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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 9,092,436 people in Switzerland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 9,155,878 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Switzerland's population is 3.23 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 99th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +0.96% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.16M (22.3% growth).

Jamaica vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Switzerland
2100 1,075,631 9,273,514
2099 1,095,039 9,265,656
2098 1,114,926 9,259,266
2097 1,135,331 9,251,854
2096 1,156,197 9,248,107
2095 1,177,632 9,242,564
2094 1,199,705 9,238,163
2093 1,222,447 9,235,730
2092 1,245,845 9,233,129
2091 1,269,943 9,230,180
2090 1,294,621 9,228,148
2089 1,319,987 9,227,779
2088 1,345,908 9,229,133
2087 1,372,420 9,228,792
2086 1,399,559 9,230,530
2085 1,427,403 9,234,782
2084 1,455,598 9,239,056
2083 1,483,973 9,244,001
2082 1,513,113 9,249,813
2081 1,542,698 9,256,210
2080 1,572,954 9,262,647
2079 1,603,471 9,270,123
2078 1,634,036 9,276,881
2077 1,665,130 9,284,565
2076 1,696,282 9,289,534
2075 1,727,653 9,295,062
2074 1,759,538 9,305,809
2073 1,791,310 9,314,832
2072 1,823,277 9,322,610
2071 1,855,059 9,332,380
2070 1,886,784 9,343,357
2069 1,918,215 9,351,483
2068 1,949,604 9,359,919
2067 1,980,685 9,367,355
2066 2,011,465 9,379,120
2065 2,042,697 9,391,197
2064 2,073,400 9,402,175
2063 2,103,669 9,412,246
2062 2,133,903 9,423,109
2061 2,163,699 9,434,937
2060 2,193,436 9,443,858
2059 2,222,680 9,454,223
2058 2,251,648 9,462,577
2057 2,279,932 9,468,254
2056 2,308,282 9,475,514
2055 2,336,168 9,483,998
2054 2,363,575 9,491,408
2053 2,390,213 9,496,551
2052 2,416,056 9,496,579
2051 2,441,297 9,496,556
2050 2,466,072 9,494,698
2049 2,490,883 9,491,222
2048 2,514,954 9,484,200
2047 2,538,499 9,477,140
2046 2,561,597 9,471,007
2045 2,583,931 9,465,183
2044 2,605,750 9,458,151
2043 2,626,741 9,450,730
2042 2,646,740 9,440,733
2041 2,665,673 9,433,753
2040 2,683,790 9,422,510
2039 2,701,261 9,413,795
2038 2,717,604 9,404,803
2037 2,733,406 9,393,982
2036 2,747,946 9,382,127
2035 2,761,103 9,368,526
2034 2,773,511 9,351,603
2033 2,784,591 9,334,357
2032 2,794,827 9,315,617
2031 2,803,535 9,292,331
2030 2,811,500 9,267,380
2029 2,818,414 9,240,823
2028 2,824,434 9,209,567
2027 2,829,732 9,174,540
2026 2,834,177 9,136,169
2025 2,837,077 9,092,436
2024 2,839,175 9,005,582
2023 2,839,786 8,888,822
2022 2,839,144 8,777,088
2021 2,837,682 8,704,546
2020 2,830,739 8,638,167
2019 2,823,271 8,575,280
2018 2,820,097 8,514,329
2017 2,815,764 8,451,840
2016 2,809,915 8,373,338
2015 2,802,534 8,282,396
2014 2,793,749 8,188,649
2013 2,783,687 8,089,346
2012 2,772,430 7,996,861
2011 2,760,494 7,912,398
2010 2,748,568 7,824,909
2009 2,736,995 7,743,831
2008 2,725,635 7,647,675
2007 2,713,800 7,551,117
2006 2,700,968 7,483,934
2005 2,687,066 7,437,115
2004 2,672,225 7,389,625
2003 2,656,623 7,339,001
2002 2,640,572 7,284,753
2001 2,624,403 7,229,854
2000 2,607,826 7,184,250
1999 2,589,795 7,143,991
1998 2,569,736 7,110,001
1997 2,547,848 7,088,906
1996 2,524,463 7,071,850
1995 2,500,151 7,040,687
1994 2,475,220 6,993,795
1993 2,449,916 6,938,265
1992 2,424,701 6,875,364
1991 2,400,869 6,799,978
1990 2,379,877 6,715,519
1989 2,361,916 6,646,912
1988 2,345,777 6,593,386
1987 2,329,813 6,545,106
1986 2,312,125 6,504,124
1985 2,290,656 6,470,365
1984 2,264,562 6,441,865
1983 2,234,832 6,418,773
1982 2,203,889 6,391,309
1981 2,173,818 6,354,074
1980 2,145,658 6,319,408
1979 2,119,486 6,294,365
1978 2,094,836 6,281,738
1977 2,070,657 6,281,174
1976 2,045,578 6,302,504
1975 2,018,981 6,338,632
1974 1,990,906 6,341,405
1973 1,961,219 6,307,347
1972 1,931,542 6,260,956
1971 1,903,728 6,213,399
1970 1,878,196 6,180,877
1969 1,855,127 6,136,387
1968 1,833,765 6,067,714
1967 1,812,865 5,991,785
1966 1,791,475 5,918,002
1965 1,769,192 5,856,472
1964 1,745,568 5,789,228
1963 1,721,099 5,694,247
1962 1,696,932 5,573,815
1961 1,673,261 5,434,294
1960 1,650,005 5,327,827

