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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 3.89 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Jamaica vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Tajikistan
2100 1,075,936 20,390,053
2099 1,095,350 20,381,074
2098 1,115,242 20,367,161
2097 1,135,653 20,348,897
2096 1,156,525 20,324,869
2095 1,177,966 20,297,885
2094 1,200,045 20,265,966
2093 1,222,794 20,234,160
2092 1,246,199 20,192,937
2091 1,270,303 20,148,873
2090 1,294,988 20,103,798
2089 1,320,362 20,056,079
2088 1,346,290 20,005,521
2087 1,372,809 19,950,317
2086 1,399,955 19,895,606
2085 1,427,808 19,836,988
2084 1,456,011 19,773,272
2083 1,484,393 19,706,082
2082 1,513,542 19,639,516
2081 1,543,136 19,572,596
2080 1,573,400 19,499,390
2079 1,603,926 19,425,502
2078 1,634,499 19,347,261
2077 1,665,602 19,265,447
2076 1,696,763 19,175,355
2075 1,728,143 19,083,859
2074 1,760,036 18,988,290
2073 1,791,818 18,889,470
2072 1,823,794 18,785,103
2071 1,855,585 18,674,697
2070 1,887,318 18,559,138
2069 1,918,759 18,437,873
2068 1,950,157 18,315,011
2067 1,981,247 18,187,508
2066 2,012,035 18,054,404
2065 2,043,276 17,921,674
2064 2,073,988 17,783,801
2063 2,104,265 17,641,066
2062 2,134,508 17,498,306
2061 2,164,312 17,356,130
2060 2,194,058 17,206,922
2059 2,223,310 17,056,085
2058 2,252,286 16,903,532
2057 2,280,579 16,749,284
2056 2,308,936 16,595,691
2055 2,336,830 16,441,650
2054 2,364,245 16,285,520
2053 2,390,891 16,130,235
2052 2,416,741 15,967,770
2051 2,441,989 15,805,253
2050 2,466,771 15,638,613
2049 2,491,589 15,468,883
2048 2,515,667 15,292,499
2047 2,539,219 15,112,083
2046 2,562,324 14,928,123
2045 2,584,663 14,739,540
2044 2,606,489 14,544,544
2043 2,627,486 14,349,357
2042 2,647,490 14,147,892
2041 2,666,429 13,945,694
2040 2,684,551 13,741,587
2039 2,702,027 13,536,704
2038 2,718,374 13,331,490
2037 2,734,180 13,125,051
2036 2,748,725 12,917,110
2035 2,761,886 12,714,184
2034 2,774,297 12,515,962
2033 2,785,381 12,321,294
2032 2,795,619 12,128,060
2031 2,804,329 11,938,351
2030 2,812,297 11,749,706
2029 2,819,213 11,559,235
2028 2,825,235 11,369,414
2027 2,830,534 11,178,605
2026 2,834,980 10,986,242
2025 2,837,881 10,791,246
2024 2,839,175 10,590,927
2023 2,839,786 10,389,799
2022 2,839,144 10,182,222
2021 2,837,682 9,966,908
2020 2,830,739 9,749,310
2019 2,823,271 9,529,966
2018 2,820,097 9,307,333
2017 2,815,764 9,085,946
2016 2,809,915 8,865,631
2015 2,802,534 8,643,840
2014 2,793,749 8,425,552
2013 2,783,687 8,216,724
2012 2,772,430 8,014,084
2011 2,760,494 7,824,785
2010 2,748,568 7,652,141
2009 2,736,995 7,490,230
2008 2,725,635 7,338,403
2007 2,713,800 7,194,477
2006 2,700,968 7,057,566
2005 2,687,066 6,924,720
2004 2,672,225 6,790,547
2003 2,656,623 6,658,575
2002 2,640,572 6,531,669
2001 2,624,403 6,407,377
2000 2,607,826 6,284,735
1999 2,589,795 6,208,370
1998 2,569,736 6,176,397
1997 2,547,848 6,139,829
1996 2,524,463 6,066,523
1995 2,500,151 5,948,584
1994 2,475,220 5,825,368
1993 2,449,916 5,724,993
1992 2,424,701 5,649,400
1991 2,400,869 5,541,205
1990 2,379,877 5,398,768
1989 2,361,916 5,267,249
