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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 8.19 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Jamaica vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Taiwan
2100 1,075,936 10,150,338
2099 1,095,350 10,273,881
2098 1,115,242 10,399,680
2097 1,135,653 10,527,804
2096 1,156,525 10,657,536
2095 1,177,966 10,789,978
2094 1,200,045 10,925,075
2093 1,222,794 11,062,491
2092 1,246,199 11,202,670
2091 1,270,303 11,346,131
2090 1,294,988 11,494,369
2089 1,320,362 11,644,743
2088 1,346,290 11,799,177
2087 1,372,809 11,956,109
2086 1,399,955 12,116,149
2085 1,427,808 12,281,248
2084 1,456,011 12,451,872
2083 1,484,393 12,625,681
2082 1,513,542 12,803,442
2081 1,543,136 12,986,931
2080 1,573,400 13,174,137
2079 1,603,926 13,366,920
2078 1,634,499 13,564,788
2077 1,665,602 13,765,770
2076 1,696,763 13,969,802
2075 1,728,143 14,178,904
2074 1,760,036 14,391,331
2073 1,791,818 14,606,033
2072 1,823,794 14,824,987
2071 1,855,585 15,045,310
2070 1,887,318 15,266,143
2069 1,918,759 15,488,280
2068 1,950,157 15,714,125
2067 1,981,247 15,940,945
2066 2,012,035 16,167,553
2065 2,043,276 16,396,032
2064 2,073,988 16,625,600
2063 2,104,265 16,854,355
2062 2,134,508 17,084,600
2061 2,164,312 17,314,450
2060 2,194,058 17,541,998
2059 2,223,310 17,767,014
2058 2,252,286 17,988,239
2057 2,280,579 18,208,151
2056 2,308,936 18,423,453
2055 2,336,830 18,639,554
2054 2,364,245 18,853,384
2053 2,390,891 19,063,428
2052 2,416,741 19,270,076
2051 2,441,989 19,474,323
2050 2,466,771 19,677,203
2049 2,491,589 19,878,438
2048 2,515,667 20,073,645
2047 2,539,219 20,267,326
2046 2,562,324 20,454,154
2045 2,584,663 20,640,565
2044 2,606,489 20,819,477
2043 2,627,486 20,995,111
2042 2,647,490 21,166,213
2041 2,666,429 21,331,710
2040 2,684,551 21,491,361
2039 2,702,027 21,645,911
2038 2,718,374 21,794,529
2037 2,734,180 21,939,617
2036 2,748,725 22,077,701
2035 2,761,886 22,211,115
2034 2,774,297 22,340,809
2033 2,785,381 22,463,465
2032 2,795,619 22,582,449
2031 2,804,329 22,698,460
2030 2,812,297 22,809,605
2029 2,819,213 22,916,803
2028 2,825,235 23,022,058
2027 2,830,534 23,127,410
2026 2,834,980 23,229,461
2025 2,837,881 23,331,886
2024 2,839,175 23,410,331
2023 2,839,786 23,342,541
2022 2,839,144 23,319,977
2021 2,837,682 23,468,275
2020 2,830,739 23,582,179
2019 2,823,271 23,596,027
2018 2,820,097 23,580,080
2017 2,815,764 23,555,522
2016 2,809,915 23,515,945
2015 2,802,534 23,462,914
2014 2,793,749 23,403,635
2013 2,783,687 23,344,670
2012 2,772,430 23,270,367
2011 2,760,494 23,193,518
2010 2,748,568 23,140,948
2009 2,736,995 23,078,402
2008 2,725,635 22,997,696
2007 2,713,800 22,917,444
2006 2,700,968 22,823,455
2005 2,687,066 22,729,753
2004 2,672,225 22,646,836
2003 2,656,623 22,562,663
2002 2,640,572 22,463,172
2001 2,624,403 22,341,120
2000 2,607,826 22,184,530
1999 2,589,795 22,010,489
1998 2,569,736 21,835,703
1997 2,547,848 21,634,124
1996 2,524,463 21,441,432
1995 2,500,151 21,267,653
1994 2,475,220 21,086,645
1993 2,449,916 20,899,019
1992 2,424,701 20,704,227
1991 2,400,869 20,503,568
1990 2,379,877 20,278,946
1989 2,361,916 20,055,492
1988 2,345,777 19,839,704
1987 2,329,813 19,617,046
1986 2,312,125 19,411,454
1985 2,290,656 19,191,510
1984 2,264,562 18,929,866
1983 2,234,832 18,653,146
1982 2,203,889 18,354,855
1981 2,173,818 18,029,982
1980 2,145,658 17,704,538
1979 2,119,486 17,372,779
1978 2,094,836 17,042,272
1977 2,070,657 16,730,895
1976 2,045,578 16,401,413
1975 2,018,981 16,075,128
1974 1,990,906 15,784,817
1973 1,961,219 15,505,121
1972 1,931,542 15,220,495
1971 1,903,728 14,913,564
1970 1,878,196 14,582,944
1969 1,855,127 14,068,984
1968 1,833,765 13,548,537
1967 1,812,865 13,210,344
1966 1,791,475 12,874,153
1965 1,769,192 12,511,863
1964 1,745,568 12,137,143
1963 1,721,099 11,762,101
1962 1,696,932 11,392,513
1961 1,673,261 11,030,385
1960 1,650,005 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.1% of the population in Jamaica and 39.9% in Taiwan.

