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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 9.46 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th 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 +0.18% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Jamaica vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Syria
2100 1,075,936 44,620,090
2099 1,095,350 44,690,260
2098 1,115,242 44,750,249
2097 1,135,653 44,813,148
2096 1,156,525 44,867,740
2095 1,177,966 44,895,489
2094 1,200,045 44,945,231
2093 1,222,794 44,974,311
2092 1,246,199 45,003,795
2091 1,270,303 45,016,478
2090 1,294,988 45,048,083
2089 1,320,362 45,047,102
2088 1,346,290 45,041,864
2087 1,372,809 45,049,516
2086 1,399,955 45,068,928
2085 1,427,808 45,034,847
2084 1,456,011 44,999,929
2083 1,484,393 44,971,600
2082 1,513,542 44,910,859
2081 1,543,136 44,843,908
2080 1,573,400 44,744,718
2079 1,603,926 44,687,371
2078 1,634,499 44,649,760
2077 1,665,602 44,604,175
2076 1,696,763 44,520,132
2075 1,728,143 44,426,423
2074 1,760,036 44,328,795
2073 1,791,818 44,221,016
2072 1,823,794 44,084,262
2071 1,855,585 43,939,848
2070 1,887,318 43,795,999
2069 1,918,759 43,648,130
2068 1,950,157 43,465,442
2067 1,981,247 43,271,173
2066 2,012,035 43,060,752
2065 2,043,276 42,810,442
2064 2,073,988 42,559,554
2063 2,104,265 42,311,907
2062 2,134,508 42,062,193
2061 2,164,312 41,808,082
2060 2,194,058 41,522,274
2059 2,223,310 41,208,825
2058 2,252,286 40,925,728
2057 2,280,579 40,643,453
2056 2,308,936 40,332,578
2055 2,336,830 40,026,632
2054 2,364,245 39,691,425
2053 2,390,891 39,348,020
2052 2,416,741 39,045,268
2051 2,441,989 38,733,827
2050 2,466,771 38,410,423
2049 2,491,589 38,089,455
2048 2,515,667 37,784,449
2047 2,539,219 37,492,636
2046 2,562,324 37,181,526
2045 2,584,663 36,843,579
2044 2,606,489 36,526,509
2043 2,627,486 36,188,225
2042 2,647,490 35,825,419
2041 2,666,429 35,447,414
2040 2,684,551 35,042,107
2039 2,702,027 34,626,945
2038 2,718,374 34,183,740
2037 2,734,180 33,703,682
2036 2,748,725 33,223,843
2035 2,761,886 32,696,648
2034 2,774,297 32,148,814
2033 2,785,381 31,562,427
2032 2,795,619 30,967,322
2031 2,804,329 30,329,874
2030 2,812,297 29,672,629
2029 2,819,213 28,949,535
2028 2,825,235 28,217,748
2027 2,830,534 27,428,807
2026 2,834,980 26,607,148
2025 2,837,881 25,689,551
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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 -0.05% 4.12%
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 (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 Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Syria
Current population
2834980
26829400
Population rank 139/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
14.3 hours
29.3 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +2,954
Annual growth/decline -611 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 6/197
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 - -10,506 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 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
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
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 (1960–2024, 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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