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/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 782,540 people (a 9.35% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 99th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.7% to 9,494,698 people and rank change from 99th to 102nd.

Switzerland is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 9.5M 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
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Switzerland
2100 -1.77% 0.08%
2099 -1.78% 0.07%
2098 -1.8% 0.08%
2097 -1.8% 0.04%
2096 -1.82% 0.06%
2095 -1.84% 0.05%
2094 -1.86% 0.03%
2093 -1.88% 0.03%
2092 -1.9% 0.03%
2091 -1.91% 0.02%
2090 -1.92% 0.004%
2089 -1.93% -0.01%
2088 -1.93% 0.004%
2087 -1.94% -0.02%
2086 -1.95% -0.05%
2085 -1.94% -0.05%
2084 -1.91% -0.05%
2083 -1.93% -0.06%
2082 -1.92% -0.07%
2081 -1.92% -0.07%
2080 -1.9% -0.08%
2079 -1.87% -0.07%
2078 -1.87% -0.08%
2077 -1.84% -0.05%
2076 -1.82% -0.06%
2075 -1.81% -0.12%
2074 -1.77% -0.1%
2073 -1.75% -0.08%
2072 -1.71% -0.1%
2071 -1.68% -0.12%
2070 -1.64% -0.09%
2069 -1.61% -0.09%
2068 -1.57% -0.08%
2067 -1.53% -0.13%
2066 -1.53% -0.13%
2065 -1.48% -0.12%
2064 -1.44% -0.11%
2063 -1.42% -0.12%
2062 -1.38% -0.13%
2061 -1.36% -0.09%
2060 -1.32% -0.11%
2059 -1.29% -0.09%
2058 -1.24% -0.06%
2057 -1.23% -0.08%
2056 -1.19% -0.09%
2055 -1.16% -0.08%
2054 -1.11% -0.05%
2053 -1.07% -0%
2052 -1.03% 0%
2051 -1% 0.02%
2050 -1% 0.04%
2049 -0.96% 0.07%
2048 -0.93% 0.07%
2047 -0.9% 0.06%
2046 -0.86% 0.06%
2045 -0.84% 0.07%
2044 -0.8% 0.08%
2043 -0.76% 0.11%
2042 -0.71% 0.07%
2041 -0.68% 0.12%
2040 -0.65% 0.09%
2039 -0.6% 0.1%
2038 -0.58% 0.12%
2037 -0.53% 0.13%
2036 -0.48% 0.15%
2035 -0.45% 0.18%
2034 -0.4% 0.18%
2033 -0.37% 0.2%
2032 -0.31% 0.25%
2031 -0.28% 0.27%
2030 -0.25% 0.29%
2029 -0.21% 0.34%
2028 -0.19% 0.38%
2027 -0.16% 0.42%
2026 -0.1% 0.48%
2025 -0.07% 0.96%
2024 -0.02% 1.31%
2023 0.02% 1.27%
2022 0.05% 0.83%
2021 0.25% 0.77%
2020 0.26% 0.73%
2019 0.11% 0.72%
2018 0.15% 0.74%
2017 0.21% 0.94%
2016 0.26% 1.1%
2015 0.31% 1.14%
2014 0.36% 1.23%
2013 0.41% 1.16%
2012 0.43% 1.07%
2011 0.43% 1.12%
2010 0.42% 1.05%
2009 0.42% 1.26%
2008 0.44% 1.28%
2007 0.48% 0.9%
2006 0.52% 0.63%
2005 0.56% 0.64%
2004 0.59% 0.69%
2003 0.61% 0.74%
2002 0.62% 0.76%
2001 0.64% 0.63%
2000 0.7% 0.56%
1999 0.78% 0.48%
1998 0.86% 0.3%
1997 0.93% 0.24%
1996 0.97% 0.44%
1995 1.01% 0.67%
1994 1.03% 0.8%
1993 1.04% 0.91%
1992 0.99% 1.11%
1991 0.88% 1.26%
1990 0.76% 1.03%
1989 0.69% 0.81%
1988 0.69% 0.74%
1987 0.77% 0.63%
1986 0.94% 0.52%
1985 1.15% 0.44%
1984 1.33% 0.36%
1983 1.4% 0.43%
1982 1.38% 0.59%
1981 1.31% 0.55%
1980 1.23% 0.4%
1979 1.18% 0.2%
1978 1.17% 0.009%
1977 1.23% -0.34%
1976 1.32% -0.57%
1975 1.41% -0.04%
1974 1.51% 0.54%
1973 1.54% 0.74%
1972 1.46% 0.77%
1971 1.36% 0.53%
1970 1.24% 0.73%
1969 1.16% 1.13%
1968 1.15% 1.27%
1967 1.19% 1.25%
1966 1.26% 1.05%
1965 1.35% 1.16%
1964 1.42% 1.67%
1963 1.42% 2.16%
1962 1.41% 2.57%
1961 1.41% 2%

