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Population in Jamaica compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • The United Arab Emirates' population is 4.12 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% growth).

Jamaica vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica UAE
2100 1,075,936 26,368,750
2099 1,095,350 26,130,374
2098 1,115,242 25,894,010
2097 1,135,653 25,660,062
2096 1,156,525 25,427,961
2095 1,177,966 25,197,670
2094 1,200,045 24,968,891
2093 1,222,794 24,741,434
2092 1,246,199 24,515,086
2091 1,270,303 24,289,496
2090 1,294,988 24,064,404
2089 1,320,362 23,839,033
2088 1,346,290 23,613,963
2087 1,372,809 23,388,786
2086 1,399,955 23,163,641
2085 1,427,808 22,938,169
2084 1,456,011 22,711,804
2083 1,484,393 22,484,154
2082 1,513,542 22,255,625
2081 1,543,136 22,026,183
2080 1,573,400 21,796,073
2079 1,603,926 21,565,118
2078 1,634,499 21,333,574
2077 1,665,602 21,101,274
2076 1,696,763 20,868,733
2075 1,728,143 20,636,203
2074 1,760,036 20,404,044
2073 1,791,818 20,171,659
2072 1,823,794 19,940,853
2071 1,855,585 19,710,934
2070 1,887,318 19,483,026
2069 1,918,759 19,256,572
2068 1,950,157 19,032,681
2067 1,981,247 18,811,331
2066 2,012,035 18,593,017
2065 2,043,276 18,377,364
2064 2,073,988 18,164,584
2063 2,104,265 17,955,352
2062 2,134,508 17,749,596
2061 2,164,312 17,547,827
2060 2,194,058 17,349,620
2059 2,223,310 17,153,273
2058 2,252,286 16,959,263
2057 2,280,579 16,767,893
2056 2,308,936 16,579,195
2055 2,336,830 16,392,558
2054 2,364,245 16,207,309
2053 2,390,891 16,024,789
2052 2,416,741 15,844,357
2051 2,441,989 15,665,362
2050 2,466,771 15,487,008
2049 2,491,589 15,309,031
2048 2,515,667 15,132,784
2047 2,539,219 14,958,209
2046 2,562,324 14,788,046
2045 2,584,663 14,620,902
2044 2,606,489 14,454,466
2043 2,627,486 14,289,021
2042 2,647,490 14,124,515
2041 2,666,429 13,961,010
2040 2,684,551 13,798,651
2039 2,702,027 13,637,499
2038 2,718,374 13,477,450
2037 2,734,180 13,319,346
2036 2,748,725 13,163,073
2035 2,761,886 13,009,160
2034 2,774,297 12,857,729
2033 2,785,381 12,709,520
2032 2,795,619 12,564,906
2031 2,804,329 12,424,286
2030 2,812,297 12,288,186
2029 2,819,213 12,148,661
2028 2,825,235 11,999,549
2027 2,830,534 11,831,082
2026 2,834,980 11,632,806
2025 2,837,881 11,367,504
2024 2,839,175 10,986,400
2023 2,839,786 10,483,751
2022 2,839,144 10,074,977
2021 2,837,682 9,575,152
2020 2,830,739 9,401,038
2019 2,823,271 9,445,785
2018 2,820,097 9,346,701
2017 2,815,764 9,223,225
2016 2,809,915 8,935,095
2015 2,802,534 8,505,237
2014 2,793,749 8,059,440
2013 2,783,687 7,693,031
2012 2,772,430 7,391,448
2011 2,760,494 7,104,538
2010 2,748,568 6,869,838
2009 2,736,995 6,707,058
2008 2,725,635 6,302,664
2007 2,713,800 5,624,635
2006 2,700,968 5,009,100
2005 2,687,066 4,664,790
2004 2,672,225 4,428,967
2003 2,656,623 4,192,457
2002 2,640,572 3,956,826
2001 2,624,403 3,723,590
2000 2,607,826 3,493,575
1999 2,589,795 3,266,009
1998 2,569,736 3,040,421
1997 2,547,848 2,817,410
1996 2,524,463 2,597,564
1995 2,500,151 2,434,662
1994 2,475,220 2,328,188
1993 2,449,916 2,222,093
1992 2,424,701 2,114,730
1991 2,400,869 2,006,626
1990 2,379,877 1,898,220
1989 2,361,916 1,789,851
1988 2,345,777 1,681,788
1987 2,329,813 1,574,244
1986 2,312,125 1,467,383
1985 2,290,656 1,377,911
1984 2,264,562 1,305,996
1983 2,234,832 1,235,305
1982 2,203,889 1,166,370
1981 2,173,818 1,099,855
1980 2,145,658 1,015,700
1979 2,119,486 912,010
1978 2,094,836 809,274
1977 2,070,657 710,209
1976 2,045,578 615,866
1975 2,018,981 542,856
1974 1,990,906 489,087
1973 1,961,219 436,399
1972 1,931,542 385,014
1971 1,903,728 335,027
1970 1,878,196 286,536
1969 1,855,127 239,660
1968 1,833,765 199,416
1967 1,812,865 179,700
1966 1,791,475 173,976
1965 1,769,192 167,103
1964 1,745,568 159,692
1963 1,721,099 152,211
1962 1,696,932 144,946
1961 1,673,261 137,989
1960 1,650,005 131,334