Population growth rate by year

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Taiwan
2100 -1.77% -1.2%
2099 -1.78% -1.21%
2098 -1.8% -1.22%
2097 -1.8% -1.22%
2096 -1.82% -1.23%
2095 -1.84% -1.24%
2094 -1.86% -1.24%
2093 -1.88% -1.25%
2092 -1.9% -1.26%
2091 -1.91% -1.29%
2090 -1.92% -1.29%
2089 -1.93% -1.31%
2088 -1.93% -1.31%
2087 -1.94% -1.32%
2086 -1.95% -1.34%
2085 -1.94% -1.37%
2084 -1.91% -1.38%
2083 -1.93% -1.39%
2082 -1.92% -1.41%
2081 -1.92% -1.42%
2080 -1.9% -1.44%
2079 -1.87% -1.46%
2078 -1.87% -1.46%
2077 -1.84% -1.46%
2076 -1.82% -1.47%
2075 -1.81% -1.48%
2074 -1.77% -1.47%
2073 -1.75% -1.48%
2072 -1.71% -1.46%
2071 -1.68% -1.45%
2070 -1.64% -1.43%
2069 -1.61% -1.44%
2068 -1.57% -1.42%
2067 -1.53% -1.4%
2066 -1.53% -1.39%
2065 -1.48% -1.38%
2064 -1.44% -1.36%
2063 -1.42% -1.35%
2062 -1.38% -1.33%
2061 -1.36% -1.3%
2060 -1.32% -1.27%
2059 -1.29% -1.23%
2058 -1.24% -1.21%
2057 -1.23% -1.17%
2056 -1.19% -1.16%
2055 -1.16% -1.13%
2054 -1.11% -1.1%
2053 -1.07% -1.07%
2052 -1.03% -1.05%
2051 -1% -1.03%
2050 -1% -1.01%
2049 -0.96% -0.97%
2048 -0.93% -0.96%
2047 -0.9% -0.91%
2046 -0.86% -0.9%
2045 -0.84% -0.86%
2044 -0.8% -0.84%
2043 -0.76% -0.81%
2042 -0.71% -0.78%
2041 -0.68% -0.74%
2040 -0.65% -0.71%
2039 -0.6% -0.68%
2038 -0.58% -0.66%
2037 -0.53% -0.63%
2036 -0.48% -0.6%
2035 -0.45% -0.58%
2034 -0.4% -0.55%
2033 -0.37% -0.53%
2032 -0.31% -0.51%
2031 -0.28% -0.49%
2030 -0.25% -0.47%
2029 -0.21% -0.46%
2028 -0.19% -0.46%
2027 -0.16% -0.44%
2026 -0.1% -0.44%
2025 -0.05% -0.34%
2024 -0.02% 0.29%
2023 0.02% 0.1%
2022 0.05% -0.63%
2021 0.25% -0.48%
2020 0.26% -0.06%
2019 0.11% 0.07%
2018 0.15% 0.1%
2017 0.21% 0.17%
2016 0.26% 0.23%
2015 0.31% 0.25%
2014 0.36% 0.25%
2013 0.41% 0.32%
2012 0.43% 0.33%
2011 0.43% 0.23%
2010 0.42% 0.27%
2009 0.42% 0.35%
2008 0.44% 0.35%
2007 0.48% 0.41%
2006 0.52% 0.41%
2005 0.56% 0.37%
2004 0.59% 0.37%
2003 0.61% 0.44%
2002 0.62% 0.55%
2001 0.64% 0.71%
2000 0.7% 0.79%
1999 0.78% 0.8%
1998 0.86% 0.93%
1997 0.93% 0.9%
1996 0.97% 0.82%
1995 1.01% 0.86%
1994 1.03% 0.9%
1993 1.04% 0.94%
1992 0.99% 0.98%
1991 0.88% 1.11%
1990 0.76% 1.11%
1989 0.69% 1.09%
1988 0.69% 1.14%
1987 0.77% 1.06%
1986 0.94% 1.15%
1985 1.15% 1.38%
1984 1.33% 1.48%
1983 1.4% 1.63%
1982 1.38% 1.8%
1981 1.31% 1.84%
1980 1.23% 1.91%
1979 1.18% 1.94%
1978 1.17% 1.86%
1977 1.23% 2.01%
1976 1.32% 2.03%
1975 1.41% 1.84%
1974 1.51% 1.8%
1973 1.54% 1.87%
1972 1.46% 2.06%
1971 1.36% 2.27%
1970 1.24% 3.65%
1969 1.16% 3.84%
1968 1.15% 2.56%