1988 2,345,777 5,114,989
1987 2,329,813 4,939,059
1986 2,312,125 4,772,139
1985 2,290,656 4,619,003
1984 2,264,562 4,480,026
1983 2,234,832 4,350,874
1982 2,203,889 4,227,171
1981 2,173,818 4,109,022
1980 2,145,658 3,995,256
1979 2,119,486 3,882,691
1978 2,094,836 3,768,508
1977 2,070,657 3,653,265
1976 2,045,578 3,540,076
1975 2,018,981 3,430,425
1974 1,990,906 3,324,499
1973 1,961,219 3,222,290
1972 1,931,542 3,123,691
1971 1,903,728 3,028,837
1970 1,878,196 2,936,779
1969 1,855,127 2,845,273
1968 1,833,765 2,753,848
1967 1,812,865 2,664,130
1966 1,791,475 2,577,184
1965 1,769,192 2,492,998
1964 1,745,568 2,411,260
1963 1,721,099 2,331,736
1962 1,696,932 2,255,026
1961 1,673,261 2,181,805
1960 1,650,005 2,112,131

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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M 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
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Tajikistan
2100 -1.77% 0.04%
2099 -1.78% 0.07%
2098 -1.8% 0.09%
2097 -1.8% 0.12%
2096 -1.82% 0.13%
2095 -1.84% 0.16%
2094 -1.86% 0.16%
2093 -1.88% 0.2%
2092 -1.9% 0.22%
2091 -1.91% 0.22%
2090 -1.92% 0.24%
2089 -1.93% 0.25%
2088 -1.93% 0.28%
2087 -1.94% 0.27%
2086 -1.95% 0.3%
2085 -1.94% 0.32%
2084 -1.91% 0.34%
2083 -1.93% 0.34%
2082 -1.92% 0.34%
2081 -1.92% 0.38%
2080 -1.9% 0.38%
2079 -1.87% 0.4%
2078 -1.87% 0.42%
2077 -1.84% 0.47%
2076 -1.82% 0.48%
2075 -1.81% 0.5%
2074 -1.77% 0.52%
2073 -1.75% 0.56%
2072 -1.71% 0.59%
2071 -1.68% 0.62%
2070 -1.64% 0.66%
2069 -1.61% 0.67%
2068 -1.57% 0.7%
2067 -1.53% 0.74%
2066 -1.53% 0.74%
2065 -1.48% 0.78%
2064 -1.44% 0.81%
2063 -1.42% 0.82%
2062 -1.38% 0.82%
2061 -1.36% 0.87%
2060 -1.32% 0.88%
2059 -1.29% 0.9%
2058 -1.24% 0.92%
2057 -1.23% 0.93%
2056 -1.19% 0.94%
2055 -1.16% 0.96%
2054 -1.11% 0.96%
2053 -1.07% 1.02%
2052 -1.03% 1.03%
2051 -1% 1.07%
2050 -1% 1.1%
2049 -0.96% 1.15%
2048 -0.93% 1.19%
2047 -0.9% 1.23%
2046 -0.86% 1.28%
2045 -0.84% 1.34%
2044 -0.8% 1.36%
2043 -0.76% 1.42%
2042 -0.71% 1.45%
2041 -0.68% 1.49%
2040 -0.65% 1.51%
2039 -0.6% 1.54%
2038 -0.58% 1.57%
2037 -0.53% 1.61%
2036 -0.48% 1.6%
2035 -0.45% 1.58%
2034 -0.4% 1.58%
2033 -0.37% 1.59%
2032 -0.31% 1.59%
2031 -0.28% 1.61%
2030 -0.25% 1.65%
2029 -0.21% 1.67%
2028 -0.19% 1.71%
2027 -0.16% 1.75%
2026 -0.1% 1.81%
2025 -0.05% 1.89%
2024 -0.02% 1.94%
2023 0.02% 2.04%
2022 0.05% 2.16%
2021 0.25% 2.23%
2020 0.26% 2.3%
2019 0.11% 2.39%
2018 0.15% 2.44%
2017 0.21% 2.49%
2016 0.26% 2.57%
2015 0.31% 2.59%
2014 0.36% 2.54%
2013 0.41% 2.53%
2012 0.43% 2.42%
2011 0.43% 2.26%
2010 0.42% 2.16%
2009 0.42% 2.07%
2008 0.44% 2%
2007 0.48% 1.94%
2006 0.52% 1.92%
2005 0.56% 1.98%
2004 0.59% 1.98%
2003 0.61% 1.94%
2002 0.62% 1.94%
2001 0.64% 1.95%
2000 0.7% 1.23%
1999 0.78% 0.52%
1998 0.86% 0.6%
1997 0.93% 1.21%
1996 0.97% 1.98%
1995 1.01% 2.12%
1994 1.03% 1.75%
1993 1.04% 1.34%
1992 0.99% 1.95%
1991 0.88% 2.64%
1990 0.76% 2.5%
1989 0.69% 2.98%
1988 0.69% 3.56%
1987 0.77% 3.5%
1986 0.94% 3.32%
1985 1.15% 3.1%
1984 1.33% 2.97%
1983 1.4% 2.93%
1982 1.38% 2.88%
1981 1.31% 2.85%
1980 1.23% 2.9%
1979 1.18% 3.03%
1978 1.17% 3.15%
1977 1.23% 3.2%
1976 1.32% 3.2%
1975 1.41% 3.19%
