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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 14.2 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Jamaica vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Ukraine
2100 1,075,936 15,493,960
2099 1,095,350 15,751,557
2098 1,115,242 16,012,938
2097 1,135,653 16,278,602
2096 1,156,525 16,547,938
2095 1,177,966 16,820,897
2094 1,200,045 17,098,910
2093 1,222,794 17,381,822
2092 1,246,199 17,669,049
2091 1,270,303 17,960,681
2090 1,294,988 18,257,867
2089 1,320,362 18,559,027
2088 1,346,290 18,865,031
2087 1,372,809 19,176,483
2086 1,399,955 19,492,606
2085 1,427,808 19,812,584
2084 1,456,011 20,138,855
2083 1,484,393 20,468,747
2082 1,513,542 20,803,241
2081 1,543,136 21,140,953
2080 1,573,400 21,482,498
2079 1,603,926 21,827,152
2078 1,634,499 22,175,099
2077 1,665,602 22,525,846
2076 1,696,763 22,879,896
2075 1,728,143 23,236,521
2074 1,760,036 23,596,095
2073 1,791,818 23,957,807
2072 1,823,794 24,319,928
2071 1,855,585 24,685,370
2070 1,887,318 25,053,352
2069 1,918,759 25,423,272
2068 1,950,157 25,794,560
2067 1,981,247 26,168,072
2066 2,012,035 26,543,206
2065 2,043,276 26,920,121
2064 2,073,988 27,298,592
2063 2,104,265 27,677,528
2062 2,134,508 28,056,960
2061 2,164,312 28,437,884
2060 2,194,058 28,818,343
2059 2,223,310 29,198,891
2058 2,252,286 29,580,044
2057 2,280,579 29,958,884
2056 2,308,936 30,335,136
2055 2,336,830 30,710,041
2054 2,364,245 31,080,334
2053 2,390,891 31,447,868
2052 2,416,741 31,811,171
2051 2,441,989 32,170,929
2050 2,466,771 32,525,262
2049 2,491,589 32,875,483
2048 2,515,667 33,217,836
2047 2,539,219 33,556,749
2046 2,562,324 33,892,646
2045 2,584,663 34,221,999
2044 2,606,489 34,547,153
2043 2,627,486 34,869,270
2042 2,647,490 35,189,550
2041 2,666,429 35,507,946
2040 2,684,551 35,823,225
2039 2,702,027 36,141,658
2038 2,718,374 36,457,134
2037 2,734,180 36,772,578
2036 2,748,725 37,084,252
2035 2,761,886 37,396,243
2034 2,774,297 37,706,533
2033 2,785,381 38,015,585
2032 2,795,619 38,322,554
2031 2,804,329 38,630,259
2030 2,812,297 38,935,791
2029 2,819,213 39,238,099
2028 2,825,235 39,537,815
2027 2,830,534 39,830,895
2026 2,834,980 40,125,599
2025 2,837,881 38,707,520
2024 2,839,175 37,860,221
2023 2,839,786 37,732,836
2022 2,839,144 41,048,766
2021 2,837,682 44,298,640
2020 2,830,739 44,680,014
2019 2,823,271 44,957,458
2018 2,820,097 45,208,907
2017 2,815,764 45,436,041
2016 2,809,915 45,616,832
2015 2,802,534 45,784,896
2014 2,793,749 45,972,380
2013 2,783,687 46,126,770
2012 2,772,430 46,210,056
2011 2,760,494 46,307,853
2010 2,748,568 46,456,003
2009 2,736,995 46,623,731
2008 2,725,635 46,819,175
2007 2,713,800 47,062,798
2006 2,700,968 47,278,694
2005 2,687,066 47,585,556
2004 2,672,225 47,979,507
2003 2,656,623 48,315,136
2002 2,640,572 48,677,281
2001 2,624,403 49,106,855
2000 2,607,826 49,556,660
1999 2,589,795 49,976,446
1998 2,569,736 50,379,731
1997 2,547,848 50,786,885
1996 2,524,463 51,226,109
1995 2,500,151 51,665,539
1994 2,475,220 52,075,998
1993 2,449,916 52,350,126
1992 2,424,701 52,323,671
1991 2,400,869 52,170,961
1990 2,379,877 52,054,092
1989 2,361,916 51,917,817
1988 2,345,777 51,724,853
