371,525
2094 1,200,045 11,374,169
2093 1,222,794 11,376,054
2092 1,246,199 11,378,099
2091 1,270,303 11,379,549
2090 1,294,988 11,381,475
2089 1,320,362 11,384,408
2088 1,346,290 11,387,073
2087 1,372,809 11,390,874
2086 1,399,955 11,398,223
2085 1,427,808 11,403,279
2084 1,456,011 11,408,050
2083 1,484,393 11,411,588
2082 1,513,542 11,416,796
2081 1,543,136 11,418,438
2080 1,573,400 11,420,629
2079 1,603,926 11,420,158
2078 1,634,499 11,418,032
2077 1,665,602 11,415,948
2076 1,696,763 11,412,112
2075 1,728,143 11,407,978
2074 1,760,036 11,404,682
2073 1,791,818 11,401,754
2072 1,823,794 11,398,056
2071 1,855,585 11,393,134
2070 1,887,318 11,389,416
2069 1,918,759 11,385,560
2068 1,950,157 11,384,165
2067 1,981,247 11,383,331
2066 2,012,035 11,383,335
2065 2,043,276 11,382,611
2064 2,073,988 11,381,643
2063 2,104,265 11,381,489
2062 2,134,508 11,382,109
2061 2,164,312 11,379,849
2060 2,194,058 11,378,661
2059 2,223,310 11,376,317
2058 2,252,286 11,372,527
2057 2,280,579 11,367,109
2056 2,308,936 11,361,843
2055 2,336,830 11,354,884
2054 2,364,245 11,347,343
2053 2,390,891 11,336,678
2052 2,416,741 11,322,876
2051 2,441,989 11,306,983
2050 2,466,771 11,287,973
2049 2,491,589 11,268,461
2048 2,515,667 11,247,615
2047 2,539,219 11,225,655
2046 2,562,324 11,202,749
2045 2,584,663 11,178,920
2044 2,606,489 11,153,887
2043 2,627,486 11,128,417
2042 2,647,490 11,102,505
2041 2,666,429 11,078,898
2040 2,684,551 11,054,498
2039 2,702,027 11,031,322
2038 2,718,374 11,008,943
2037 2,734,180 10,987,323
2036 2,748,725 10,964,438
2035 2,761,886 10,941,953
2034 2,774,297 10,919,289
2033 2,785,381 10,895,104
2032 2,795,619 10,869,796
2031 2,804,329 10,844,434
2030 2,812,297 10,815,888
2029 2,819,213 10,784,274
2028 2,825,235 10,749,191
2027 2,830,534 10,710,226
2026 2,834,980 10,668,870
2025 2,837,881 10,621,495
2024 2,839,175 10,569,709
2023 2,839,786 10,536,632
2022 2,839,144 10,486,941
2021 2,837,682 10,415,811
2020 2,830,739 10,353,442
2019 2,823,271 10,278,887
2018 2,820,097 10,175,214
2017 2,815,764 10,057,698
2016 2,809,915 9,923,085
2015 2,802,534 9,799,186
2014 2,793,749 9,696,110
2013 2,783,687 9,600,379
2012 2,772,430 9,519,374
2011 2,760,494 9,449,213
2010 2,748,568 9,378,126
2009 2,736,995 9,298,515
2008 2,725,635 9,219,637
2007 2,713,800 9,148,092
2006 2,700,968 9,080,505
2005 2,687,066 9,029,572
2004 2,672,225 8,993,531
2003 2,656,623 8,958,229
2002 2,640,572 8,924,958
2001 2,624,403 8,895,960
2000 2,607,826 8,872,109
1999 2,589,795 8,857,874
1998 2,569,736 8,850,974
1997 2,547,848 8,846,062
1996 2,524,463 8,840,998
1995 2,500,151 8,826,939
1994 2,475,220 8,780,745
1993 2,449,916 8,718,561
1992 2,424,701 8,668,067
1991 2,400,869 8,617,375
1990 2,379,877 8,558,835
1989 2,361,916 8,492,964
1988 2,345,777 8,436,489
1987 2,329,813 8,397,804
1986 2,312,125 8,369,829
1985 2,290,656 8,350,386
1984 2,264,562 8,336,605
1983 2,234,832 8,329,033
1982 2,203,889 8,325,263
1981 2,173,818 8,320,503
1980 2,145,658 8,310,531
