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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 2.75 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Jamaica vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Turkmenistan
2100 1,075,631 10,041,228
2099 1,095,039 10,070,007
2098 1,114,926 10,097,571
2097 1,135,331 10,123,813
2096 1,156,197 10,148,560
2095 1,177,632 10,172,371
2094 1,199,705 10,194,567
2093 1,222,447 10,215,533
2092 1,245,845 10,235,132
2091 1,269,943 10,253,189
2090 1,294,621 10,270,414
2089 1,319,987 10,285,963
2088 1,345,908 10,300,439
2087 1,372,420 10,313,629
2086 1,399,559 10,325,212
2085 1,427,403 10,335,299
2084 1,455,598 10,343,821
2083 1,483,973 10,350,710
2082 1,513,113 10,356,526
2081 1,542,698 10,360,689
2080 1,572,954 10,363,394
2079 1,603,471 10,364,229
2078 1,634,036 10,363,113
2077 1,665,130 10,360,467
2076 1,696,282 10,356,079
2075 1,727,653 10,349,863
2074 1,759,538 10,342,496
2073 1,791,310 10,333,532
2072 1,823,277 10,322,776
2071 1,855,059 10,310,748
2070 1,886,784 10,297,702
2069 1,918,215 10,283,723
2068 1,949,604 10,268,779
2067 1,980,685 10,252,681
2066 2,011,465 10,235,535
2065 2,042,697 10,217,603
2064 2,073,400 10,198,228
2063 2,103,669 10,177,447
2062 2,133,903 10,155,121
2061 2,163,699 10,131,160
2060 2,193,436 10,105,616
2059 2,222,680 10,077,893
2058 2,251,648 10,047,185
2057 2,279,932 10,013,846
2056 2,308,282 9,977,699
2055 2,336,168 9,938,273
2054 2,363,575 9,895,840
2053 2,390,213 9,849,324
2052 2,416,056 9,799,331
2051 2,441,297 9,745,673
2050 2,466,072 9,688,197
2049 2,490,883 9,627,119
2048 2,514,954 9,562,502
2047 2,538,499 9,494,734
2046 2,561,597 9,423,990
2045 2,583,931 9,350,870
2044 2,605,750 9,275,707
2043 2,626,741 9,199,229
2042 2,646,740 9,121,705
2041 2,665,673 9,043,208
2040 2,683,790 8,964,374
2039 2,701,261 8,885,167
2038 2,717,604 8,805,836
2037 2,733,406 8,726,399
2036 2,747,946 8,646,796
2035 2,761,103 8,567,354
2034 2,773,511 8,487,651
2033 2,784,591 8,407,327
2032 2,794,827 8,326,172
2031 2,803,535 8,243,436
2030 2,811,500 8,158,380
2029 2,818,414 8,065,431
2028 2,824,434 7,964,546
2027 2,829,732 7,856,302
2026 2,834,177 7,740,924
2025 2,837,077 7,618,847
2024 2,839,175 7,494,498
2023 2,839,786 7,364,438
2022 2,839,144 7,230,193
2021 2,837,682 7,092,043
2020 2,830,739 6,949,912
2019 2,823,271 6,803,944
2018 2,820,097 6,655,524
2017 2,815,764 6,507,061
2016 2,809,915 6,360,041
2015 2,802,534 6,215,770
2014 2,793,749 6,075,283
2013 2,783,687 5,939,341
2012 2,772,430 5,808,546
2011 2,760,494 5,683,417
2010 2,748,568 5,564,356
2009 2,736,995 5,451,592
2008 2,725,635 5,345,029
2007 2,713,800 5,244,046
2006 2,700,968 5,147,105
2005 2,687,066 5,052,257
2004 2,672,225 4,958,093
2003 2,656,623 4,863,865
2002 2,640,572 4,769,465
2001 2,624,403 4,675,409
2000 2,607,826 4,582,677
1999 2,589,795 4,492,170
1998 2,569,736 4,410,507
1997 2,547,848 4,336,730
1996 2,524,463 4,263,819
1995 2,500,151 4,191,203
1994 2,475,220 4,116,662
1993 2,449,916 4,032,407
1992 2,424,701 3,944,689
1991 2,400,869 3,855,894
