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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 9.51 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Jamaica vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Syria
2100 1,075,631 44,500,028
2099 1,095,039 44,570,009
2098 1,114,926 44,629,837
2097 1,135,331 44,692,566
2096 1,156,197 44,747,012
2095 1,177,632 44,774,686
2094 1,199,705 44,824,294
2093 1,222,447 44,853,295
2092 1,245,845 44,882,700
2091 1,269,943 44,895,349
2090 1,294,621 44,926,869
2089 1,319,987 44,925,891
2088 1,345,908 44,920,667
2087 1,372,420 44,928,298
2086 1,399,559 44,947,658
2085 1,427,403 44,913,669
2084 1,455,598 44,878,845
2083 1,483,973 44,850,592
2082 1,513,113 44,790,014
2081 1,542,698 44,723,244
2080 1,572,954 44,624,321
2079 1,603,471 44,567,127
2078 1,634,036 44,529,618
2077 1,665,130 44,484,155
2076 1,696,282 44,400,339
2075 1,727,653 44,306,882
2074 1,759,538 44,209,517
2073 1,791,310 44,102,028
2072 1,823,277 43,965,642
2071 1,855,059 43,821,617
2070 1,886,784 43,678,154
2069 1,918,215 43,530,683
2068 1,949,604 43,348,487
2067 1,980,685 43,154,741
2066 2,011,465 42,944,885
2065 2,042,697 42,695,249
2064 2,073,400 42,445,036
2063 2,103,669 42,198,056
2062 2,133,903 41,949,014
2061 2,163,699 41,695,586
2060 2,193,436 41,410,547
2059 2,222,680 41,097,942
2058 2,251,648 40,815,606
2057 2,279,932 40,534,091
2056 2,308,282 40,224,053
2055 2,336,168 39,918,930
2054 2,363,575 39,584,624
2053 2,390,213 39,242,144
2052 2,416,056 38,940,206
2051 2,441,297 38,629,604
2050 2,466,072 38,307,069
2049 2,490,883 37,986,965
2048 2,514,954 37,682,780
2047 2,538,499 37,391,752
2046 2,561,597 37,081,479
2045 2,583,931 36,744,441
2044 2,605,750 36,428,225
2043 2,626,741 36,090,851
2042 2,646,740 35,729,021
2041 2,665,673 35,352,033
2040 2,683,790 34,947,817
2039 2,701,261 34,533,772
2038 2,717,604 34,091,760
2037 2,733,406 33,612,993
2036 2,747,946 33,134,445
2035 2,761,103 32,608,669
2034 2,773,511 32,062,309
2033 2,784,591 31,477,500
2032 2,794,827 30,883,996
2031 2,803,535 30,248,264
2030 2,811,500 29,592,787
2029 2,818,414 28,871,638
2028 2,824,434 28,141,821
2027 2,829,732 27,355,002
2026 2,834,177 26,535,554
2025 2,837,077 25,620,427
2024 2,839,175 24,672,760
2023 2,839,786 23,594,623
2022 2,839,144 22,462,173
2021 2,837,682 21,628,839
2020 2,830,739 21,049,429
2019 2,823,271 20,353,534
2018 2,820,097 19,577,845
2017 2,815,764 19,224,668
2016 2,809,915 19,193,834
2015 2,802,534 19,424,618
2014 2,793,749 20,273,659
2013 2,783,687 21,666,917
2012 2,772,430 22,759,763
2011 2,760,494 22,878,098
2010 2,748,568 22,482,421
2009 2,736,995 21,976,969
2008 2,725,635 21,636,564
2007 2,713,800 20,884,125
2006 2,700,968 19,637,022
2005 2,687,066 18,814,091
2004 2,672,225 18,336,875
2003 2,656,623 17,889,296
2002 2,640,572 17,468,332
2001 2,624,403 17,051,338
2000 2,607,826 16,637,888
1999 2,589,795 16,228,061
1998 2,569,736 15,820,413
1997 2,547,848 15,417,542
1996 2,524,463 15,018,104
1995 2,500,151 14,616,801
1994 2,475,220 14,208,583
1993 2,449,916 13,795,686
1992 2,424,701 13,385,571
1991 2,400,869 12,980,821
1990 2,379,877 12,579,208
1989 2,361,916 12,179,060
1988 2,345,777 11,782,264
