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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 26 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Jamaica vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Tanzania
2100 1,075,631 265,471,550
2099 1,095,039 263,137,702
2098 1,114,926 260,784,676
2097 1,135,331 258,387,890
2096 1,156,197 255,972,277
2095 1,177,632 253,543,248
2094 1,199,705 251,095,452
2093 1,222,447 248,605,184
2092 1,245,845 246,083,651
2091 1,269,943 243,533,968
2090 1,294,621 240,979,094
2089 1,319,987 238,393,867
2088 1,345,908 235,775,056
2087 1,372,420 233,145,231
2086 1,399,559 230,474,072
2085 1,427,403 227,778,580
2084 1,455,598 225,090,075
2083 1,483,973 222,400,079
2082 1,513,113 219,697,321
2081 1,542,698 216,974,796
2080 1,572,954 214,235,505
2079 1,603,471 211,466,096
2078 1,634,036 208,688,171
2077 1,665,130 205,898,494
2076 1,696,282 203,086,766
2075 1,727,653 200,278,383
2074 1,759,538 197,449,196
2073 1,791,310 194,624,081
2072 1,823,277 191,805,820
2071 1,855,059 188,974,004
2070 1,886,784 186,134,634
2069 1,918,215 183,293,747
2068 1,949,604 180,458,385
2067 1,980,685 177,622,538
2066 2,011,465 174,786,430
2065 2,042,697 171,897,059
2064 2,073,400 169,048,435
2063 2,103,669 166,202,091
2062 2,133,903 163,354,473
2061 2,163,699 160,521,858
2060 2,193,436 157,707,240
2059 2,222,680 154,905,240
2058 2,251,648 152,106,040
2057 2,279,932 149,311,257
2056 2,308,282 146,505,507
2055 2,336,168 143,722,840
2054 2,363,575 140,970,467
2053 2,390,213 138,249,490
2052 2,416,056 135,540,803
2051 2,441,297 132,838,721
2050 2,466,072 130,145,345
2049 2,490,883 127,483,126
2048 2,514,954 124,809,212
2047 2,538,499 122,146,647
2046 2,561,597 119,511,124
2045 2,583,931 116,903,642
2044 2,605,750 114,318,843
2043 2,626,741 111,765,580
2042 2,646,740 109,231,423
2041 2,665,673 106,738,458
2040 2,683,790 104,262,479
2039 2,701,261 101,804,600
2038 2,717,604 99,370,760
2037 2,733,406 96,974,485
2036 2,747,946 94,592,848
2035 2,761,103 92,248,476
2034 2,773,511 89,920,872
2033 2,784,591 87,646,627
2032 2,794,827 85,401,853
2031 2,803,535 83,172,579
2030 2,811,500 80,989,443
2029 2,818,414 78,830,947
2028 2,824,434 76,723,335
2027 2,829,732 74,639,948
2026 2,834,177 72,582,361
2025 2,837,077 70,545,865
2024 2,839,175 68,560,157
2023 2,839,786 66,617,606
2022 2,839,144 64,711,821
2021 2,837,682 62,830,412
2020 2,830,739 60,972,798
2019 2,823,271 59,174,891
2018 2,820,097 57,437,145
2017 2,815,764 55,652,890
2016 2,809,915 53,824,013
2015 2,802,534 52,020,962
2014 2,793,749 50,351,512
2013 2,783,687 48,824,128
2012 2,772,430 47,374,260
2011 2,760,494 46,029,367
2010 2,748,568 44,758,488
2009 2,736,995 43,633,982
2008 2,725,635 42,570,728
2007 2,713,800 41,435,512
2006 2,700,968 40,294,902
2005 2,687,066 39,182,076
2004 2,672,225 38,109,668
2003 2,656,623 37,089,555
2002 2,640,572 36,121,304
2001 2,624,403 35,198,299
2000 2,607,826 34,260,139
1999 2,589,795 33,300,330
1998 2,569,736 32,420,458
1997 2,547,848 31,578,089
1996 2,524,463 30,945,762
1995 2,500,151 30,383,497
1994 2,475,220 29,442,356
1993 2,449,916 28,332,692
1992 2,424,701 27,457,588
1991 2,400,869 26,780,436
1990 2,379,877 26,110,207
1989 2,361,916 25,438,759
1988 2,345,777 24,769,686
1987 2,329,813 24,030,378
1986 2,312,125 23,258,959
1985 2,290,656 22,501,693
1984 2,264,562 21,779,066
1983 2,234,832 21,079,874
1982 2,203,889 20,398,571
