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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 4.39 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Jamaica vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Tunisia
2100 1,075,936 10,722,837
2099 1,095,350 10,798,417
2098 1,115,242 10,872,527
2097 1,135,653 10,944,510
2096 1,156,525 11,017,262
2095 1,177,966 11,088,773
2094 1,200,045 11,159,761
2093 1,222,794 11,228,741
2092 1,246,199 11,296,441
2091 1,270,303 11,362,922
2090 1,294,988 11,428,150
2089 1,320,362 11,492,395
2088 1,346,290 11,554,451
2087 1,372,809 11,616,399
2086 1,399,955 11,677,706
2085 1,427,808 11,736,824
2084 1,456,011 11,795,185
2083 1,484,393 11,853,617
2082 1,513,542 11,911,196
2081 1,543,136 11,966,771
2080 1,573,400 12,023,486
2079 1,603,926 12,080,879
2078 1,634,499 12,138,513
2077 1,665,602 12,194,072
2076 1,696,763 12,247,445
2075 1,728,143 12,301,960
2074 1,760,036 12,355,470
2073 1,791,818 12,410,281
2072 1,823,794 12,463,568
2071 1,855,585 12,517,952
2070 1,887,318 12,571,557
2069 1,918,759 12,625,027
2068 1,950,157 12,677,388
2067 1,981,247 12,728,611
2066 2,012,035 12,778,160
2065 2,043,276 12,827,417
2064 2,073,988 12,873,288
2063 2,104,265 12,917,720
2062 2,134,508 12,960,075
2061 2,164,312 12,999,502
2060 2,194,058 13,037,172
2059 2,223,310 13,069,268
2058 2,252,286 13,098,461
2057 2,280,579 13,124,682
2056 2,308,936 13,147,057
2055 2,336,830 13,164,337
2054 2,364,245 13,177,456
2053 2,390,891 13,184,564
2052 2,416,741 13,188,052
2051 2,441,989 13,187,435
2050 2,466,771 13,181,992
2049 2,491,589 13,173,401
2048 2,515,667 13,160,968
2047 2,539,219 13,144,429
2046 2,562,324 13,125,908
2045 2,584,663 13,104,999
2044 2,606,489 13,081,801
2043 2,627,486 13,057,259
2042 2,647,490 13,031,516
2041 2,666,429 13,006,019
2040 2,684,551 12,979,703
2039 2,702,027 12,952,741
2038 2,718,374 12,925,306
2037 2,734,180 12,896,316
2036 2,748,725 12,865,989
2035 2,761,886 12,835,689
2034 2,774,297 12,803,284
2033 2,785,381 12,766,519
2032 2,795,619 12,728,299
2031 2,804,329 12,687,827
2030 2,812,297 12,644,489
2029 2,819,213 12,596,686
2028 2,825,235 12,542,752
2027 2,830,534 12,484,560
2026 2,834,980 12,420,467
2025 2,837,881 12,351,028
2024 2,839,175 12,277,109
2023 2,839,786 12,200,431
2022 2,839,144 12,119,334
2021 2,837,682 12,048,622
2020 2,830,739 11,974,057
2019 2,823,271 11,875,081
2018 2,820,097 11,765,514
2017 2,815,764 11,650,498
2016 2,809,915 11,528,674
2015 2,802,534 11,402,264
2014 2,793,749 11,274,288
2013 2,783,687 11,141,361
2012 2,772,430 11,009,647
2011 2,760,494 10,886,035
2010 2,748,568 10,765,980
2009 2,736,995 10,650,681
2008 2,725,635 10,542,635
2007 2,713,800 10,441,702
2006 2,700,968 10,346,410
2005 2,687,066 10,255,472
2004 2,672,225 10,166,163
2003 2,656,623 10,071,632
2002 2,640,572 9,971,515
2001 2,624,403 9,869,677
2000 2,607,826 9,764,935
1999 2,589,795 9,655,963
1998 2,569,736 9,541,667
1997 2,547,848 9,421,270
1996 2,524,463 9,294,432
1995 2,500,151 9,161,258
1994 2,475,220 9,018,448
1993 2,449,916 8,857,910
1992 2,424,701 8,682,512
1991 2,400,869 8,501,827
1990 2,379,877 8,324,509
1989 2,361,916 8,151,660
