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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 25.2 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Jamaica vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Thailand
2100 1,075,936 45,712,111
2099 1,095,350 46,056,854
2098 1,115,242 46,406,925
2097 1,135,653 46,761,683
2096 1,156,525 47,122,446
2095 1,177,966 47,487,866
2094 1,200,045 47,857,414
2093 1,222,794 48,230,566
2092 1,246,199 48,609,149
2091 1,270,303 48,988,448
2090 1,294,988 49,372,024
2089 1,320,362 49,760,635
2088 1,346,290 50,146,313
2087 1,372,809 50,536,233
2086 1,399,955 50,929,394
2085 1,427,808 51,326,092
2084 1,456,011 51,728,619
2083 1,484,393 52,131,789
2082 1,513,542 52,537,598
2081 1,543,136 52,942,608
2080 1,573,400 53,352,029
2079 1,603,926 53,766,821
2078 1,634,499 54,181,891
2077 1,665,602 54,599,508
2076 1,696,763 55,019,721
2075 1,728,143 55,442,571
2074 1,760,036 55,872,412
2073 1,791,818 56,304,891
2072 1,823,794 56,739,842
2071 1,855,585 57,177,118
2070 1,887,318 57,621,370
2069 1,918,759 58,066,637
2068 1,950,157 58,516,959
2067 1,981,247 58,967,738
2066 2,012,035 59,418,676
2065 2,043,276 59,878,082
2064 2,073,988 60,336,709
2063 2,104,265 60,797,201
2062 2,134,508 61,262,000
2061 2,164,312 61,724,999
2060 2,194,058 62,192,387
2059 2,223,310 62,656,203
2058 2,252,286 63,118,413
2057 2,280,579 63,577,864
2056 2,308,936 64,032,675
2055 2,336,830 64,478,337
2054 2,364,245 64,917,436
2053 2,390,891 65,343,383
2052 2,416,741 65,763,356
2051 2,441,989 66,167,939
2050 2,466,771 66,558,274
2049 2,491,589 66,936,876
2048 2,515,667 67,296,897
2047 2,539,219 67,641,907
2046 2,562,324 67,972,603
2045 2,584,663 68,287,399
2044 2,606,489 68,585,177
2043 2,627,486 68,870,333
2042 2,647,490 69,139,548
2041 2,666,429 69,396,419
2040 2,684,551 69,632,464
2039 2,702,027 69,854,146
2038 2,718,374 70,062,543
2037 2,734,180 70,256,027
2036 2,748,725 70,435,348
2035 2,761,886 70,604,705
2034 2,774,297 70,756,791
2033 2,785,381 70,897,217
2032 2,795,619 71,025,384
2031 2,804,329 71,140,609
2030 2,812,297 71,247,320
2029 2,819,213 71,342,891
2028 2,825,235 71,428,869
2027 2,830,534 71,505,168
2026 2,834,980 71,571,743
2025 2,837,881 71,625,629
2024 2,839,175 71,668,011
2023 2,839,786 71,702,435
2022 2,839,144 71,735,329
2021 2,837,682 71,727,332
2020 2,830,739 71,641,484
2019 2,823,271 71,522,271
2018 2,820,097 71,376,079
2017 2,815,764 71,160,187
2016 2,809,915 70,859,841
2015 2,802,534 70,540,795
2014 2,793,749 70,216,367
2013 2,783,687 69,845,114
2012 2,772,430 69,436,098
2011 2,760,494 69,007,208
2010 2,748,568 68,579,447
2009 2,736,995 68,121,080
2008 2,725,635 67,619,830
2007 2,713,800 67,102,394
2006 2,700,968 66,567,687
2005 2,687,066 66,017,420
2004 2,672,225 65,452,047
2003 2,656,623 64,868,166
2002 2,640,572 64,266,437
2001 2,624,403 63,651,141
2000 2,607,826 63,007,815
1999 2,589,795 62,299,043
1998 2,569,736 61,522,630
1997 2,547,848 60,724,584
1996 2,524,463 59,920,064
1995 2,500,151 59,098,232
1994 2,475,220 58,260,854
1993 2,449,916 57,408,198
1992 2,424,701 56,528,834
1991 2,400,869 55,637,434
1990 2,379,877 54,738,329
1989 2,361,916 53,848,956
1988 2,345,777 52,969,595
1987 2,329,813 52,074,105
1986 2,312,125 51,177,834
1985 2,290,656 50,270,753
1984 2,264,562 49,351,708
1983 2,234,832 48,423,309
1982 2,203,889 47,494,577
1981 2,173,818 46,575,855
1980 2,145,658 45,650,022
1979 2,119,486 44,718,434
1978 2,094,836 43,788,976
1977 2,070,657 42,843,974
1976 2,045,578 41,896,504
1975 2,018,981 40,940,005
1974 1,990,906 39,952,891
1973 1,961,219 38,947,787
1972 1,931,542 37,933,929
1971 1,903,728 36,937,387
1970 1,878,196 35,954,408
1969 1,855,127 34,973,782
1968 1,833,765 34,002,560
1967 1,812,865 33,037,801
1966 1,791,475 32,086,071
1965 1,769,192 31,149,337
1964 1,745,568 30,232,141
1963 1,721,099 29,342,322
1962 1,696,932 28,481,040
1961 1,673,261 27,650,334
1960 1,650,005 26,851,747

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 Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.1% of the population in Jamaica and 23.1% in Thailand.