1987 2,329,813 51,515,732
1986 2,312,125 51,318,745
1985 2,290,656 51,108,770
1984 2,264,562 50,887,599
1983 2,234,832 50,637,029
1982 2,203,889 50,402,724
1981 2,173,818 50,189,281
1980 2,145,658 49,955,152
1979 2,119,486 49,721,381
1978 2,094,836 49,521,243
1977 2,070,657 49,336,481
1976 2,045,578 49,120,842
1975 2,018,981 48,865,229
1974 1,990,906 48,576,570
1973 1,961,219 48,277,121
1972 1,931,542 47,946,893
1971 1,903,728 47,573,287
1970 1,878,196 47,261,306
1969 1,855,127 46,976,256
1968 1,833,765 46,614,325
1967 1,812,865 46,215,988
1966 1,791,475 45,802,519
1965 1,769,192 45,386,892
1964 1,745,568 44,951,156
1963 1,721,099 44,462,372
1962 1,696,932 43,943,674
1961 1,673,261 43,399,766
1960 1,650,005 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.1% of the population in Jamaica and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Ukraine
2100 -1.77% -1.64%
2099 -1.78% -1.63%
2098 -1.8% -1.63%
2097 -1.8% -1.63%
2096 -1.82% -1.62%
2095 -1.84% -1.63%
2094 -1.86% -1.63%
2093 -1.88% -1.63%
2092 -1.9% -1.62%
2091 -1.91% -1.63%
2090 -1.92% -1.62%
2089 -1.93% -1.62%
2088 -1.93% -1.62%
2087 -1.94% -1.62%
2086 -1.95% -1.62%
2085 -1.94% -1.62%
2084 -1.91% -1.61%
2083 -1.93% -1.61%
2082 -1.92% -1.6%
2081 -1.92% -1.59%
2080 -1.9% -1.58%
2079 -1.87% -1.57%
2078 -1.87% -1.56%
2077 -1.84% -1.55%
2076 -1.82% -1.53%
2075 -1.81% -1.52%
2074 -1.77% -1.51%
2073 -1.75% -1.49%
2072 -1.71% -1.48%
2071 -1.68% -1.47%
2070 -1.64% -1.46%
2069 -1.61% -1.44%
2068 -1.57% -1.43%
2067 -1.53% -1.41%
2066 -1.53% -1.4%
2065 -1.48% -1.39%
2064 -1.44% -1.37%
2063 -1.42% -1.35%
2062 -1.38% -1.34%
2061 -1.36% -1.32%
2060 -1.32% -1.3%
2059 -1.29% -1.29%
2058 -1.24% -1.26%
2057 -1.23% -1.24%
2056 -1.19% -1.22%
2055 -1.16% -1.19%
2054 -1.11% -1.17%
2053 -1.07% -1.14%
2052 -1.03% -1.12%
2051 -1% -1.09%
2050 -1% -1.07%
2049 -0.96% -1.03%
2048 -0.93% -1.01%
2047 -0.9% -0.99%
2046 -0.86% -0.96%
2045 -0.84% -0.94%
2044 -0.8% -0.92%
2043 -0.76% -0.91%
2042 -0.71% -0.9%
2041 -0.68% -0.88%
2040 -0.65% -0.88%
2039 -0.6% -0.87%
2038 -0.58% -0.86%
2037 -0.53% -0.84%
2036 -0.48% -0.83%
2035 -0.45% -0.82%
2034 -0.4% -0.81%
2033 -0.37% -0.8%
2032 -0.31% -0.8%
2031 -0.28% -0.78%
2030 -0.25% -0.77%
2029 -0.21% -0.76%
2028 -0.19% -0.74%
2027 -0.16% -0.73%
2026 -0.1% 3.66%
2025 -0.05% 2.24%
2024 -0.02% 0.34%
2023 0.02% -8.08%
2022 0.05% -7.34%
2021 0.25% -0.85%
2020 0.26% -0.62%
2019 0.11% -0.56%
2018 0.15% -0.5%
2017 0.21% -0.4%
2016 0.26% -0.37%
2015 0.31% -0.41%
2014 0.36% -0.33%
2013 0.41% -0.18%
2012 0.43% -0.21%
2011 0.43% -0.32%
2010 0.42% -0.36%
2009 0.42% -0.42%
2008 0.44% -0.52%
2007 0.48% -0.46%
2006 0.52% -0.64%
2005 0.56% -0.82%
2004 0.59% -0.69%
2003 0.61% -0.74%
2002 0.62% -0.87%
2001 0.64% -0.91%
2000 0.7% -0.84%
1999 0.78% -0.8%
1998 0.86% -0.8%
1997 0.93% -0.86%
1996 0.97% -0.85%
1995 1.01% -0.79%
1994 1.03% -0.52%
1993 1.04% 0.05%
1992 0.99% 0.29%
1991 0.88% 0.22%
1990 0.76% 0.26%
1989 0.69% 0.37%
1988 0.69% 0.41%
1987 0.77% 0.38%
1986 0.94% 0.41%
1985 1.15% 0.43%
1984 1.33% 0.49%
1983 1.4% 0.46%
1982 1.38% 0.43%
1981 1.31% 0.47%
1980 1.23% 0.47%
1979 1.18% 0.4%
1978 1.17% 0.37%
1977 1.23% 0.44%
1976 1.32% 0.52%
1975 1.41% 0.59%
1974 1.51% 0.62%
1973 1.54% 0.69%