1987 2,329,813 11,388,923
1986 2,312,125 11,002,844
1985 2,290,656 10,625,672
1984 2,264,562 10,258,398
1983 2,234,832 9,904,809
1982 2,203,889 9,572,511
1981 2,173,818 9,260,189
1980 2,145,658 8,957,663
1979 2,119,486 8,661,909
1978 2,094,836 8,372,759
1977 2,070,657 8,090,501
1976 2,045,578 7,817,320
1975 2,018,981 7,554,364
1974 1,990,906 7,302,160
1973 1,961,219 7,060,321
1972 1,931,542 6,826,024
1971 1,903,728 6,598,094
1970 1,878,196 6,380,609
1969 1,855,127 6,175,166
1968 1,833,765 5,978,742
1967 1,812,865 5,790,198
1966 1,791,475 5,609,047
1965 1,769,192 5,435,267
1964 1,745,568 5,269,087
1963 1,721,099 5,110,467
1962 1,696,932 4,959,340
1961 1,673,261 4,815,466
1960 1,650,005 4,673,500

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 44.9M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Syria
2100 -1.77% -0.16%
2099 -1.78% -0.13%
2098 -1.8% -0.14%
2097 -1.8% -0.12%
2096 -1.82% -0.06%
2095 -1.84% -0.11%
2094 -1.86% -0.06%
2093 -1.88% -0.07%
2092 -1.9% -0.03%
2091 -1.91% -0.07%
2090 -1.92% 0.002%
2089 -1.93% 0.01%
2088 -1.93% -0.02%
2087 -1.94% -0.04%
2086 -1.95% 0.08%
2085 -1.94% 0.08%
2084 -1.91% 0.06%
2083 -1.93% 0.14%
2082 -1.92% 0.15%
2081 -1.92% 0.22%
2080 -1.9% 0.13%
2079 -1.87% 0.08%
2078 -1.87% 0.1%
2077 -1.84% 0.19%
2076 -1.82% 0.21%
2075 -1.81% 0.22%
2074 -1.77% 0.24%
2073 -1.75% 0.31%
2072 -1.71% 0.33%
2071 -1.68% 0.33%
2070 -1.64% 0.34%
2069 -1.61% 0.42%
2068 -1.57% 0.45%
2067 -1.53% 0.49%
2066 -1.53% 0.58%
2065 -1.48% 0.59%
2064 -1.44% 0.59%
2063 -1.42% 0.59%
2062 -1.38% 0.61%
2061 -1.36% 0.69%
2060 -1.32% 0.76%
2059 -1.29% 0.69%
2058 -1.24% 0.69%
2057 -1.23% 0.77%
2056 -1.19% 0.76%
2055 -1.16% 0.84%
2054 -1.11% 0.87%
2053 -1.07% 0.78%
2052 -1.03% 0.8%
2051 -1% 0.84%
2050 -1% 0.84%
2049 -0.96% 0.81%
2048 -0.93% 0.78%
2047 -0.9% 0.84%
2046 -0.86% 0.92%
2045 -0.84% 0.87%
2044 -0.8% 0.93%
2043 -0.76% 1.01%
2042 -0.71% 1.07%
2041 -0.68% 1.16%
2040 -0.65% 1.2%
2039 -0.6% 1.3%
2038 -0.58% 1.42%
2037 -0.53% 1.44%
2036 -0.48% 1.61%
2035 -0.45% 1.7%
2034 -0.4% 1.86%
2033 -0.37% 1.92%
2032 -0.31% 2.1%
2031 -0.28% 2.21%
2030 -0.25% 2.5%
2029 -0.21% 2.59%
2028 -0.19% 2.88%
2027 -0.16% 3.09%
2026 -0.1% 3.57%
2025 -0.07% 3.84%
2024 -0.02% 4.57%
2023 0.02% 5.04%
2022 0.05% 3.85%
2021 0.25% 2.75%
2020 0.26% 3.42%
2019 0.11% 3.96%
2018 0.15% 1.84%
2017 0.21% 0.16%
2016 0.26% -1.19%
2015 0.31% -4.19%
2014 0.36% -6.43%
2013 0.41% -4.8%
2012 0.43% -0.52%
2011 0.43% 1.76%
2010 0.42% 2.3%
2009 0.42% 1.57%
2008 0.44% 3.6%
2007 0.48% 6.35%
2006 0.52% 4.37%
2005 0.56% 2.6%
2004 0.59% 2.5%
2003 0.61% 2.41%
2002 0.62% 2.45%
2001 0.64% 2.48%
2000 0.7% 2.53%
1999 0.78% 2.58%
1998 0.86% 2.61%
1997 0.93% 2.66%
1996 0.97% 2.75%
1995 1.01% 2.87%
1994 1.03% 2.99%
1993 1.04% 3.06%
1992 0.99% 3.12%
1991 0.88% 3.19%
1990 0.76% 3.29%
1989 0.69% 3.37%
1988 0.69% 3.45%
1987 0.77% 3.51%
1986 0.94% 3.55%
1985 1.15% 3.58%
1984 1.33% 3.57%
1983 1.4% 3.47%
1982 1.38% 3.37%
1981 1.31% 3.38%
1980 1.23% 3.41%
1979 1.18% 3.45%
1978 1.17% 3.49%
1977 1.23% 3.49%
1976 1.32% 3.48%
1975 1.41% 3.45%
1974 1.51% 3.43%
1973 1.54% 3.43%
1972 1.46% 3.45%
1971 1.36% 3.41%
1970 1.24% 3.33%
1969 1.16% 3.29%
1968 1.15% 3.26%
