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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 25.8 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th 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 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Jamaica vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Tanzania
2100 1,075,936 265,496,854
2099 1,095,350 263,162,785
2098 1,115,242 260,809,535
2097 1,135,653 258,412,520
2096 1,156,525 255,996,677
2095 1,177,966 253,567,416
2094 1,200,045 251,119,386
2093 1,222,794 248,628,881
2092 1,246,199 246,107,108
2091 1,270,303 243,557,182
2090 1,294,988 241,002,065
2089 1,320,362 238,416,591
2088 1,346,290 235,797,530
2087 1,372,809 233,167,455
2086 1,399,955 230,496,041
2085 1,427,808 227,800,292
2084 1,456,011 225,111,530
2083 1,484,393 222,421,279
2082 1,513,542 219,718,263
2081 1,543,136 216,995,478
2080 1,573,400 214,255,926
2079 1,603,926 211,486,253
2078 1,634,499 208,708,063
2077 1,665,602 205,918,120
2076 1,696,763 203,106,125
2075 1,728,143 200,297,474
2074 1,760,036 197,468,017
2073 1,791,818 194,642,633
2072 1,823,794 191,824,103
2071 1,855,585 188,992,017
2070 1,887,318 186,152,377
2069 1,918,759 183,311,218
2068 1,950,157 180,475,586
2067 1,981,247 177,639,469
2066 2,012,035 174,803,090
2065 2,043,276 171,913,445
2064 2,073,988 169,064,549
2063 2,104,265 166,217,933
2062 2,134,508 163,370,044
2061 2,164,312 160,537,159
2060 2,194,058 157,722,273
2059 2,223,310 154,920,005
2058 2,252,286 152,120,539
2057 2,280,579 149,325,489
2056 2,308,936 146,519,472
2055 2,336,830 143,736,540
2054 2,364,245 140,983,905
2053 2,390,891 138,262,668
2052 2,416,741 135,553,723
2051 2,441,989 132,851,383
2050 2,466,771 130,157,751
2049 2,491,589 127,495,278
2048 2,515,667 124,821,109
2047 2,539,219 122,158,290
2046 2,562,324 119,522,516
2045 2,584,663 116,914,785
2044 2,606,489 114,329,740
2043 2,627,486 111,776,234
2042 2,647,490 109,241,835
2041 2,666,429 106,748,632
2040 2,684,551 104,272,418
2039 2,702,027 101,814,304
2038 2,718,374 99,380,232
2037 2,734,180 96,983,729
2036 2,748,725 94,601,865
2035 2,761,886 92,257,269
2034 2,774,297 89,929,444
2033 2,785,381 87,654,982
2032 2,795,619 85,409,993
2031 2,804,329 83,180,507
2030 2,812,297 80,997,163
2029 2,819,213 78,838,461
2028 2,825,235 76,730,649
2027 2,830,534 74,647,063
2026 2,834,980 72,589,279
2025 2,837,881 70,552,589
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 (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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 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 -0.05% 2.91%
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 (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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Tanzania
Current population
2834980
73145892
Population rank 139/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.88%
One net population change
14.3 hours
16.2 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +5,322
Annual growth/decline -611 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 18/197
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 - -10,506 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 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
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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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