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

The United Arab Emirates is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 26.4M 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
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica UAE
2100 -1.77% 0.91%
2099 -1.78% 0.91%
2098 -1.8% 0.91%
2097 -1.8% 0.91%
2096 -1.82% 0.91%
2095 -1.84% 0.92%
2094 -1.86% 0.92%
2093 -1.88% 0.92%
2092 -1.9% 0.93%
2091 -1.91% 0.94%
2090 -1.92% 0.95%
2089 -1.93% 0.95%
2088 -1.93% 0.96%
2087 -1.94% 0.97%
2086 -1.95% 0.98%
2085 -1.94% 1%
2084 -1.91% 1.01%
2083 -1.93% 1.03%
2082 -1.92% 1.04%
2081 -1.92% 1.06%
2080 -1.9% 1.07%
2079 -1.87% 1.09%
2078 -1.87% 1.1%
2077 -1.84% 1.11%
2076 -1.82% 1.13%
2075 -1.81% 1.14%
2074 -1.77% 1.15%
2073 -1.75% 1.16%
2072 -1.71% 1.17%
2071 -1.68% 1.17%
2070 -1.64% 1.18%
2069 -1.61% 1.18%
2068 -1.57% 1.18%
2067 -1.53% 1.17%
2066 -1.53% 1.17%
2065 -1.48% 1.17%
2064 -1.44% 1.17%
2063 -1.42% 1.16%
2062 -1.38% 1.15%
2061 -1.36% 1.14%
2060 -1.32% 1.14%
2059 -1.29% 1.14%
2058 -1.24% 1.14%
2057 -1.23% 1.14%
2056 -1.19% 1.14%
2055 -1.16% 1.14%
2054 -1.11% 1.14%
2053 -1.07% 1.14%
2052 -1.03% 1.14%
2051 -1% 1.15%
2050 -1% 1.16%
2049 -0.96% 1.16%
2048 -0.93% 1.17%
2047 -0.9% 1.15%
2046 -0.86% 1.14%
2045 -0.84% 1.15%
2044 -0.8% 1.16%
2043 -0.76% 1.16%
2042 -0.71% 1.17%
2041 -0.68% 1.18%
2040 -0.65% 1.18%
2039 -0.6% 1.19%
2038 -0.58% 1.19%
2037 -0.53% 1.19%
2036 -0.48% 1.18%
2035 -0.45% 1.18%
2034 -0.4% 1.17%
2033 -0.37% 1.15%
2032 -0.31% 1.13%
2031 -0.28% 1.11%
2030 -0.25% 1.15%
2029 -0.21% 1.24%
2028 -0.19% 1.42%
2027 -0.16% 1.7%
2026 -0.1% 2.33%
2025 -0.05% 3.47%
2024 -0.02% 4.79%
2023 0.02% 4.06%
2022 0.05% 5.22%
2021 0.25% 1.85%
2020 0.26% -0.47%
2019 0.11% 1.06%
2018 0.15% 1.34%
2017 0.21% 3.22%
2016 0.26% 5.05%
2015 0.31% 5.53%
2014 0.36% 4.76%
2013 0.41% 4.08%
2012 0.43% 4.04%
2011 0.43% 3.42%
2010 0.42% 2.43%
2009 0.42% 6.42%
2008 0.44% 12.1%
2007 0.48% 12.3%
2006 0.52% 7.38%
2005 0.56% 5.32%
2004 0.59% 5.64%
2003 0.61% 5.96%
2002 0.62% 6.26%
2001 0.64% 6.58%
2000 0.7% 6.97%
1999 0.78% 7.42%
1998 0.86% 7.92%
1997 0.93% 8.46%
1996 0.97% 6.69%
1995 1.01% 4.57%
1994 1.03% 4.77%
1993 1.04% 5.08%
1992 0.99% 5.39%
1991 0.88% 5.71%
1990 0.76% 6.05%
1989 0.69% 6.43%
1988 0.69% 6.83%
1987 0.77% 7.28%
1986 0.94% 6.49%
1985 1.15% 5.51%
1984 1.33% 5.72%
1983 1.4% 5.91%
1982 1.38% 6.05%
1981 1.31% 8.29%
1980 1.23% 11.4%
1979 1.18% 12.7%
1978 1.17% 13.9%
1977 1.23% 15.3%
1976 1.32% 13.4%
1975 1.41% 11%
1974 1.51% 12.1%
1973 1.54% 13.3%
1972 1.46% 14.9%
1971 1.36% 16.9%
1970 1.24% 19.6%
1969 1.16% 20.2%
1968 1.15% 11%
1967 1.19% 3.29%
1966 1.26% 4.11%
1965 1.35% 4.64%
1964 1.42% 4.91%
1963 1.42% 5.01%
1962 1.41% 5.04%
1961 1.41% 5.07%