1981 2,173,818 19,784,703
1980 2,145,658 19,189,769
1979 2,119,486 18,592,038
1978 2,094,836 17,976,566
1977 2,070,657 17,352,929
1976 2,045,578 16,736,211
1975 2,018,981 16,138,361
1974 1,990,906 15,561,630
1973 1,961,219 15,010,101
1972 1,931,542 14,479,308
1971 1,903,728 13,971,451
1970 1,878,196 13,492,677
1969 1,855,127 13,036,700
1968 1,833,765 12,602,076
1967 1,812,865 12,200,109
1966 1,791,475 11,827,459
1965 1,769,192 11,470,728
1964 1,745,568 11,127,826
1963 1,721,099 10,799,528
1962 1,696,932 10,487,756
1961 1,673,261 10,187,886
1960 1,650,005 9,901,419

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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Tanzania
2100 -1.77% 0.89%
2099 -1.78% 0.9%
2098 -1.8% 0.93%
2097 -1.8% 0.94%
2096 -1.82% 0.96%
2095 -1.84% 0.97%
2094 -1.86% 1%
2093 -1.88% 1.02%
2092 -1.9% 1.05%
2091 -1.91% 1.06%
2090 -1.92% 1.08%
2089 -1.93% 1.11%
2088 -1.93% 1.13%
2087 -1.94% 1.16%
2086 -1.95% 1.18%
2085 -1.94% 1.19%
2084 -1.91% 1.21%
2083 -1.93% 1.23%
2082 -1.92% 1.25%
2081 -1.92% 1.28%
2080 -1.9% 1.31%
2079 -1.87% 1.33%
2078 -1.87% 1.35%
2077 -1.84% 1.38%
2076 -1.82% 1.4%
2075 -1.81% 1.43%
2074 -1.77% 1.45%
2073 -1.75% 1.47%
2072 -1.71% 1.5%
2071 -1.68% 1.53%
2070 -1.64% 1.55%
2069 -1.61% 1.57%
2068 -1.57% 1.6%
2067 -1.53% 1.62%
2066 -1.53% 1.68%
2065 -1.48% 1.69%
2064 -1.44% 1.71%
2063 -1.42% 1.74%
2062 -1.38% 1.76%
2061 -1.36% 1.78%
2060 -1.32% 1.81%
2059 -1.29% 1.84%
2058 -1.24% 1.87%
2057 -1.23% 1.92%
2056 -1.19% 1.94%
2055 -1.16% 1.95%
2054 -1.11% 1.97%
2053 -1.07% 2%
2052 -1.03% 2.03%
2051 -1% 2.07%
2050 -1% 2.09%
2049 -0.96% 2.14%
2048 -0.93% 2.18%
2047 -0.9% 2.21%
2046 -0.86% 2.23%
2045 -0.84% 2.26%
2044 -0.8% 2.28%
2043 -0.76% 2.32%
2042 -0.71% 2.34%
2041 -0.68% 2.37%
2040 -0.65% 2.41%
2039 -0.6% 2.45%
2038 -0.58% 2.47%
2037 -0.53% 2.52%
2036 -0.48% 2.54%
2035 -0.45% 2.59%
2034 -0.4% 2.59%
2033 -0.37% 2.63%
2032 -0.31% 2.68%
2031 -0.28% 2.7%
2030 -0.25% 2.74%
2029 -0.21% 2.75%
2028 -0.19% 2.79%
2027 -0.16% 2.83%
2026 -0.1% 2.89%
2025 -0.07% 2.9%
2024 -0.02% 2.92%
2023 0.02% 2.95%
2022 0.05% 2.99%
2021 0.25% 3.05%
2020 0.26% 3.04%
2019 0.11% 3.03%
2018 0.15% 3.21%
2017 0.21% 3.4%
2016 0.26% 3.47%
2015 0.31% 3.32%
2014 0.36% 3.13%
2013 0.41% 3.06%
2012 0.43% 2.92%
2011 0.43% 2.84%
2010 0.42% 2.58%
2009 0.42% 2.5%
2008 0.44% 2.74%
2007 0.48% 2.83%
2006 0.52% 2.84%
2005 0.56% 2.81%
2004 0.59% 2.75%
2003 0.61% 2.68%
2002 0.62% 2.62%
2001 0.64% 2.74%
2000 0.7% 2.88%
1999 0.78% 2.71%
1998 0.86% 2.67%
1997 0.93% 2.04%
1996 0.97% 1.85%
1995 1.01% 3.2%
1994 1.03% 3.92%
1993 1.04% 3.19%
1992 0.99% 2.53%
1991 0.88% 2.57%
1990 0.76% 2.64%
1989 0.69% 2.7%
1988 0.69% 3.08%
1987 0.77% 3.32%
1986 0.94% 3.37%
1985 1.15% 3.32%
1984 1.33% 3.32%
1983 1.4% 3.34%
1982 1.38% 3.1%
1981 1.31% 3.1%
1980 1.23% 3.21%
1979 1.18% 3.42%
1978 1.17% 3.59%
1977 1.23% 3.68%
1976 1.32% 3.7%
1975 1.41% 3.71%
1974 1.51% 3.67%
1973 1.54% 3.67%
1972 1.46% 3.63%
1971 1.36% 3.55%
1970 1.24% 3.5%
1969 1.16% 3.45%
1968 1.15% 3.29%
1967 1.19% 3.15%
1966 1.26% 3.11%
1965 1.35% 3.08%
1964 1.42% 3.04%
1963 1.42% 2.97%
1962 1.41% 2.94%
1961 1.41% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Tanzania
Current population
2834177
73639263
Population rank 140/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.89%
One net population change
4.19 hours
15.9 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +5,440
