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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 24.7 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Jamaica vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica United Kingdom
2100 1,075,936 74,700,585
2099 1,095,350 74,831,175
2098 1,115,242 74,950,267
2097 1,135,653 75,064,397
2096 1,156,525 75,176,691
2095 1,177,966 75,287,063
2094 1,200,045 75,383,856
2093 1,222,794 75,482,205
2092 1,246,199 75,575,769
2091 1,270,303 75,666,091
2090 1,294,988 75,753,129
2089 1,320,362 75,835,723
2088 1,346,290 75,907,614
2087 1,372,809 75,978,712
2086 1,399,955 76,046,742
2085 1,427,808 76,105,680
2084 1,456,011 76,156,223
2083 1,484,393 76,205,894
2082 1,513,542 76,246,844
2081 1,543,136 76,274,040
2080 1,573,400 76,306,205
2079 1,603,926 76,334,949
2078 1,634,499 76,353,484
2077 1,665,602 76,371,123
2076 1,696,763 76,373,520
2075 1,728,143 76,386,071
2074 1,760,036 76,397,426
2073 1,791,818 76,406,554
2072 1,823,794 76,398,941
2071 1,855,585 76,388,223
2070 1,887,318 76,378,505
2069 1,918,759 76,371,827
2068 1,950,157 76,370,973
2067 1,981,247 76,363,548
2066 2,012,035 76,356,638
2065 2,043,276 76,355,841
2064 2,073,988 76,352,770
2063 2,104,265 76,353,175
2062 2,134,508 76,346,535
2061 2,164,312 76,344,206
2060 2,194,058 76,344,725
2059 2,223,310 76,345,215
2058 2,252,286 76,326,961
2057 2,280,579 76,307,006
2056 2,308,936 76,274,247
2055 2,336,830 76,235,304
2054 2,364,245 76,167,710
2053 2,390,891 76,094,051
2052 2,416,741 76,001,979
2051 2,441,989 75,895,690
2050 2,466,771 75,777,445
2049 2,491,589 75,646,044
2048 2,515,667 75,499,380
2047 2,539,219 75,338,951
2046 2,562,324 75,171,300
2045 2,584,663 74,993,186
2044 2,606,489 74,807,530
2043 2,627,486 74,607,485
2042 2,647,490 74,407,783
2041 2,666,429 74,203,292
2040 2,684,551 73,994,525
2039 2,702,027 73,782,112
2038 2,718,374 73,559,085
2037 2,734,180 73,335,723
2036 2,748,725 73,101,646
2035 2,761,886 72,850,722
2034 2,774,297 72,597,177
2033 2,785,381 72,322,802
2032 2,795,619 72,046,316
2031 2,804,329 71,757,868
2030 2,812,297 71,442,811
2029 2,819,213 71,123,782
2028 2,825,235 70,783,199
2027 2,830,534 70,421,923
2026 2,834,980 70,055,911
2025 2,837,881 69,658,188
2024 2,839,175 69,226,000
2023 2,839,786 68,492,000
2022 2,839,144 67,604,000
2021 2,837,682 66,984,000
2020 2,830,739 66,744,000
2019 2,823,271 66,631,000
2018 2,820,097 66,289,000
2017 2,815,764 65,966,000
2016 2,809,915 65,607,000
2015 2,802,534 65,088,000
2014 2,793,749 64,620,000
2013 2,783,687 64,139,000
2012 2,772,430 63,711,000
2011 2,760,494 63,258,810
2010 2,748,568 62,766,365
2009 2,736,995 62,276,270
2008 2,725,635 61,806,995
2007 2,713,800 61,322,463
2006 2,700,968 60,846,820
2005 2,687,066 60,401,206
2004 2,672,225 59,987,905
2003 2,656,623 59,647,577
2002 2,640,572 59,370,479
2001 2,624,403 59,119,673
2000 2,607,826 58,892,514
1999 2,589,795 58,682,466
1998 2,569,736 58,487,141
1997 2,547,848 58,316,954
1996 2,524,463 58,166,950
1995 2,500,151 58,019,030
1994 2,475,220 57,865,745
1993 2,449,916 57,718,614
1992 2,424,701 57,580,402
1991 2,400,869 57,424,897
1990 2,379,877 57,247,586
1989 2,361,916 57,076,711
1988 2,345,777 56,928,327
1987 2,329,813 56,802,050