Population growth rate by year

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Thailand
2100 -1.77% -0.75%
2099 -1.78% -0.75%
2098 -1.8% -0.76%
2097 -1.8% -0.77%
2096 -1.82% -0.77%
2095 -1.84% -0.77%
2094 -1.86% -0.77%
2093 -1.88% -0.78%
2092 -1.9% -0.77%
2091 -1.91% -0.78%
2090 -1.92% -0.78%
2089 -1.93% -0.77%
2088 -1.93% -0.77%
2087 -1.94% -0.77%
2086 -1.95% -0.77%
2085 -1.94% -0.78%
2084 -1.91% -0.77%
2083 -1.93% -0.77%
2082 -1.92% -0.76%
2081 -1.92% -0.77%
2080 -1.9% -0.77%
2079 -1.87% -0.77%
2078 -1.87% -0.76%
2077 -1.84% -0.76%
2076 -1.82% -0.76%
2075 -1.81% -0.77%
2074 -1.77% -0.77%
2073 -1.75% -0.77%
2072 -1.71% -0.76%
2071 -1.68% -0.77%
2070 -1.64% -0.77%
2069 -1.61% -0.77%
2068 -1.57% -0.76%
2067 -1.53% -0.76%
2066 -1.53% -0.77%
2065 -1.48% -0.76%
2064 -1.44% -0.76%
2063 -1.42% -0.76%
2062 -1.38% -0.75%
2061 -1.36% -0.75%
2060 -1.32% -0.74%
2059 -1.29% -0.73%
2058 -1.24% -0.72%
2057 -1.23% -0.71%
2056 -1.19% -0.69%
2055 -1.16% -0.68%
2054 -1.11% -0.65%
2053 -1.07% -0.64%
2052 -1.03% -0.61%
2051 -1% -0.59%
2050 -1% -0.57%
2049 -0.96% -0.53%
2048 -0.93% -0.51%
2047 -0.9% -0.49%
2046 -0.86% -0.46%
2045 -0.84% -0.43%
2044 -0.8% -0.41%
2043 -0.76% -0.39%
2042 -0.71% -0.37%
2041 -0.68% -0.34%
2040 -0.65% -0.32%
2039 -0.6% -0.3%
2038 -0.58% -0.28%
2037 -0.53% -0.25%
2036 -0.48% -0.24%
2035 -0.45% -0.21%
2034 -0.4% -0.2%
2033 -0.37% -0.18%
2032 -0.31% -0.16%
2031 -0.28% -0.15%
2030 -0.25% -0.13%
2029 -0.21% -0.12%
2028 -0.19% -0.11%
2027 -0.16% -0.09%
2026 -0.1% -0.08%
2025 -0.05% -0.06%
2024 -0.02% -0.05%
2023 0.02% -0.05%
2022 0.05% 0.01%
2021 0.25% 0.12%
2020 0.26% 0.17%
2019 0.11% 0.2%
2018 0.15% 0.3%
2017 0.21% 0.42%
2016 0.26% 0.45%
2015 0.31% 0.46%
2014 0.36% 0.53%
2013 0.41% 0.59%
2012 0.43% 0.62%
2011 0.43% 0.62%
2010 0.42% 0.67%
2009 0.42% 0.74%
2008 0.44% 0.77%
2007 0.48% 0.8%
2006 0.52% 0.83%
2005 0.56% 0.86%
2004 0.59% 0.9%
2003 0.61% 0.94%
2002 0.62% 0.97%
2001 0.64% 1.02%
2000 0.7% 1.14%
1999 0.78% 1.26%
1998 0.86% 1.31%
1997 0.93% 1.34%
1996 0.97% 1.39%
1995 1.01% 1.44%
1994 1.03% 1.49%
1993 1.04% 1.56%
1992 0.99% 1.6%
1991 0.88% 1.64%
1990 0.76% 1.65%
1989 0.69% 1.66%
1988 0.69% 1.72%
1987 0.77% 1.75%
1986 0.94% 1.8%
1985 1.15% 1.86%
1984 1.33% 1.92%
1983 1.4% 1.96%
1982 1.38% 1.97%
1981 1.31% 2.03%
1980 1.23% 2.08%
1979 1.18% 2.12%
1978 1.17% 2.21%
1977 1.23% 2.26%
1976 1.32% 2.34%
1975 1.41% 2.47%
1974 1.51% 2.58%
1973 1.54% 2.67%
1972 1.46% 2.7%
1971 1.36% 2.73%
1970 1.24% 2.8%
1969 1.16% 2.86%
1968 1.15% 2.92%
1967 1.19% 2.97%
1966 1.26% 3.01%
1965 1.35% 3.03%
1964 1.42% 3.03%
1963 1.42% 3.02%
1962 1.41% 3%
1961 1.41% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Thailand
Current population
2834980
71571743
Population rank 139/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.86%
