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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 9,646 people in Tuvalu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 9,341 in Tuvalu.

Population statistics:

  • Jamaica's population is 303 times bigger than Tuvalu's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Tuvalu is the 196th.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.0001% for Tuvalu.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs -1.19% in Tuvalu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Tuvalu has declined from 10.1K to 9.34K (7.11% decline).

Jamaica vs Tuvalu: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Tuvalu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Tuvalu
2100 1,075,936 12,153
2099 1,095,350 12,146
2098 1,115,242 12,126
2097 1,135,653 12,104
2096 1,156,525 12,081
2095 1,177,966 12,066
2094 1,200,045 12,048
2093 1,222,794 12,028
2092 1,246,199 11,999
2091 1,270,303 11,972
2090 1,294,988 11,941
2089 1,320,362 11,909
2088 1,346,290 11,874
2087 1,372,809 11,847
2086 1,399,955 11,812
2085 1,427,808 11,772
2084 1,456,011 11,728
2083 1,484,393 11,689
2082 1,513,542 11,649
2081 1,543,136 11,609
2080 1,573,400 11,547
2079 1,603,926 11,491
2078 1,634,499 11,441
2077 1,665,602 11,382
2076 1,696,763 11,324
2075 1,728,143 11,268
2074 1,760,036 11,203
2073 1,791,818 11,127
2072 1,823,794 11,069
2071 1,855,585 10,994
2070 1,887,318 10,936
2069 1,918,759 10,866
2068 1,950,157 10,798
2067 1,981,247 10,730
2066 2,012,035 10,666
2065 2,043,276 10,611
2064 2,073,988 10,546
2063 2,104,265 10,482
2062 2,134,508 10,425
2061 2,164,312 10,356
2060 2,194,058 10,299
2059 2,223,310 10,230
2058 2,252,286 10,167
2057 2,280,579 10,115
2056 2,308,936 10,048
2055 2,336,830 9,985
2054 2,364,245 9,927
2053 2,390,891 9,859
2052 2,416,741 9,802
2051 2,441,989 9,731
2050 2,466,771 9,666
2049 2,491,589 9,600
2048 2,515,667 9,533
2047 2,539,219 9,456
2046 2,562,324 9,390
2045 2,584,663 9,329
2044 2,606,489 9,267
2043 2,627,486 9,201
2042 2,647,490 9,136
2041 2,666,429 9,084
2040 2,684,551 9,043
2039 2,702,027 8,992
2038 2,718,374 8,952
2037 2,734,180 8,925
2036 2,748,725 8,910
2035 2,761,886 8,901
2034 2,774,297 8,894
2033 2,785,381 8,903
2032 2,795,619 8,923
2031 2,804,329 8,946
2030 2,812,297 8,997
2029 2,819,213 9,056
2028 2,825,235 9,132
2027 2,830,534 9,226
2026 2,834,980 9,341
2025 2,837,881 9,484
2024 2,839,175 9,646
2023 2,839,786 9,816
2022 2,839,144 9,992
2021 2,837,682 10,194
2020 2,830,739 10,399
2019 2,823,271 10,581
2018 2,820,097 10,751
2017 2,815,764 10,869
2016 2,809,915 10,930
2015 2,802,534 10,963
2014 2,793,749 10,984
2013 2,783,687 11,001
2012 2,772,430 10,934
2011 2,760,494 10,780
2010 2,748,568 10,614
2009 2,736,995 10,461
2008 2,725,635 10,321
2007 2,713,800 10,182
2006 2,700,968 10,056
2005 2,687,066 9,940
2004 2,672,225 9,816
2003 2,656,623 9,695
2002 2,640,572 9,623
2001 2,624,403 9,586
2000 2,607,826 9,544
1999 2,589,795 9,496
1998 2,569,736 9,451
1997 2,547,848 9,400
1996 2,524,463 9,342
1995 2,500,151 9,280
1994 2,475,220 9,207
1993 2,449,916 9,126
1992 2,424,701 9,038
1991 2,400,869 8,928
1990 2,379,877 8,798
1989 2,361,916 8,662
1988 2,345,777 8,518
1987 2,329,813 8,371
1986 2,312,125 8,217
1985 2,290,656 8,046
1984 2,264,562 7,902
1983 2,234,832 7,789
1982 2,203,889 7,664
1981 2,173,818 7,526
1980 2,145,658 7,366
1979 2,119,486 7,184
1978 2,094,836 6,957
1977 2,070,657 6,686
1976 2,045,578 6,404
1975 2,018,981 6,117
1974 1,990,906 5,822
1973 1,961,219 5,681
1972 1,931,542 5,692
1971 1,903,728 5,685
1970 1,878,196 5,663
1969 1,855,127 5,631
1968 1,833,765 5,624
1967 1,812,865 5,652
1966 1,791,475 5,686
1965 1,769,192 5,715
1964 1,745,568 5,752
1963 1,721,099 5,751
1962 1,696,932 5,699
1961 1,673,261 5,648
1960 1,650,005 5,598