1986 2,312,125 56,681,396
1985 2,290,656 56,550,268
1984 2,264,562 56,422,072
1983 2,234,832 56,332,848
1982 2,203,889 56,313,641
1981 2,173,818 56,333,829
1980 2,145,658 56,314,216
1979 2,119,486 56,246,951
1978 2,094,836 56,196,504
1977 2,070,657 56,193,492
1976 2,045,578 56,211,968
1975 2,018,981 56,225,800
1974 1,990,906 56,229,974
1973 1,961,219 56,194,527
1972 1,931,542 56,086,065
1971 1,903,728 55,896,223
1970 1,878,196 55,663,250
1969 1,855,127 55,441,750
1968 1,833,765 55,211,700
1967 1,812,865 54,943,600
1966 1,791,475 54,648,500
1965 1,769,192 54,348,050
1964 1,745,568 54,000,000
1963 1,721,099 53,650,000
1962 1,696,932 53,250,000
1961 1,673,261 52,800,000
1960 1,650,005 52,400,000

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-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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 Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica United Kingdom
2100 -1.77% -0.17%
2099 -1.78% -0.16%
2098 -1.8% -0.15%
2097 -1.8% -0.15%
2096 -1.82% -0.15%
2095 -1.84% -0.13%
2094 -1.86% -0.13%
2093 -1.88% -0.12%
2092 -1.9% -0.12%
2091 -1.91% -0.11%
2090 -1.92% -0.11%
2089 -1.93% -0.09%
2088 -1.93% -0.09%
2087 -1.94% -0.09%
2086 -1.95% -0.08%
2085 -1.94% -0.07%
2084 -1.91% -0.07%
2083 -1.93% -0.05%
2082 -1.92% -0.04%
2081 -1.92% -0.04%
2080 -1.9% -0.04%
2079 -1.87% -0.02%
2078 -1.87% -0.02%
2077 -1.84% -0.003%
2076 -1.82% -0.02%
2075 -1.81% -0.01%
2074 -1.77% -0.01%
2073 -1.75% 0.01%
2072 -1.71% 0.01%
2071 -1.68% 0.01%
2070 -1.64% 0.009%
2069 -1.61% 0.001%
2068 -1.57% 0.01%
2067 -1.53% 0.009%
2066 -1.53% 0.001%
2065 -1.48% 0.004%
2064 -1.44% -0%
2063 -1.42% 0.009%
2062 -1.38% 0.003%
2061 -1.36% -0.001%
2060 -1.32% -0.001%
2059 -1.29% 0.02%
2058 -1.24% 0.03%
2057 -1.23% 0.04%
2056 -1.19% 0.05%
2055 -1.16% 0.09%
2054 -1.11% 0.1%
2053 -1.07% 0.12%
2052 -1.03% 0.14%
2051 -1% 0.16%
2050 -1% 0.17%
2049 -0.96% 0.19%
2048 -0.93% 0.21%
2047 -0.9% 0.22%
2046 -0.86% 0.24%
2045 -0.84% 0.25%
2044 -0.8% 0.27%
2043 -0.76% 0.27%
2042 -0.71% 0.28%
2041 -0.68% 0.28%
2040 -0.65% 0.29%
2039 -0.6% 0.3%
2038 -0.58% 0.3%
2037 -0.53% 0.32%
2036 -0.48% 0.34%
2035 -0.45% 0.35%
2034 -0.4% 0.38%
2033 -0.37% 0.38%
2032 -0.31% 0.4%
2031 -0.28% 0.44%
2030 -0.25% 0.45%
2029 -0.21% 0.48%
2028 -0.19% 0.51%
2027 -0.16% 0.52%
2026 -0.1% 0.57%
2025 -0.05% 0.62%
2024 -0.02% 1.07%
2023 0.02% 1.31%
2022 0.05% 0.93%
2021 0.25% 0.36%
2020 0.26% 0.17%
2019 0.11% 0.52%
2018 0.15% 0.49%
2017 0.21% 0.55%
2016 0.26% 0.8%
2015 0.31% 0.72%
2014 0.36% 0.75%
2013 0.41% 0.67%
2012 0.43% 0.71%
2011 0.43% 0.78%
2010 0.42% 0.79%
2009 0.42% 0.76%
2008 0.44% 0.79%
2007 0.48% 0.78%
2006 0.52% 0.74%
2005 0.56% 0.69%
2004 0.59% 0.57%
2003 0.61% 0.47%
2002 0.62% 0.42%
2001 0.64% 0.39%
2000 0.7% 0.36%
1999 0.78% 0.33%
1998 0.86% 0.29%
1997 0.93% 0.26%
1996 0.97% 0.25%
1995 1.01% 0.26%
1994 1.03% 0.25%
1993 1.04% 0.24%
1992 0.99% 0.27%
1991 0.88% 0.31%
1990 0.76% 0.3%
1989 0.69% 0.26%
1988 0.69% 0.22%
1987 0.77% 0.21%
1986 0.94% 0.23%
1985 1.15% 0.23%
1984 1.33% 0.16%
1983 1.4% 0.03%
1982 1.38% -0.04%
1981 1.31% 0.03%
1980 1.23% 0.12%
1979 1.18% 0.09%
1978 1.17% 0.005%
1977 1.23% -0.03%
1976 1.32% -0.02%
1975 1.41% -0.007%
1974 1.51% 0.06%
1973 1.54% 0.19%