1967 1.19% 2.61%
1966 1.26% 2.9%
1965 1.35% 3.09%
1964 1.42% 3.19%
1963 1.42% 3.24%
1962 1.41% 3.28%
1961 1.41% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.02%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Taiwan
Current population
2834980
23229461
Population rank 139/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.28%
One net population change
14.3 hours
6.72 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 -215
Annual growth/decline -611 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 180/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +47,029
Net migration rank 135/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -
2024 - -10,506 -67,188 47,029
2023 10,072 -10,003 -69,794 225,599
2022 11,215 -10,003 -68,327 -42,430
2021 6,382 -4,665 -30,039 -156,010
2020 12,170 0 -7,782 -33,978
2019 13,094 -10,335 1,416 12,718
2018 13,929 -10,335 8,725 8,888
2017 15,419 -10,335 22,613 8,809
2016 16,944 -10,335 35,980 11,707
2015 18,489 -10,335 49,741 8,581
2014 19,751 -10,335 - -
2013 21,037 -10,335 - -
2012 22,320 -10,498 - -
2011 23,627 -11,577 43,836 19,077
2010 25,031 -13,248 - -
2009 26,311 -14,941 - -
2008 27,553 -16,191 - -
2007 28,886 -16,588 - -
2006 30,213 -16,840 - -
2005 31,506 -17,071 - -
2004 32,500 -17,256 - -
2003 33,340 -17,380 - -
2002 33,572 -17,428 - -
2001 33,666 -17,466 132,707 -3,811
2000 34,452 -17,498 - -
1999 36,649 -17,542 - -
1998 38,628 -17,623 - -
1997 40,521 -17,756 - -
1996 42,297 -18,285 - -
1995 43,705 -19,092 - -
1994 45,210 -19,960 - -
1993 46,090 -20,731 - -
1992 46,494 -21,426 - -
1991 45,617 -23,014 215,698 -12,128
1990 44,465 -25,085 - -
1989 43,591 -27,049 - -
1988 43,978 -28,247 - -
1987 44,155 -27,958 - -
1986 44,520 -25,339 - -
1985 45,122 -21,371 - -
1984 45,644 -17,211 - -
1983 45,095 -14,065 - -
1982 43,816 -12,952 - -
1981 42,898 -13,619 326,883 4,508
1980 42,316 -15,277 - -
1979 42,449 -17,143 - -
1978 42,475 -18,483 - -
1977 42,999 -18,630 - -
1976 43,878 -18,084 - -
1975 44,736 -17,340 - -
1974 45,526 -16,769 - -
1973 47,438 -16,822 - -
1972 46,676 -17,934 - -
1971 47,206 -20,322 - -
1970 47,547 -23,371 - -
1969 48,258 -26,304 - -
1968 49,189 -28,424 - -
1967 50,187 -29,147 - -
1966 50,808 -29,065 346,958 18,774
1965 51,423 -28,611 - -
1964 52,501 -28,066 - -
1963 52,277 -27,757 - -
1962 51,758 -27,936 - -
1961 51,931 -28,416 - -
1960 51,944 -28,952 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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