One net population change
14.3 hours
15.3 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -2 -94
Annual growth/decline -611 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 168/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +27,509
Net migration rank 135/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 27,509
2024 - -10,506 - 23,321
2023 10,072 -10,003 -46,105 19,648
2022 11,215 -10,003 -61,046 21,683
2021 6,382 -4,665 57,382 -2,093
2020 12,170 0 84,107 32,277
2019 13,094 -10,335 116,867 5,221
2018 13,929 -10,335 159,383 10,984
2017 15,419 -10,335 194,695 66,805
2016 16,944 -10,335 226,255 112,978
2015 18,489 -10,335 266,362 32,500
2014 19,751 -10,335 294,628 55,358
2013 21,037 -10,335 325,059 67,452
2012 22,320 -10,498 351,485 74,033
2011 23,627 -11,577 365,670 66,607
2010 25,031 -13,248 370,466 52,791
2009 26,311 -14,941 382,636 110,883
2008 27,553 -16,191 401,730 107,333
2007 28,886 -16,588 425,362 100,486
2006 30,213 -16,840 441,211 102,362
2005 31,506 -17,071 456,378 100,542
2004 32,500 -17,256 466,542 107,199
2003 33,340 -17,380 488,003 105,917
2002 33,572 -17,428 504,299 105,215
2001 33,666 -17,466 524,230 96,817
2000 34,452 -17,498 543,884 121,640
1999 36,649 -17,542 578,073 173,924
1998 38,628 -17,623 617,318 183,471
1997 40,521 -17,756 644,834 150,411
1996 42,297 -18,285 661,397 152,397
1995 43,705 -19,092 682,703 147,226
1994 45,210 -19,960 712,589 132,271
1993 46,090 -20,731 737,696 122,746
1992 46,494 -21,426 754,999 143,318
1991 45,617 -23,014 760,508 124,034
1990 44,465 -25,085 760,808 152,916
1989 43,591 -27,049 774,563 90,497
1988 43,978 -28,247 765,252 128,469
1987 44,155 -27,958 774,498 122,791
1986 44,520 -25,339 783,430 111,820
1985 45,122 -21,371 776,935 141,963
1984 45,644 -17,211 779,856 139,345
1983 45,095 -14,065 794,239 143,393
1982 43,816 -12,952 817,951 101,885
1981 42,898 -13,619 839,297 78,337
1980 42,316 -15,277 845,575 88,478
1979 42,449 -17,143 843,434 85,693
1978 42,475 -18,483 847,799 82,011
1977 42,999 -18,630 871,232 88,937
1976 43,878 -18,084 894,072 40,656
1975 44,736 -17,340 911,980 66,306
1974 45,526 -16,769 923,151 72,801
1973 47,438 -16,822 933,540 80,704
1972 46,676 -17,934 940,420 73,082
1971 47,206 -20,322 936,215 43,400
1970 47,547 -23,371 937,116 49,221
1969 48,258 -26,304 948,314 26,551
1968 49,189 -28,424 953,806 13,718
1967 50,187 -29,147 944,980 17,005
1966 50,808 -29,065 929,469 12,016
1965 51,423 -28,611 909,000 22,995
1964 52,501 -28,066 885,137 17,249
1963 52,277 -27,757 860,728 16,494
1962 51,758 -27,936 828,741 16,605
1961 51,931 -28,416 801,140 14,968
1960 51,944 -28,952 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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