1988 2,345,777 7,974,440
1987 2,329,813 7,789,987
1986 2,312,125 7,600,301
1985 2,290,656 7,409,903
1984 2,264,562 7,220,044
1983 2,234,832 7,053,800
1982 2,203,889 6,908,642
1981 2,173,818 6,758,284
1980 2,145,658 6,606,195
1979 2,119,486 6,456,419
1978 2,094,836 6,309,390
1977 2,070,657 6,155,931
1976 2,045,578 5,996,994
1975 2,018,981 5,839,262
1974 1,990,906 5,684,674
1973 1,961,219 5,537,242
1972 1,931,542 5,396,557
1971 1,903,728 5,261,658
1970 1,878,196 5,131,396
1969 1,855,127 5,004,697
1968 1,833,765 4,879,899
1967 1,812,865 4,760,970
1966 1,791,475 4,652,287
1965 1,769,192 4,561,385
1964 1,745,568 4,489,869
1963 1,721,099 4,427,131
1962 1,696,932 4,369,136
1961 1,673,261 4,316,278
1960 1,650,005 4,267,288

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 Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M 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
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Tunisia
2100 -1.77% -0.7%
2099 -1.78% -0.68%
2098 -1.8% -0.66%
2097 -1.8% -0.66%
2096 -1.82% -0.64%
2095 -1.84% -0.64%
2094 -1.86% -0.61%
2093 -1.88% -0.6%
2092 -1.9% -0.59%
2091 -1.91% -0.57%
2090 -1.92% -0.56%
2089 -1.93% -0.54%
2088 -1.93% -0.53%
2087 -1.94% -0.52%
2086 -1.95% -0.5%
2085 -1.94% -0.49%
2084 -1.91% -0.49%
2083 -1.93% -0.48%
2082 -1.92% -0.46%
2081 -1.92% -0.47%
2080 -1.9% -0.48%
2079 -1.87% -0.47%
2078 -1.87% -0.46%
2077 -1.84% -0.44%
2076 -1.82% -0.44%
2075 -1.81% -0.43%
2074 -1.77% -0.44%
2073 -1.75% -0.43%
2072 -1.71% -0.43%
2071 -1.68% -0.43%
2070 -1.64% -0.42%
2069 -1.61% -0.41%
2068 -1.57% -0.4%
2067 -1.53% -0.39%
2066 -1.53% -0.38%
2065 -1.48% -0.36%
2064 -1.44% -0.34%
2063 -1.42% -0.33%
2062 -1.38% -0.3%
2061 -1.36% -0.29%
2060 -1.32% -0.25%
2059 -1.29% -0.22%
2058 -1.24% -0.2%
2057 -1.23% -0.17%
2056 -1.19% -0.13%
2055 -1.16% -0.1%
2054 -1.11% -0.05%
2053 -1.07% -0.03%
2052 -1.03% 0.005%
2051 -1% 0.04%
2050 -1% 0.07%
2049 -0.96% 0.09%
2048 -0.93% 0.13%
2047 -0.9% 0.14%
2046 -0.86% 0.16%
2045 -0.84% 0.18%
2044 -0.8% 0.19%
2043 -0.76% 0.2%
2042 -0.71% 0.2%
2041 -0.68% 0.2%
2040 -0.65% 0.21%
2039 -0.6% 0.21%
2038 -0.58% 0.22%
2037 -0.53% 0.24%
2036 -0.48% 0.24%
2035 -0.45% 0.25%
2034 -0.4% 0.29%
2033 -0.37% 0.3%
2032 -0.31% 0.32%
2031 -0.28% 0.34%
2030 -0.25% 0.38%
2029 -0.21% 0.43%
2028 -0.19% 0.47%
2027 -0.16% 0.52%
2026 -0.1% 0.56%
2025 -0.05% 0.6%
2024 -0.02% 0.63%
2023 0.02% 0.67%
2022 0.05% 0.59%
2021 0.25% 0.62%
2020 0.26% 0.83%
2019 0.11% 0.93%
2018 0.15% 0.99%
2017 0.21% 1.06%
2016 0.26% 1.11%
2015 0.31% 1.14%
2014 0.36% 1.19%
2013 0.41% 1.2%
2012 0.43% 1.14%
2011 0.43% 1.12%
2010 0.42% 1.08%
2009 0.42% 1.02%
2008 0.44% 0.97%
2007 0.48% 0.92%
2006 0.52% 0.89%
2005 0.56% 0.88%
2004 0.59% 0.94%
2003 0.61% 1%
2002 0.62% 1.03%
2001 0.64% 1.07%
2000 0.7% 1.13%
1999 0.78% 1.2%
1998 0.86% 1.28%
1997 0.93% 1.36%
1996 0.97% 1.45%
1995 1.01% 1.58%
1994 1.03% 1.81%
1993 1.04% 2.02%
1992 0.99% 2.13%
1991 0.88% 2.13%
1990 0.76% 2.12%
1989 0.69% 2.22%
1988 0.69% 2.37%
1987 0.77% 2.5%
1986 0.94% 2.57%
1985 1.15% 2.63%
1984 1.33% 2.36%
1983 1.4% 2.1%
1982 1.38% 2.22%
1981 1.31% 2.3%
1980 1.23% 2.32%
1979 1.18% 2.33%
1978 1.17% 2.49%
1977 1.23% 2.65%