1974 1.51% 3.17%
1973 1.54% 3.16%
1972 1.46% 3.13%
1971 1.36% 3.13%
1970 1.24% 3.22%
1969 1.16% 3.32%
1968 1.15% 3.37%
1967 1.19% 3.37%
1966 1.26% 3.38%
1965 1.35% 3.39%
1964 1.42% 3.41%
1963 1.42% 3.4%
1962 1.41% 3.36%
1961 1.41% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Tajikistan
Current population
2834980
11038274
Population rank 139/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
14.3 hours
2.61 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +551
Annual growth/decline -611 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 55/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -21,606
Net migration rank 135/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -21,606
2024 - -10,506 - -21,236
2023 10,072 -10,003 223,828 -19,999
2022 11,215 -10,003 228,336 -17,001
2021 6,382 -4,665 222,850 -3,564
2020 12,170 0 219,467 -3,564
2019 13,094 -10,335 231,817 -9,041
2018 13,929 -10,335 228,597 -6,111
2017 15,419 -10,335 224,396 -4,093
2016 16,944 -10,335 228,547 -8,210
2015 18,489 -10,335 230,903 -7,660
2014 19,751 -10,335 227,304 -13,962
2013 21,037 -10,335 220,693 -16,362
2012 22,320 -10,498 213,078 -12,132
2011 23,627 -11,577 208,429 -30,783
2010 25,031 -13,248 201,389 -33,733
2009 26,311 -14,941 192,851 -36,677
2008 27,553 -16,191 182,337 -34,855
2007 28,886 -16,588 173,200 -32,831
2006 30,213 -16,840 164,046 -30,591
2005 31,506 -17,071 160,189 -27,954
2004 32,500 -17,256 161,201 -25,082
2003 33,340 -17,380 150,391 -22,562
2002 33,572 -17,428 146,492 -20,526
2001 33,666 -17,466 142,276 -19,657
2000 34,452 -17,498 136,549 -13,871
1999 36,649 -17,542 147,622 -117,571
1998 38,628 -17,623 153,508 -119,621
1997 40,521 -17,756 149,825 -110,572
1996 42,297 -18,285 138,287 -30,922
1995 43,705 -19,092 168,934 -40,418
1994 45,210 -19,960 167,590 -49,668
1993 46,090 -20,731 157,975 -75,147
1992 46,494 -21,426 163,652 -95,280
1991 45,617 -23,014 177,585 -29,553
1990 44,465 -25,085 178,429 -41,596
1989 43,591 -27,049 179,212 -53,020
1988 43,978 -28,247 172,805 5,523
1987 44,155 -27,958 163,611 9,923
1986 44,520 -25,339 155,987 4,321
1985 45,122 -21,371 145,720 247
1984 45,644 -17,211 139,145 -7,152
1983 45,095 -14,065 133,280 -6,972
1982 43,816 -12,952 127,838 -6,730
1981 42,898 -13,619 121,418 -6,221
1980 42,316 -15,277 117,888 -5,557
1979 42,449 -17,143 114,496 -1,703
1978 42,475 -18,483 110,564 5,006
1977 42,999 -18,630 106,920 7,999
1976 43,878 -18,084 103,777 7,679
1975 44,736 -17,340 100,604 7,237
1974 45,526 -16,769 97,481 6,531
1973 47,438 -16,822 94,523 5,876
1972 46,676 -17,934 91,677 5,123
1971 47,206 -20,322 88,618 4,293
1970 47,547 -23,371 85,645 5,559
1969 48,258 -26,304 82,931 8,886
1968 49,189 -28,424 80,698 10,323
1967 50,187 -29,147 78,733 9,670
1966 50,808 -29,065 76,702 8,796
1965 51,423 -28,611 75,139 7,744
1964 52,501 -28,066 74,030 6,568
1963 52,277 -27,757 73,065 5,379
1962 51,758 -27,936 70,700 4,270
1961 51,931 -28,416 68,182 3,291
1960 51,944 -28,952 65,415 2,457

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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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