1979 2,119,486 8,293,678
1978 2,094,836 8,275,599
1977 2,070,657 8,251,540
1976 2,045,578 8,222,286
1975 2,018,981 8,192,437
1974 1,990,906 8,159,955
1973 1,961,219 8,136,312
1972 1,931,542 8,122,300
1971 1,903,728 8,098,334
1970 1,878,196 8,042,801
1969 1,855,127 7,968,072
1968 1,833,765 7,912,273
1967 1,812,865 7,867,931
1966 1,791,475 7,807,797
1965 1,769,192 7,733,853
1964 1,745,568 7,661,354
1963 1,721,099 7,604,328
1962 1,696,932 7,561,588
1961 1,673,261 7,519,998
1960 1,650,005 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M 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
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Sweden
2100 -1.77% -0.03%
2099 -1.78% -0.04%
2098 -1.8% -0.01%
2097 -1.8% -0.01%
2096 -1.82% -0.03%
2095 -1.84% -0.02%
2094 -1.86% -0.02%
2093 -1.88% -0.02%
2092 -1.9% -0.01%
2091 -1.91% -0.02%
2090 -1.92% -0.03%
2089 -1.93% -0.02%
2088 -1.93% -0.03%
2087 -1.94% -0.06%
2086 -1.95% -0.04%
2085 -1.94% -0.04%
2084 -1.91% -0.03%
2083 -1.93% -0.05%
2082 -1.92% -0.01%
2081 -1.92% -0.02%
2080 -1.9% 0.004%
2079 -1.87% 0.02%
2078 -1.87% 0.02%
2077 -1.84% 0.03%
2076 -1.82% 0.04%
2075 -1.81% 0.03%
2074 -1.77% 0.03%
2073 -1.75% 0.03%
2072 -1.71% 0.04%
2071 -1.68% 0.03%
2070 -1.64% 0.03%
2069 -1.61% 0.01%
2068 -1.57% 0.007%
2067 -1.53% -0%
2066 -1.53% 0.006%
2065 -1.48% 0.009%
2064 -1.44% 0.001%
2063 -1.42% -0.005%
2062 -1.38% 0.02%
2061 -1.36% 0.01%
2060 -1.32% 0.02%
2059 -1.29% 0.03%
2058 -1.24% 0.05%
2057 -1.23% 0.05%
2056 -1.19% 0.06%
2055 -1.16% 0.07%
2054 -1.11% 0.09%
2053 -1.07% 0.12%
2052 -1.03% 0.14%
2051 -1% 0.17%
2050 -1% 0.17%
2049 -0.96% 0.19%
2048 -0.93% 0.2%
2047 -0.9% 0.2%
2046 -0.86% 0.21%
2045 -0.84% 0.22%
2044 -0.8% 0.23%
2043 -0.76% 0.23%
2042 -0.71% 0.21%
2041 -0.68% 0.22%
2040 -0.65% 0.21%
2039 -0.6% 0.2%
2038 -0.58% 0.2%
2037 -0.53% 0.21%
2036 -0.48% 0.21%
2035 -0.45% 0.21%
2034 -0.4% 0.22%
2033 -0.37% 0.23%
2032 -0.31% 0.23%
2031 -0.28% 0.26%
2030 -0.25% 0.29%
2029 -0.21% 0.33%
2028 -0.19% 0.36%
2027 -0.16% 0.39%
2026 -0.1% 0.45%
2025 -0.05% 0.49%
2024 -0.02% 0.31%
2023 0.02% 0.47%
2022 0.05% 0.68%
2021 0.25% 0.6%
2020 0.26% 0.73%
2019 0.11% 1.02%
2018 0.15% 1.17%
2017 0.21% 1.36%
2016 0.26% 1.26%
2015 0.31% 1.06%
2014 0.36% 1%
2013 0.41% 0.85%
2012 0.43% 0.74%
2011 0.43% 0.76%
2010 0.42% 0.86%
2009 0.42% 0.86%
2008 0.44% 0.78%
2007 0.48% 0.74%
2006 0.52% 0.56%
2005 0.56% 0.4%
2004 0.59% 0.39%
2003 0.61% 0.37%
2002 0.62% 0.33%
2001 0.64% 0.27%
2000 0.7% 0.16%
1999 0.78% 0.08%
1998 0.86% 0.06%
1997 0.93% 0.06%
1996 0.97% 0.16%
1995 1.01% 0.53%
1994 1.03% 0.71%
1993 1.04% 0.58%
1992 0.99% 0.59%
1991 0.88% 0.68%
1990 0.76% 0.78%
1989 0.69% 0.67%
1988 0.69% 0.46%
1987 0.77% 0.33%
1986 0.94% 0.23%
1985 1.15% 0.17%
1984 1.33% 0.09%
1983 1.4% 0.05%
1982 1.38% 0.06%
1981 1.31% 0.12%
1980 1.23% 0.2%
1979 1.18% 0.22%
1978 1.17% 0.29%
1977 1.23% 0.36%
1976 1.32% 0.36%
1975 1.41% 0.4%
1974 1.51% 0.29%
1973 1.54% 0.17%
1972 1.46% 0.3%
1971 1.36% 0.69%
1970 1.24% 0.94%
1969 1.16% 0.71%