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 Tuvalu gained 874 people (a 8.69% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by 1,589 people (a 14.5% decline).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Tuvalu was ranked 195th in 2006 and ranked 196th 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 Tuvalu will increase by 3.48% to 9,666 people and will still be ranked 196th.

Tuvalu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.2K 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
Tuvalu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Tuvalu
2100 -1.77% 0.06%
2099 -1.78% 0.17%
2098 -1.8% 0.18%
2097 -1.8% 0.19%
2096 -1.82% 0.12%
2095 -1.84% 0.15%
2094 -1.86% 0.16%
2093 -1.88% 0.25%
2092 -1.9% 0.22%
2091 -1.91% 0.26%
2090 -1.92% 0.27%
2089 -1.93% 0.3%
2088 -1.93% 0.23%
2087 -1.94% 0.29%
2086 -1.95% 0.35%
2085 -1.94% 0.37%
2084 -1.91% 0.33%
2083 -1.93% 0.35%
2082 -1.92% 0.34%
2081 -1.92% 0.54%
2080 -1.9% 0.48%
2079 -1.87% 0.43%
2078 -1.87% 0.52%
2077 -1.84% 0.51%
2076 -1.82% 0.5%
2075 -1.81% 0.58%
2074 -1.77% 0.69%
2073 -1.75% 0.53%
2072 -1.71% 0.68%
2071 -1.68% 0.54%
2070 -1.64% 0.64%
2069 -1.61% 0.63%
2068 -1.57% 0.63%
2067 -1.53% 0.6%
2066 -1.53% 0.51%
2065 -1.48% 0.62%
2064 -1.44% 0.61%
2063 -1.42% 0.55%
2062 -1.38% 0.67%
2061 -1.36% 0.55%
2060 -1.32% 0.68%
2059 -1.29% 0.61%
2058 -1.24% 0.52%
2057 -1.23% 0.66%
2056 -1.19% 0.64%
2055 -1.16% 0.58%
2054 -1.11% 0.69%
2053 -1.07% 0.58%
2052 -1.03% 0.73%
2051 -1% 0.67%
2050 -1% 0.69%
2049 -0.96% 0.7%
2048 -0.93% 0.82%
2047 -0.9% 0.71%
2046 -0.86% 0.65%
2045 -0.84% 0.67%
2044 -0.8% 0.71%
2043 -0.76% 0.72%
2042 -0.71% 0.57%
2041 -0.68% 0.46%
2040 -0.65% 0.56%
2039 -0.6% 0.44%
2038 -0.58% 0.31%
2037 -0.53% 0.17%
2036 -0.48% 0.1%
2035 -0.45% 0.08%
2034 -0.4% -0.1%
2033 -0.37% -0.22%
2032 -0.31% -0.27%
2031 -0.28% -0.56%
2030 -0.25% -0.66%
2029 -0.21% -0.83%
2028 -0.19% -1.02%
2027 -0.16% -1.23%
2026 -0.1% -1.51%
2025 -0.05% -1.68%
2024 -0.02% -1.73%
2023 0.02% -1.76%
2022 0.05% -1.98%
2021 0.25% -1.97%
2020 0.26% -1.72%
2019 0.11% -1.58%
2018 0.15% -1.09%
2017 0.21% -0.56%
2016 0.26% -0.3%
2015 0.31% -0.19%
2014 0.36% -0.15%
2013 0.41% 0.61%
2012 0.43% 1.43%
2011 0.43% 1.56%
2010 0.42% 1.46%
2009 0.42% 1.36%
2008 0.44% 1.37%
2007 0.48% 1.25%
2006 0.52% 1.17%
2005 0.56% 1.26%
2004 0.59% 1.25%
2003 0.61% 0.75%
2002 0.62% 0.39%
2001 0.64% 0.44%
2000 0.7% 0.51%
1999 0.78% 0.48%
1998 0.86% 0.54%
1997 0.93% 0.62%
1996 0.97% 0.67%
1995 1.01% 0.79%
1994 1.03% 0.89%
1993 1.04% 0.97%
1992 0.99% 1.23%
1991 0.88% 1.48%
1990 0.76% 1.57%
1989 0.69% 1.69%
1988 0.69% 1.76%
1987 0.77% 1.87%
1986 0.94% 2.13%
1985 1.15% 1.82%
1984 1.33% 1.45%
1983 1.4% 1.63%
1982 1.38% 1.83%
1981 1.31% 2.17%
1980 1.23% 2.53%
1979 1.18% 3.26%
1978 1.17% 4.05%
1977 1.23% 4.4%
1976 1.32% 4.69%
1975 1.41% 5.07%
1974 1.51% 2.48%
1973 1.54% -0.19%
1972 1.46% 0.12%
1971 1.36% 0.39%
1970 1.24% 0.57%
1969 1.16% 0.12%
1968 1.15% -0.5%
1967 1.19% -0.6%
1966 1.26% -0.51%
1965 1.35% -0.64%
1964 1.42% 0.02%
1963 1.42% 0.91%
1962 1.41% 0.9%
1961 1.41% 0.89%