1972 1.46% 0.79%
1971 1.36% 0.66%
1970 1.24% 0.61%
1969 1.16% 0.78%
1968 1.15% 0.86%
1967 1.19% 0.9%
1966 1.26% 0.92%
1965 1.35% 0.97%
1964 1.42% 1.1%
1963 1.42% 1.18%
1962 1.41% 1.25%
1961 1.41% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Ukraine
Current population
2834980
40125599
Population rank 139/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.48%
One net population change
14.3 hours
4.13 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +349
Annual growth/decline -611 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 147/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -11,053 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 135/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 1,702,358
2024 - -10,506 - 1,146,012
2023 10,072 -10,003 -283,185 -299,961
2022 11,215 -10,003 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 6,382 -4,665 -449,941 -1,129
2020 12,170 0 -307,533 -4,167
2019 13,094 -10,335 -236,296 -6,908
2018 13,929 -10,335 -227,491 -32,220
2017 15,419 -10,335 -158,390 -36,155
2016 16,944 -10,335 -135,710 -31,340
2015 18,489 -10,335 -147,107 -21,992
2014 19,751 -10,335 -140,216 -65,678
2013 21,037 -10,335 -129,662 26,781
2012 22,320 -10,498 -130,451 66,768
2011 23,627 -11,577 -158,372 26,457
2010 25,031 -13,248 -180,388 16,030
2009 26,311 -14,941 -197,918 26,796
2008 27,553 -16,191 -229,086 9,312
2007 28,886 -16,588 -282,659 15,237
2006 30,213 -16,840 -300,787 136,442
2005 31,506 -17,071 -337,857 -111,493
2004 32,500 -17,256 -344,157 5,644
2003 33,340 -17,380 -351,299 18,540
2002 33,572 -17,428 -364,544 -26,991
2001 33,666 -17,466 -374,734 -92,847
2000 34,452 -17,498 -364,143 -67,865
1999 36,649 -17,542 -348,286 -59,247
1998 38,628 -17,623 -318,299 -80,684
1997 40,521 -17,756 -306,549 -108,735
1996 42,297 -18,285 -305,154 -158,008
1995 43,705 -19,092 -281,629 -134,053
1994 45,210 -19,960 -238,820 -166,380
1993 46,090 -20,731 -169,405 26,357
1992 46,494 -21,426 -95,857 291,788
1991 45,617 -23,014 -16,486 125,962
1990 44,465 -25,085 48,463 75,760
1989 43,591 -27,049 106,431 36,978
1988 43,978 -28,247 162,002 75,637
1987 44,155 -27,958 198,850 -18,275
1986 44,520 -25,339 225,751 -12,369
1985 45,122 -21,371 201,011 5,546
1984 45,644 -17,211 222,430 13,340
1983 45,095 -14,065 241,741 23,608
1982 43,816 -12,952 194,101 9,096
1981 42,898 -13,619 182,839 40,807
1980 42,316 -15,277 197,223 47,406
1979 42,449 -17,143 197,294 25,635
1978 42,475 -18,483 206,554 -29,180
1977 42,999 -18,630 216,932 -24,745
1976 43,878 -18,084 247,323 -8,219
1975 44,736 -17,340 256,787 15,336
1974 45,526 -16,769 273,486 31,725
1973 47,438 -16,822 274,938 18,777
1972 46,676 -17,934 309,785 56,928
1971 47,206 -20,322 305,849 74,604
1970 47,547 -23,371 291,839 -48,335
1969 48,258 -26,304 274,858 51,763
1968 49,189 -28,424 295,162 102,096
1967 50,187 -29,147 313,899 85,527
1966 50,808 -29,065 337,794 89,737
1965 51,423 -28,611 334,365 69,354
1964 52,501 -28,066 391,120 76,650
1963 52,277 -27,757 449,648 60,178
1962 51,758 -27,936 481,887 45,712
1961 51,931 -28,416 508,602 51,625
1960 51,944 -28,952 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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