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 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,837,071 people compared to 69,945,462 in the United Kingdom.
Population statistics:
- The United Kingdom's population is 24.7 times bigger than Jamaica's.
- Jamaica is ranked the 140th 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 2005, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.69M people to 2.84M (5.58% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.4M to 69.9M (15.8% growth).
- The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 76.2M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.07M people by 2100.
Jamaica vs United Kingdom: live population counter
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| Current population |
2837071
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69945462
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| Population rank | 140/197 | 22/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.85% |
| One net population change |
14.3 hours
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43 seconds
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| One birth every |
15.9 minutes
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45.9 seconds
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| One death every |
22.9 minutes
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48.4 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
50 minutes
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1.26 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -10,506 | +417,114 |
| Daily growth/decline | -2 | +2,011 |
| Annual growth/decline | -611 | +734,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.02% | +1.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 167/197 | 99/197 |
Jamaica and the United Kingdom: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,650,005 | 52,400,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,673,261 | 52,800,000 | 1.41% | 0.76% |
| 1962 | 1,696,932 | 53,250,000 | 1.41% | 0.85% |
| 1963 | 1,721,099 | 53,650,000 | 1.42% | 0.75% |
| 1964 | 1,745,568 | 54,000,000 | 1.42% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 1,769,192 | 54,348,050 | 1.35% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 1,791,475 | 54,648,500 | 1.26% | 0.55% |
| 1967 | 1,812,865 | 54,943,600 | 1.19% | 0.54% |
| 1968 | 1,833,765 | 55,211,700 | 1.15% | 0.49% |
| 1969 | 1,855,127 | 55,441,750 | 1.16% | 0.42% |
| 1970 | 1,878,196 | 55,663,250 | 1.24% | 0.4% |
| 1971 | 1,903,728 | 55,896,223 | 1.36% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 1,931,542 | 56,086,065 | 1.46% | 0.34% |
| 1973 | 1,961,219 | 56,194,527 | 1.54% | 0.19% |
| 1974 | 1,990,906 | 56,229,974 | 1.51% | 0.06% |
| 1975 | 2,018,981 | 56,225,800 | 1.41% | -0.007% |
| 1976 | 2,045,578 | 56,211,968 | 1.32% | -0.02% |
| 1977 | 2,070,657 | 56,193,492 | 1.23% | -0.03% |
| 1978 | 2,094,836 | 56,196,504 | 1.17% | 0.005% |
| 1979 | 2,119,486 | 56,246,951 | 1.18% | 0.09% |
| 1980 | 2,145,658 | 56,314,216 | 1.23% | 0.12% |
| 1981 | 2,173,818 | 56,333,829 | 1.31% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | 2,203,889 | 56,313,641 | 1.38% | -0.04% |
| 1983 | 2,234,832 | 56,332,848 | 1.4% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 2,264,562 | 56,422,072 | 1.33% | 0.16% |
| 1985 | 2,290,656 | 56,550,268 | 1.15% | 0.23% |
| 1986 | 2,312,125 | 56,681,396 | 0.94% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 2,329,813 | 56,802,050 | 0.77% | 0.21% |
| 1988 | 2,345,777 | 56,928,327 | 0.69% | 0.22% |
| 1989 | 2,361,916 | 57,076,711 | 0.69% | 0.26% |
| 1990 | 2,379,877 | 57,247,586 | 0.76% | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 2,400,869 | 57,424,897 | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| 1992 | 2,424,701 | 57,580,402 | 0.99% | 0.27% |
| 1993 | 2,449,916 | 57,718,614 | 1.04% | 0.24% |
| 1994 | 2,475,220 | 57,865,745 | 1.03% | 0.25% |
| 1995 | 2,500,151 | 58,019,030 | 1.01% | 0.26% |
| 1996 | 2,524,463 | 58,166,950 | 0.97% | 0.25% |
| 1997 | 2,547,848 | 58,316,954 | 0.93% | 0.26% |
| 1998 | 2,569,736 | 58,487,141 | 0.86% | 0.29% |
| 1999 | 2,589,795 | 58,682,466 | 0.78% | 0.33% |
| 2000 | 2,607,826 | 58,892,514 | 0.7% | 0.36% |
| 2001 | 2,624,403 | 59,119,673 | 0.64% | 0.39% |
