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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 2.74 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th 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 +0.18% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Jamaica vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Turkmenistan
2100 1,075,936 10,046,945
2099 1,095,350 10,075,740
2098 1,115,242 10,103,319
2097 1,135,653 10,129,577
2096 1,156,525 10,154,338
2095 1,177,966 10,178,163
2094 1,200,045 10,200,371
2093 1,222,794 10,221,349
2092 1,246,199 10,240,959
2091 1,270,303 10,259,026
2090 1,294,988 10,276,261
2089 1,320,362 10,291,819
2088 1,346,290 10,306,303
2087 1,372,809 10,319,501
2086 1,399,955 10,331,090
2085 1,427,808 10,341,183
2084 1,456,011 10,349,710
2083 1,484,393 10,356,602
2082 1,513,542 10,362,422
2081 1,543,136 10,366,587
2080 1,573,400 10,369,293
2079 1,603,926 10,370,130
2078 1,634,499 10,369,013
2077 1,665,602 10,366,366
2076 1,696,763 10,361,975
2075 1,728,143 10,355,755
2074 1,760,036 10,348,384
2073 1,791,818 10,339,415
2072 1,823,794 10,328,653
2071 1,855,585 10,316,618
2070 1,887,318 10,303,565
2069 1,918,759 10,289,578
2068 1,950,157 10,274,625
2067 1,981,247 10,258,518
2066 2,012,035 10,241,362
2065 2,043,276 10,223,420
2064 2,073,988 10,204,034
2063 2,104,265 10,183,241
2062 2,134,508 10,160,903
2061 2,164,312 10,136,928
2060 2,194,058 10,111,369
2059 2,223,310 10,083,631
2058 2,252,286 10,052,905
2057 2,280,579 10,019,547
2056 2,308,936 9,983,379
2055 2,336,830 9,943,931
2054 2,364,245 9,901,473
2053 2,390,891 9,854,931
2052 2,416,741 9,804,909
2051 2,441,989 9,751,221
2050 2,466,771 9,693,713
2049 2,491,589 9,632,600
2048 2,515,667 9,567,946
2047 2,539,219 9,500,139
2046 2,562,324 9,429,355
2045 2,584,663 9,356,194
2044 2,606,489 9,280,988
2043 2,627,486 9,204,466
2042 2,647,490 9,126,898
2041 2,666,429 9,048,356
2040 2,684,551 8,969,478
2039 2,702,027 8,890,225
2038 2,718,374 8,810,850
2037 2,734,180 8,731,367
2036 2,748,725 8,651,719
2035 2,761,886 8,572,231
2034 2,774,297 8,492,483
2033 2,785,381 8,412,113
2032 2,795,619 8,330,912
2031 2,804,329 8,248,129
2030 2,812,297 8,163,024
2029 2,819,213 8,070,023
2028 2,825,235 7,969,080
2027 2,830,534 7,860,774
2026 2,834,980 7,745,331
2025 2,837,881 7,623,184
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 (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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 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 -0.05% 1.72%
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 (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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Turkmenistan
Current population
2834980
7776557
Population rank 139/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
14.3 hours
4.04 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +356
Annual growth/decline -611 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 61/197
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 - -10,506 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 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
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
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 (1960–2024, 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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