1990 2,379,877 3,760,562
1989 2,361,916 3,662,459
1988 2,345,777 3,559,363
1987 2,329,813 3,452,731
1986 2,312,125 3,347,809
1985 2,290,656 3,247,534
1984 2,264,562 3,154,079
1983 2,234,832 3,067,534
1982 2,203,889 2,985,557
1981 2,173,818 2,907,187
1980 2,145,658 2,832,203
1979 2,119,486 2,760,358
1978 2,094,836 2,691,088
1977 2,070,657 2,623,948
1976 2,045,578 2,558,521
1975 2,018,981 2,494,570
1974 1,990,906 2,432,028
1973 1,961,219 2,370,919
1972 1,931,542 2,311,430
1971 1,903,728 2,253,119
1970 1,878,196 2,195,616
1969 1,855,127 2,139,024
1968 1,833,765 2,083,069
1967 1,812,865 2,027,403
1966 1,791,475 1,971,737
1965 1,769,192 1,915,916
1964 1,745,568 1,859,997
1963 1,721,099 1,804,272
1962 1,696,932 1,749,214
1961 1,673,261 1,695,400
1960 1,650,005 1,643,457

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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Turkmenistan
2100 -1.77% -0.29%
2099 -1.78% -0.27%
2098 -1.8% -0.26%
2097 -1.8% -0.24%
2096 -1.82% -0.23%
2095 -1.84% -0.22%
2094 -1.86% -0.21%
2093 -1.88% -0.19%
2092 -1.9% -0.18%
2091 -1.91% -0.17%
2090 -1.92% -0.15%
2089 -1.93% -0.14%
2088 -1.93% -0.13%
2087 -1.94% -0.11%
2086 -1.95% -0.1%
2085 -1.94% -0.08%
2084 -1.91% -0.07%
2083 -1.93% -0.06%
2082 -1.92% -0.04%
2081 -1.92% -0.03%
2080 -1.9% -0.008%
2079 -1.87% 0.01%
2078 -1.87% 0.03%
2077 -1.84% 0.04%
2076 -1.82% 0.06%
2075 -1.81% 0.07%
2074 -1.77% 0.09%
2073 -1.75% 0.1%
2072 -1.71% 0.12%
2071 -1.68% 0.13%
2070 -1.64% 0.14%
2069 -1.61% 0.15%
2068 -1.57% 0.16%
2067 -1.53% 0.17%
2066 -1.53% 0.18%
2065 -1.48% 0.19%
2064 -1.44% 0.2%
2063 -1.42% 0.22%
2062 -1.38% 0.24%
2061 -1.36% 0.25%
2060 -1.32% 0.28%
2059 -1.29% 0.31%
2058 -1.24% 0.33%
2057 -1.23% 0.36%
2056 -1.19% 0.4%
2055 -1.16% 0.43%
2054 -1.11% 0.47%
2053 -1.07% 0.51%
2052 -1.03% 0.55%
2051 -1% 0.59%
2050 -1% 0.63%
2049 -0.96% 0.68%
2048 -0.93% 0.71%
2047 -0.9% 0.75%
2046 -0.86% 0.78%
2045 -0.84% 0.81%
2044 -0.8% 0.83%
2043 -0.76% 0.85%
2042 -0.71% 0.87%
2041 -0.68% 0.88%
2040 -0.65% 0.89%
2039 -0.6% 0.9%
2038 -0.58% 0.91%
2037 -0.53% 0.92%
2036 -0.48% 0.93%
2035 -0.45% 0.94%
2034 -0.4% 0.96%
2033 -0.37% 0.97%
2032 -0.31% 1%
2031 -0.28% 1.04%
2030 -0.25% 1.15%
2029 -0.21% 1.27%
2028 -0.19% 1.38%
2027 -0.16% 1.49%
2026 -0.1% 1.6%
2025 -0.07% 1.66%
2024 -0.02% 1.77%
2023 0.02% 1.86%
2022 0.05% 1.95%
2021 0.25% 2.05%
2020 0.26% 2.15%
2019 0.11% 2.23%
2018 0.15% 2.28%
2017 0.21% 2.31%
2016 0.26% 2.32%
2015 0.31% 2.31%
2014 0.36% 2.29%
2013 0.41% 2.25%
2012 0.43% 2.2%
2011 0.43% 2.14%
2010 0.42% 2.07%
2009 0.42% 1.99%
2008 0.44% 1.93%
2007 0.48% 1.88%
2006 0.52% 1.88%
2005 0.56% 1.9%
2004 0.59% 1.94%
2003 0.61% 1.98%
2002 0.62% 2.01%
2001 0.64% 2.02%
2000 0.7% 2.01%
1999 0.78% 1.85%
1998 0.86% 1.7%
1997 0.93% 1.71%
1996 0.97% 1.73%
1995 1.01% 1.81%
1994 1.03% 2.09%
1993 1.04% 2.22%
1992 0.99% 2.3%
1991 0.88% 2.54%
1990 0.76% 2.68%
1989 0.69% 2.9%
1988 0.69% 3.09%
1987 0.77% 3.13%
1986 0.94% 3.09%
1985 1.15% 2.96%
1984 1.33% 2.82%
1983 1.4% 2.75%
1982 1.38% 2.7%
1981 1.31% 2.65%
1980 1.23% 2.6%