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 16/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -12,730
Net migration rank 135/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -12,730
2024 9,210 -10,506 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 10,072 -10,003 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 11,215 -10,003 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 6,382 -4,665 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 12,170 0 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 13,094 -10,335 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 13,929 -10,335 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 15,419 -10,335 1,726,909 119,142
2016 16,944 -10,335 1,659,502 152,194
2015 18,489 -10,335 1,592,882 201,495
2014 19,751 -10,335 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 21,037 -10,335 1,509,008 1,241
2012 22,320 -10,498 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 23,627 -11,577 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 25,031 -13,248 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 26,311 -14,941 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 27,553 -16,191 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 28,886 -16,588 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 30,213 -16,840 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 31,506 -17,071 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 32,500 -17,256 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 33,340 -17,380 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 33,572 -17,428 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 33,666 -17,466 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 34,452 -17,498 985,185 -9,701
1999 36,649 -17,542 948,659 -4,489
1998 38,628 -17,623 920,806 -105,184
1997 40,521 -17,756 882,544 -13,400
1996 42,297 -18,285 868,524 -473,007
1995 43,705 -19,092 838,980 -109,971
1994 45,210 -19,960 803,953 349,348
1993 46,090 -20,731 778,044 288,004
1992 46,494 -21,426 767,961 -83,825
1991 45,617 -23,014 762,011 -91,851
1990 44,465 -25,085 750,825 -80,529
1989 43,591 -27,049 743,854 -71,268
1988 43,978 -28,247 736,551 -71,012
1987 44,155 -27,958 718,580 94,498
1986 44,520 -25,339 705,677 24,101
1985 45,122 -21,371 697,867 86,864
1984 45,644 -17,211 687,435 -26,938
1983 45,095 -14,065 679,720 58,161
1982 43,816 -12,952 662,627 -37,883
1981 42,898 -13,619 645,496 -42,485
1980 42,316 -15,277 629,444 -42,588
1979 42,449 -17,143 613,388 -4,792
1978 42,475 -18,483 595,024 27,307
1977 42,999 -18,630 574,938 49,997
1976 43,878 -18,084 553,617 54,875
1975 44,736 -17,340 533,906 53,290
1974 45,526 -16,769 515,152 51,127
1973 47,438 -16,822 488,429 48,363
1972 46,676 -17,934 467,305 57,489
1971 47,206 -20,322 449,014 41,900
1970 47,547 -23,371 427,988 38,635
1969 48,258 -26,304 408,322 37,006
1968 49,189 -28,424 389,467 34,455
1967 50,187 -29,147 374,763 5,265
1966 50,808 -29,065 360,229 5,049
1965 51,423 -28,611 343,456 4,742
1964 52,501 -28,066 328,527 9,090
1963 52,277 -27,757 314,644 4,333
1962 51,758 -27,936 300,663 3,916
1961 51,931 -28,416 286,839 8,338
1960 51,944 -28,952 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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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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