1968 1.15% 0.56%
1967 1.19% 0.77%
1966 1.26% 0.96%
1965 1.35% 0.95%
1964 1.42% 0.75%
1963 1.42% 0.57%
1962 1.41% 0.55%
1961 1.41% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.02%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Sweden
Current population
2834980
10680056
Population rank 139/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
14.3 hours
15.9 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +91
Annual growth/decline -611 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 149/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +47,079
Net migration rank 135/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 47,079
2024 - -10,506 - 50,115
2023 10,072 -10,003 5,269 55,209
2022 11,215 -10,003 10,487 58,955
2021 6,382 -4,665 22,914 51,947
2020 12,170 0 14,495 37,302
2019 13,094 -10,335 25,697 72,619
2018 13,929 -10,335 23,403 87,517
2017 15,419 -10,335 24,138 102,671
2016 16,944 -10,335 25,800 119,234
2015 18,489 -10,335 23,518 80,534
2014 19,751 -10,335 26,179 77,654
2013 21,037 -10,335 23,041 66,760
2012 22,320 -10,498 20,943 52,879
2011 23,627 -11,577 21,733 46,049
2010 25,031 -13,248 25,320 51,175
2009 26,311 -14,941 21,387 63,638
2008 27,553 -16,191 18,439 56,452
2007 28,886 -16,588 15,552 54,907
2006 30,213 -16,840 15,436 51,675
2005 31,506 -17,071 9,030 27,030
2004 32,500 -17,256 9,893 25,842
2003 33,340 -17,380 6,271 29,161
2002 33,572 -17,428 893 31,364
2001 33,666 -17,466 -1,779 28,856
2000 34,452 -17,498 -2,662 24,900
1999 36,649 -17,542 -6,201 13,940
1998 38,628 -17,623 -3,541 11,325
1997 40,521 -17,756 -3,539 6,047
1996 42,297 -18,285 1,768 5,773
1995 43,705 -19,092 9,710 11,621
1994 45,210 -19,960 20,196 51,545
1993 46,090 -20,731 20,924 32,725
1992 46,494 -21,426 28,605 20,507
1991 45,617 -23,014 29,299 25,314
1990 44,465 -25,085 29,100 35,668
1989 43,591 -27,049 24,629 44,565
1988 43,978 -28,247 15,186 30,064
1987 44,155 -27,958 11,757 21,335
1986 44,520 -25,339 9,206 15,211
1985 45,122 -21,371 4,175 11,464
1984 45,644 -17,211 3,335 8,668
1983 45,095 -14,065 833 2,105
1982 43,816 -12,952 1,665 2,524
1981 42,898 -13,619 1,664 3,209
1980 42,316 -15,277 5,818 10,040
1979 42,449 -17,143 4,976 13,895
1978 42,475 -18,483 4,138 13,807
1977 42,999 -18,630 7,426 23,528
1976 43,878 -18,084 8,222 20,324
1975 44,736 -17,340 14,746 16,564
1974 45,526 -16,769 23,664 9,217
1973 47,438 -16,822 24,409 -9,551
1972 46,676 -17,934 28,428 -13,519
1971 47,206 -20,322 31,583 2,334
1970 47,547 -23,371 30,563 47,242
1969 48,258 -26,304 23,904 48,824
1968 49,189 -28,424 30,858 8,545
1967 50,187 -29,147 41,700 11,075
1966 50,808 -29,065 45,286 24,920
1965 51,423 -28,611 44,857 32,444
1964 52,501 -28,066 45,968 23,581
1963 52,277 -27,757 35,741 11,009
1962 51,758 -27,936 30,246 9,627
1961 51,931 -28,416 30,832 14,401
1960 51,944 -28,952 27,693 1,080

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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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