1979 1.18% 2.57%
1978 1.17% 2.56%
1977 1.23% 2.56%
1976 1.32% 2.56%
1975 1.41% 2.57%
1974 1.51% 2.58%
1973 1.54% 2.57%
1972 1.46% 2.59%
1971 1.36% 2.62%
1970 1.24% 2.65%
1969 1.16% 2.69%
1968 1.15% 2.75%
1967 1.19% 2.82%
1966 1.26% 2.91%
1965 1.35% 3.01%
1964 1.42% 3.09%
1963 1.42% 3.15%
1962 1.41% 3.17%
1961 1.41% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Turkmenistan
Current population
2834177
7800189
Population rank 140/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
4.19 hours
4.24 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +341
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 63/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +13,268
Net migration rank 135/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 13,268
2024 9,210 -10,506 112,942 14,646
2023 10,072 -10,003 117,529 15,005
2022 11,215 -10,003 121,814 14,141
2021 6,382 -4,665 122,721 17,617
2020 12,170 0 124,014 19,913
2019 13,094 -10,335 128,275 19,735
2018 13,929 -10,335 129,537 19,293
2017 15,419 -10,335 131,417 16,678
2016 16,944 -10,335 132,581 13,365
2015 18,489 -10,335 132,663 9,936
2014 19,751 -10,335 129,677 8,696
2013 21,037 -10,335 126,217 7,287
2012 22,320 -10,498 120,957 7,125
2011 23,627 -11,577 115,197 6,992
2010 25,031 -13,248 109,318 6,621
2009 26,311 -14,941 102,931 6,656
2008 27,553 -16,191 96,815 6,734
2007 28,886 -16,588 92,038 6,388
2006 30,213 -16,840 87,840 7,613
2005 31,506 -17,071 83,968 10,263
2004 32,500 -17,256 79,850 14,242
2003 33,340 -17,380 76,737 17,625
2002 33,572 -17,428 75,639 18,803
2001 33,666 -17,466 76,682 16,982
2000 34,452 -17,498 76,875 14,925
1999 36,649 -17,542 76,362 12,859
1998 38,628 -17,623 77,342 -3,239
1997 40,521 -17,756 79,045 -5,600
1996 42,297 -18,285 80,996 -8,627
1995 43,705 -19,092 86,289 -13,423
1994 45,210 -19,960 89,319 -13,094
1993 46,090 -20,731 92,596 -312
1992 46,494 -21,426 96,668 -13,517
1991 45,617 -23,014 99,297 -4,864
1990 44,465 -25,085 101,099 -4,864
1989 43,591 -27,049 103,553 -3,576
1988 43,978 -28,247 104,802 1,408
1987 44,155 -27,958 103,885 3,161
1986 44,520 -25,339 100,930 1,878
1985 45,122 -21,371 95,890 1,861
1984 45,644 -17,211 90,591 -1,427
1983 45,095 -14,065 85,183 -1,264
1982 43,816 -12,952 80,989 -961
1981 42,898 -13,619 77,829 -1,102
1980 42,316 -15,277 74,394 -1,152
1979 42,449 -17,143 71,135 -677
1978 42,475 -18,483 68,437 -350
1977 42,999 -18,630 66,318 -132
1976 43,878 -18,084 64,513 160
1975 44,736 -17,340 62,681 550
1974 45,526 -16,769 60,925 924
1973 47,438 -16,822 59,169 1,194
1972 46,676 -17,934 57,326 1,293
1971 47,206 -20,322 56,666 1,348
1970 47,547 -23,371 55,617 1,376
1969 48,258 -26,304 54,791 1,397
1968 49,189 -28,424 54,324 1,401
1967 50,187 -29,147 54,209 1,397
1966 50,808 -29,065 54,353 1,377
1965 51,423 -28,611 54,558 1,366
1964 52,501 -28,066 54,574 1,340
1963 52,277 -27,757 54,203 1,332
1962 51,758 -27,936 53,248 1,337
1961 51,931 -28,416 51,659 1,372
1960 51,944 -28,952 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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