1967 1.19% 3.23%
1966 1.26% 3.2%
1965 1.35% 3.15%
1964 1.42% 3.1%
1963 1.42% 3.05%
1962 1.41% 2.99%
1961 1.41% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Syria
Current population
2834177
26956472
Population rank 140/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
4.19 hours
33.4 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
55.2 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,596
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 5/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +421,693
Net migration rank 135/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 421,693
2024 9,210 -10,506 449,784 546,494
2023 10,072 -10,003 402,713 757,309
2022 11,215 -10,003 369,750 735,142
2021 6,382 -4,665 350,560 211,220
2020 12,170 0 327,992 269,050
2019 13,094 -10,335 293,762 500,985
2018 13,929 -10,335 242,530 514,102
2017 15,419 -10,335 237,214 -287,501
2016 16,944 -10,335 236,007 -124,063
2015 18,489 -10,335 253,977 -827,496
2014 19,751 -10,335 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 21,037 -10,335 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 22,320 -10,498 475,520 -999,267
2011 23,627 -11,577 543,950 -256,888
2010 25,031 -13,248 558,666 -54,359
2009 26,311 -14,941 559,314 -52,703
2008 27,553 -16,191 576,593 -402,393
2007 28,886 -16,588 529,162 801,514
2006 30,213 -16,840 480,616 682,911
2005 31,506 -17,071 468,960 13,382
2004 32,500 -17,256 461,209 10,881
2003 33,340 -17,380 457,000 -33,920
2002 33,572 -17,428 453,967 -35,096
2001 33,666 -17,466 451,503 -36,383
2000 34,452 -17,498 446,211 -34,425
1999 36,649 -17,542 439,261 -31,394
1998 38,628 -17,623 433,447 -26,025
1997 40,521 -17,756 429,887 -31,571
1996 42,297 -18,285 430,765 -30,197
1995 43,705 -19,092 430,172 -28,122
1994 45,210 -19,960 426,996 -12,630
1993 46,090 -20,731 420,244 -8,828
1992 46,494 -21,426 412,878 -4,063
1991 45,617 -23,014 410,830 -10,154
1990 44,465 -25,085 409,177 -6,620
1989 43,591 -27,049 406,111 -8,379
1988 43,978 -28,247 404,285 -8,426
1987 44,155 -27,958 399,159 -8,335
1986 44,520 -25,339 390,821 -9,485
1985 45,122 -21,371 379,231 -6,221
1984 45,644 -17,211 366,768 -5,245
1983 45,095 -14,065 355,375 -9,729
1982 43,816 -12,952 319,664 -721
1981 42,898 -13,619 330,237 -24,536
1980 42,316 -15,277 332,464 -33,114
1979 42,449 -17,143 324,943 -32,793
1978 42,475 -18,483 316,724 -30,567
1977 42,999 -18,630 306,630 -28,275
1976 43,878 -18,084 294,267 -26,268
1975 44,736 -17,340 282,299 -24,389
1974 45,526 -16,769 270,735 -24,242
1973 47,438 -16,822 254,687 -17,502
1972 46,676 -17,934 249,027 -17,610
1971 47,206 -20,322 239,610 -15,167
1970 47,547 -23,371 230,117 -19,594
1969 48,258 -26,304 219,114 -18,749
1968 49,189 -28,424 209,454 -16,968
1967 50,187 -29,147 199,223 -14,618
1966 50,808 -29,065 191,122 -13,434
1965 51,423 -28,611 182,560 -12,704
1964 52,501 -28,066 174,549 -12,044
1963 52,277 -27,757 166,555 -11,817
1962 51,758 -27,936 159,155 -11,641
1961 51,931 -28,416 151,485 -11,237
1960 51,944 -28,952 143,687 0

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 Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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