1972 1.46% 0.34%
1971 1.36% 0.42%
1970 1.24% 0.4%
1969 1.16% 0.42%
1968 1.15% 0.49%
1967 1.19% 0.54%
1966 1.26% 0.55%
1965 1.35% 0.64%
1964 1.42% 0.65%
1963 1.42% 0.75%
1962 1.41% 0.85%
1961 1.41% 0.76%

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 Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Jamaica United Kingdom
Current population
2834980
70154914
Population rank 139/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.85%
One net population change
14.3 hours
43 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -2 +2,011
Annual growth/decline -611 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 97/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +389,911
Net migration rank 135/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 389,911
2024 - -10,506 - 417,114
2023 10,072 -10,003 34,589 445,523
2022 11,215 -10,003 39,751 487,029
2021 6,382 -4,665 30,612 462,967
2020 12,170 0 -4,272 144,221
2019 13,094 -10,335 108,342 232,727
2018 13,929 -10,335 119,321 259,744
2017 15,419 -10,335 145,125 272,311
2016 16,944 -10,335 177,139 324,649
2015 18,489 -10,335 175,738 347,839
2014 19,751 -10,335 206,784 306,091
2013 21,037 -10,335 198,830 237,272
2012 22,320 -10,498 248,473 172,088
2011 23,627 -11,577 259,361 228,773
2010 25,031 -13,248 251,066 274,811
2009 26,311 -14,941 230,422 249,639
2008 27,553 -16,191 216,325 263,390
2007 28,886 -16,588 196,232 309,385
2006 30,213 -16,840 176,455 288,923
2005 31,506 -17,071 144,963 308,279
2004 32,500 -17,256 131,974 276,077
2003 33,340 -17,380 89,471 211,846
2002 33,572 -17,428 65,308 203,577
2001 33,666 -17,466 65,032 175,133
2000 34,452 -17,498 70,671 153,917
1999 36,649 -17,542 64,551 152,653
1998 38,628 -17,623 87,730 125,541
1997 40,521 -17,756 99,138 59,723
1996 42,297 -18,285 98,884 54,964
1995 43,705 -19,092 87,028 61,385
1994 45,210 -19,960 127,304 45,339
1993 46,090 -20,731 103,893 27,403
1992 46,494 -21,426 149,709 17,846
1991 45,617 -23,014 143,562 27,601
1990 44,465 -25,085 154,569 57,132
1989 43,591 -27,049 119,861 49,586
1988 43,978 -28,247 136,628 13,952
1987 44,155 -27,958 136,325 8,266
1986 44,520 -25,339 90,690 41,836
1985 45,122 -21,371 79,170 83,164
1984 45,644 -17,211 84,633 71,107
1983 45,095 -14,065 61,966 27,063
1982 43,816 -12,952 56,314 -61,152
1981 42,898 -13,619 73,234 -83,876
1980 42,316 -15,277 95,734 -25,187
1979 42,449 -17,143 61,872 11,255
1978 42,475 -18,483 16,859 3,783
1977 42,999 -18,630 0 -21,636
1976 43,878 -18,084 -5,621 -19,135
1975 44,736 -17,340 33,735 -40,241
1974 45,526 -16,769 67,476 -65,710
1973 47,438 -16,822 112,389 -33,840
1972 46,676 -17,934 162,650 -1,406
1971 47,206 -20,322 257,123 1,175
1970 47,547 -23,371 244,918 -15,254
1969 48,258 -26,304 260,577 -60,655
1968 49,189 -28,424 292,622 -38,852
1967 50,187 -29,147 346,145 -39,659
1966 50,808 -29,065 333,356 -27,935
1965 51,423 -28,611 364,132 -24,955
1964 52,501 -28,066 405,000 -23,885
1963 52,277 -27,757 337,995 8,271
1962 51,758 -27,936 340,800 76,443
1961 51,931 -28,416 311,519 52,295
1960 51,944 -28,952 314,400 19,953

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 Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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