| 2002 | 2,640,572 | 59,370,479 | 0.62% | 0.42% |
| 2003 | 2,656,623 | 59,647,577 | 0.61% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 2,672,225 | 59,987,905 | 0.59% | 0.57% |
| 2005 | 2,687,066 | 60,401,206 | 0.56% | 0.69% |
| 2006 | 2,700,968 | 60,846,820 | 0.52% | 0.74% |
| 2007 | 2,713,800 | 61,322,463 | 0.48% | 0.78% |
| 2008 | 2,725,635 | 61,806,995 | 0.44% | 0.79% |
| 2009 | 2,736,995 | 62,276,270 | 0.42% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 2,748,568 | 62,766,365 | 0.42% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 2,760,494 | 63,258,810 | 0.43% | 0.78% |
| 2012 | 2,772,430 | 63,711,000 | 0.43% | 0.71% |
| 2013 | 2,783,687 | 64,139,000 | 0.41% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 2,793,749 | 64,620,000 | 0.36% | 0.75% |
| 2015 | 2,802,534 | 65,088,000 | 0.31% | 0.72% |
| 2016 | 2,809,915 | 65,607,000 | 0.26% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,815,764 | 65,966,000 | 0.21% | 0.55% |
| 2018 | 2,820,097 | 66,289,000 | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| 2019 | 2,823,271 | 66,631,000 | 0.11% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | 2,830,739 | 66,744,000 | 0.26% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 2,837,682 | 66,984,000 | 0.25% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | 2,839,144 | 67,604,000 | 0.05% | 0.93% |
| 2023 | 2,839,786 | 68,492,000 | 0.02% | 1.31% |
| 2024 | 2,839,175 | 69,226,000 | -0.02% | 1.07% |
| 2025 | 2,837,071 | 69,639,673 | -0.07% | 0.6% |
| 2026 | 2,833,401 | 70,020,350 | -0.13% | 0.55% |
| 2027 | 2,828,530 | 70,382,853 | -0.17% | 0.52% |
| 2028 | 2,822,861 | 70,732,699 | -0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2029 | 2,816,391 | 71,061,482 | -0.23% | 0.46% |
| 2030 | 2,808,946 | 71,377,535 | -0.26% | 0.44% |
| 2031 | 2,800,607 | 71,678,351 | -0.3% | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 2,791,130 | 71,959,934 | -0.34% | 0.39% |
| 2033 | 2,780,468 | 72,234,509 | -0.38% | 0.38% |
| 2034 | 2,768,714 | 72,497,650 | -0.42% | 0.36% |
| 2035 | 2,755,929 | 72,749,096 | -0.46% | 0.35% |
| 2036 | 2,742,071 | 72,990,847 | -0.5% | 0.33% |
| 2037 | 2,726,892 | 73,218,850 | -0.55% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 2,710,812 | 73,441,349 | -0.59% | 0.3% |
| 2039 | 2,693,901 | 73,658,392 | -0.62% | 0.3% |
| 2040 | 2,676,087 | 73,868,334 | -0.66% | 0.29% |
| 2041 | 2,657,558 | 74,074,316 | -0.69% | 0.28% |
| 2042 | 2,638,085 | 74,275,779 | -0.73% | 0.27% |
| 2043 | 2,617,576 | 74,475,035 | -0.78% | 0.27% |
| 2044 | 2,596,160 | 74,667,284 | -0.82% | 0.26% |
| 2045 | 2,574,074 | 74,848,605 | -0.85% | 0.24% |
| 2046 | 2,551,347 | 75,020,949 | -0.88% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 2,528,004 | 75,184,478 | -0.91% | 0.22% |
| 2048 | 2,504,191 | 75,337,543 | -0.94% | 0.2% |
| 2049 | 2,479,744 | 75,476,141 | -0.98% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 2,454,935 | 75,600,588 | -1% | 0.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Jamaica increased by 115,468 people (a 4.3% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,686,794 people (a 7.76% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Jamaica gained 34,537 (a 1.23% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,857,462 (a 7.46% growth).
Jamaica was ranked 135th most populous country in 2005 and is 140th in 2025. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2005 and ranked 22nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Jamaica's population will shrink by 13.5% to 2,454,935 people with a rank change from 140th to 144th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 8.09% to 75,600,588 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kingston | 580K |
| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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Population differences between Jamaica and the United Kingdom
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| Life expectancy | 71.7 years | 81.6 years |
| Average age | 34.9 years | 41.4 years |
| Median age | 33.3 years | 41 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.36 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 679 ppl/mi² | 741 ppl/mi² |
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