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 Tuvalu's population declined by 1.73%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Tuvalu
Current population
2834980
9341
Population rank 139/197 196/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.0001%
One net population change
14.3 hours
2.15 days
One birth every
15.9 minutes
1.62 days
One death every
22.9 minutes
4.1 days
Daily growth/decline -2 +0
Annual growth/decline -611 -170
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -1.73%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 195/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.44 days
Annual migration change -11,053 -255
Net migration rank 135/196 86/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 246
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 195/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 126/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Tuvalu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Tuvalu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -255
2024 - -10,506 - -280
2023 10,072 -10,003 137 -323
2022 11,215 -10,003 150 -320
2021 6,382 -4,665 151 -366
2020 12,170 0 161 -355
2019 13,094 -10,335 166 -343
2018 13,929 -10,335 169 -329
2017 15,419 -10,335 163 -246
2016 16,944 -10,335 157 -200
2015 18,489 -10,335 153 -179
2014 19,751 -10,335 149 -166
2013 21,037 -10,335 148 -160
2012 22,320 -10,498 148 1
2011 23,627 -11,577 142 28
2010 25,031 -13,248 136 22
2009 26,311 -14,941 130 15
2008 27,553 -16,191 125 10
2007 28,886 -16,588 125 1
2006 30,213 -16,840 129 -5
2005 31,506 -17,071 131 -8
2004 32,500 -17,256 132 -10
2003 33,340 -17,380 136 -16
2002 33,572 -17,428 141 -104
2001 33,666 -17,466 151 -117
2000 34,452 -17,498 159 -118
1999 36,649 -17,542 166 -120
1998 38,628 -17,623 172 -122
1997 40,521 -17,756 177 -120
1996 42,297 -18,285 182 -121
1995 43,705 -19,092 191 -125
1994 45,210 -19,960 195 -120
1993 46,090 -20,731 202 -119
1992 46,494 -21,426 196 -104
1991 45,617 -23,014 203 -72
1990 44,465 -25,085 204 -69
1989 43,591 -27,049 208 -71
1988 43,978 -28,247 215 -72
1987 44,155 -27,958 219 -68
1986 44,520 -25,339 219 -56
1985 45,122 -21,371 215 -36
1984 45,644 -17,211 212 -103
1983 45,095 -14,065 206 -87
1982 43,816 -12,952 198 -66
1981 42,898 -13,619 186 -46
1980 42,316 -15,277 173 0
1979 42,449 -17,143 158 37
1978 42,475 -18,483 141 119
1977 42,999 -18,630 128 149
1976 43,878 -18,084 117 171
1975 44,736 -17,340 108 186
1974 45,526 -16,769 102 197
1973 47,438 -16,822 101 -121
1972 46,676 -17,934 94 -102
1971 47,206 -20,322 101 -85
1970 47,547 -23,371 102 -71
1969 48,258 -26,304 102 -65
1968 49,189 -28,424 97 -127
1967 50,187 -29,147 92 -123
1966 50,808 -29,065 91 -121
1965 51,423 -28,611 93 -128
1964 52,501 -28,066 98 -135
1963 52,277 -27,757 106 -52
1962 51,758 -27,936 113 -61
1961 51,931 -28,416 120 -77
1960 51,944 -28,952 126 -79

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 Tuvalu 35.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,556 people) and 64.5% is from migration (a loss of 2,827 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 246 people or 2.6% in Tuvalu.

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
Tuvalu
City Population
Funafuti 6.02K
Vaiaku 516

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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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