1976 1.32% 2.7%
1975 1.41% 2.72%
1974 1.51% 2.66%
1973 1.54% 2.61%
1972 1.46% 2.56%
1971 1.36% 2.54%
1970 1.24% 2.53%
1969 1.16% 2.56%
1968 1.15% 2.5%
1967 1.19% 2.34%
1966 1.26% 1.99%
1965 1.35% 1.59%
1964 1.42% 1.42%
1963 1.42% 1.33%
1962 1.41% 1.22%
1961 1.41% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Tunisia
Current population
2834980
12437803
Population rank 139/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.15%
One net population change
14.3 hours
6.85 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +210
Annual growth/decline -611 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 124/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -14,523
Net migration rank 135/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -14,523
2024 - -10,506 - -15,221
2023 10,072 -10,003 93,663 -14,001
2022 11,215 -10,003 96,531 -14,001
2021 6,382 -4,665 68,087 -9,190
2020 12,170 0 109,431 -19,188
2019 13,094 -10,335 127,312 -19,612
2018 13,929 -10,335 132,445 -21,012
2017 15,419 -10,335 140,971 -22,365
2016 16,944 -10,335 148,870 -23,827
2015 18,489 -10,335 153,007 -25,229
2014 19,751 -10,335 154,762 -26,586
2013 21,037 -10,335 154,687 -17,020
2012 22,320 -10,498 151,812 -26,059
2011 23,627 -11,577 143,401 -21,935
2010 25,031 -13,248 132,809 -14,168
2009 26,311 -14,941 125,465 -13,512
2008 27,553 -16,191 121,873 -17,742
2007 28,886 -16,588 118,920 -21,190
2006 30,213 -16,840 116,945 -24,098
2005 31,506 -17,071 115,374 -26,361
2004 32,500 -17,256 113,322 -23,735
2003 33,340 -17,380 111,926 -12,459
2002 33,572 -17,428 109,099 -8,334
2001 33,666 -17,466 110,146 -7,235
2000 34,452 -17,498 112,501 -5,937
1999 36,649 -17,542 114,829 -3,452
1998 38,628 -17,623 121,332 -4,111
1997 40,521 -17,756 128,327 -4,756
1996 42,297 -18,285 135,615 -5,506
1995 43,705 -19,092 144,345 -8,095
1994 45,210 -19,960 153,647 -4,271
1993 46,090 -20,731 160,922 10,771
1992 46,494 -21,426 163,978 15,124
1991 45,617 -23,014 166,245 16,021
1990 44,465 -25,085 168,180 4,183
1989 43,591 -27,049 169,221 4,100
1988 43,978 -28,247 177,176 3,934
1987 44,155 -27,958 184,101 3,711
1986 44,520 -25,339 188,107 3,464
1985 45,122 -21,371 186,344 2,887
1984 45,644 -17,211 182,386 8,109
1983 45,095 -14,065 179,878 -37,895
1982 43,816 -12,952 177,898 -29,559
1981 42,898 -13,619 176,628 -24,242
1980 42,316 -15,277 171,094 -19,321
1979 42,449 -17,143 171,463 -23,688
1978 42,475 -18,483 173,255 -26,968
1977 42,999 -18,630 174,539 -13,910
1976 43,878 -18,084 172,744 -15,499
1975 44,736 -17,340 166,991 -8,765
1974 45,526 -16,769 160,200 -9,254
1973 47,438 -16,822 153,525 -9,606
1972 46,676 -17,934 147,239 -9,790
1971 47,206 -20,322 142,296 -9,949
1970 47,547 -23,371 138,235 -10,054
1969 48,258 -26,304 135,257 -10,049
1968 49,189 -28,424 134,246 -9,848
1967 50,187 -29,147 132,626 -19,155
1966 50,808 -29,065 131,274 -27,393
1965 51,423 -28,611 127,673 -49,751
1964 52,501 -28,066 124,711 -59,602
1963 52,277 -27,757 120,865 -60,505
1962 51,758 -27,936 116,887 -61,260
1961 51,931 -28,416 111,459 -61,369
1960 51,944 -28,952 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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