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 the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Jamaica UAE
Current population
2834980
11686438
Population rank 139/197 84/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.14%
One net population change
14.3 hours
1.05 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
5.13 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +1,377
Annual growth/decline -611 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 3/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +158,634
Net migration rank 135/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 158,634
2024 - -10,506 - 278,439
2023 10,072 -10,003 92,698 300,004
2022 11,215 -10,003 81,758 322,773
2021 6,382 -4,665 76,802 421,663
2020 12,170 0 87,871 92,541
2019 13,094 -10,335 86,296 -125,186
2018 13,929 -10,335 86,840 14,611
2017 15,419 -10,335 89,382 34,155
2016 16,944 -10,335 87,028 195,317
2015 18,489 -10,335 85,044 342,468
2014 19,751 -10,335 84,277 360,174
2013 21,037 -10,335 82,977 279,269
2012 22,320 -10,498 78,682 225,921
2011 23,627 -11,577 73,496 215,183
2010 25,031 -13,248 69,907 161,842
2009 26,311 -14,941 66,521 163,643
2008 27,553 -16,191 55,426 523,207
2007 28,886 -16,588 55,048 722,380
2006 30,213 -16,840 54,338 399,306
2005 31,506 -17,071 60,046 174,926
2004 32,500 -17,256 60,344 176,319
2003 33,340 -17,380 59,118 177,237
2002 33,572 -17,428 55,922 178,988
2001 33,666 -17,466 52,789 178,779
2000 34,452 -17,498 49,993 178,469
1999 36,649 -17,542 46,198 180,469
1998 38,628 -17,623 41,176 183,329
1997 40,521 -17,756 38,207 183,310
1996 42,297 -18,285 37,886 180,296
1995 43,705 -19,092 38,685 68,938
1994 45,210 -19,960 42,976 62,352
1993 46,090 -20,731 41,324 65,545
1992 46,494 -21,426 42,119 65,739
1991 45,617 -23,014 41,409 66,943
1990 44,465 -25,085 41,339 67,118
1989 43,591 -27,049 40,148 68,132
1988 43,978 -28,247 38,861 68,991
1987 44,155 -27,958 37,741 69,493
1986 44,520 -25,339 36,829 69,655
1985 45,122 -21,371 34,855 37,605
1984 45,644 -17,211 33,250 38,124
1983 45,095 -14,065 31,480 38,536
1982 43,816 -12,952 29,585 38,276
1981 42,898 -13,619 27,560 37,600
1980 42,316 -15,277 25,005 78,148
1979 42,449 -17,143 21,987 82,238
1978 42,475 -18,483 18,879 82,359
1977 42,999 -18,630 15,787 81,111
1976 43,878 -18,084 12,876 78,903
1975 44,736 -17,340 11,859 42,380
1974 45,526 -16,769 10,835 42,474
1973 47,438 -16,822 9,822 42,243
1972 46,676 -17,934 8,818 41,888
1971 47,206 -20,322 7,839 41,425
1970 47,547 -23,371 6,922 40,792
1969 48,258 -26,304 6,138 39,902
1968 49,189 -28,424 5,588 28,866
1967 50,187 -29,147 5,264 -283
1966 50,808 -29,065 4,955 1,516
1965 51,423 -28,611 4,675 2,598
1964 52,501 -28,066 4,410 3,126
1963 52,277 -27,757 4,157 3,264
1962 51,758 -27,936 3,901 3,212
1961 51,931 -28,416 3,657 3,141
1960 51,944 -28,952 3,418 3,102

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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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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