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 Switzerland's population grew by 0.96%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Switzerland
Current population
2834177
9155878
Population rank 140/197 99/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.11%
One net population change
4.19 hours
6.07 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
6.71 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +238
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +86,854
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +0.96%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 101/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +37,253
Net migration rank 135/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 37,253
2024 9,210 -10,506 6,304 40,099
2023 10,072 -10,003 8,000 45,098
2022 11,215 -10,003 7,899 96,424
2021 6,382 -4,665 18,279 50,665
2020 12,170 0 9,502 55,523
2019 13,094 -10,335 18,008 44,517
2018 13,929 -10,335 20,434 41,253
2017 15,419 -10,335 20,284 45,658
2016 16,944 -10,335 22,608 71,009
2015 18,489 -10,335 19,050 71,876
2014 19,751 -10,335 21,290 78,122
2013 21,037 -10,335 17,797 83,823
2012 22,320 -10,498 18,393 67,840
2011 23,627 -11,577 18,990 67,194
2010 25,031 -13,248 17,997 76,388
2009 26,311 -14,941 15,487 69,324
2008 27,553 -16,191 15,295 94,430
2007 28,886 -16,588 13,592 72,475
2006 30,213 -16,840 12,723 37,308
2005 31,506 -17,071 11,899 33,203
2004 32,500 -17,256 13,302 39,484
2003 33,340 -17,380 8,807 42,567
2002 33,572 -17,428 10,199 49,650
2001 33,666 -17,466 10,845 35,420
2000 34,452 -17,498 15,806 24,463
1999 36,649 -17,542 16,431 25,599
1998 38,628 -17,623 16,353 11,325
1997 40,521 -17,756 17,722 -1,939
1996 42,297 -18,285 19,801 -131
1995 43,705 -19,092 19,010 25,343
1994 45,210 -19,960 20,982 30,274
1993 46,090 -20,731 21,509 40,267
1992 46,494 -21,426 24,064 42,014
1991 45,617 -23,014 23,800 69,738
1990 44,465 -25,085 20,146 58,428
1989 43,591 -27,049 19,941 34,432
1988 43,978 -28,247 21,099 34,602
1987 44,155 -27,958 15,708 27,081
1986 44,520 -25,339 16,261 23,242
1985 45,122 -21,371 14,882 14,402
1984 45,644 -17,211 16,105 12,532
1983 45,095 -14,065 12,837 5,663
1982 43,816 -12,952 15,339 21,929
1981 42,898 -13,619 13,979 24,229
1980 42,316 -15,277 14,535 17,841
1979 42,449 -17,143 14,477 4,262
1978 42,475 -18,483 13,820 -6,552
1977 42,999 -18,630 16,959 -22,516
1976 43,878 -18,084 17,017 -54,255
1975 44,736 -17,340 22,820 -58,187
1974 45,526 -16,769 27,902 2,008
1973 47,438 -16,822 30,906 8,158
1972 46,676 -17,934 35,061 19,991
1971 47,206 -20,322 38,523 2,636
1970 47,547 -23,371 42,648 -18,326
1969 48,258 -26,304 44,182 20,754
1968 49,189 -28,424 47,328 25,828
1967 50,187 -29,147 52,128 27,697
1966 50,808 -29,065 53,854 14,979
1965 51,423 -28,611 56,222 -1,351
1964 52,501 -28,066 59,050 21,455
1963 52,277 -27,757 52,956 58,415
1962 51,758 -27,936 49,050 82,798
1961 51,931 -28,416 48,365 101,278
1960 51,944 -28,952 42,090 22,313

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 Switzerland 21.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 150,368 people) and 78.9% is from migration (a gain of 562,122 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

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
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 452K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 120K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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