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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 121.3 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.19% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Jamaica vs United States: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica United States
2100 1,075,936 415,429,771
2099 1,095,350 414,829,167
2098 1,115,242 414,231,720
2097 1,135,653 413,576,381
2096 1,156,525 412,927,393
2095 1,177,966 412,225,379
2094 1,200,045 411,498,749
2093 1,222,794 410,785,729
2092 1,246,199 410,051,921
2091 1,270,303 409,320,183
2090 1,294,988 408,613,732
2089 1,320,362 407,885,645
2088 1,346,290 407,129,733
2087 1,372,809 406,421,298
2086 1,399,955 405,715,343
2085 1,427,808 405,059,379
2084 1,456,011 404,343,130
2083 1,484,393 403,612,785
2082 1,513,542 402,871,293
2081 1,543,136 402,054,554
2080 1,573,400 401,319,194
2079 1,603,926 400,554,914
2078 1,634,499 399,737,968
2077 1,665,602 398,906,565
2076 1,696,763 398,035,750
2075 1,728,143 397,109,170
2074 1,760,036 396,226,412
2073 1,791,818 395,307,725
2072 1,823,794 394,393,561
2071 1,855,585 393,415,363
2070 1,887,318 392,469,727
2069 1,918,759 391,479,981
2068 1,950,157 390,517,695
2067 1,981,247 389,543,856
2066 2,012,035 388,597,719
2065 2,043,276 387,685,327
2064 2,073,988 386,805,026
2063 2,104,265 385,911,917
2062 2,134,508 385,032,627
2061 2,164,312 384,170,837
2060 2,194,058 383,361,269
2059 2,223,310 382,542,030
2058 2,252,286 381,704,804
2057 2,280,579 380,907,023
2056 2,308,936 380,159,777
2055 2,336,830 379,430,756
2054 2,364,245 378,682,851
2053 2,390,891 377,878,421
2052 2,416,741 377,073,303
2051 2,441,989 376,229,840
2050 2,466,771 375,373,155
2049 2,491,589 374,493,150
2048 2,515,667 373,590,762
2047 2,539,219 372,626,259
2046 2,562,324 371,644,809
2045 2,584,663 370,602,914
2044 2,606,489 369,518,897
2043 2,627,486 368,375,680
2042 2,647,490 367,158,772
2041 2,666,429 365,937,822
2040 2,684,551 364,671,837
2039 2,702,027 363,367,337
2038 2,718,374 361,997,023
2037 2,734,180 360,606,236
2036 2,748,725 359,193,245
2035 2,761,886 357,750,686
2034 2,774,297 356,266,726
2033 2,785,381 354,775,032
2032 2,795,619 353,259,037
2031 2,804,329 351,721,511
2030 2,812,297 350,155,042
2029 2,819,213 348,564,667
2028 2,825,235 346,906,294
2027 2,830,534 345,257,605
2026 2,834,980 343,565,426
2025 2,837,881 341,784,857
2024 2,839,175 340,110,988
2023 2,839,786 334,914,895
2022 2,839,144 333,271,411
2021 2,837,682 331,893,745
2020 2,830,739 331,526,933
2019 2,823,271 328,329,953
2018 2,820,097 326,838,199
2017 2,815,764 325,122,128
2016 2,809,915 323,071,755
2015 2,802,534 320,738,994
2014 2,793,749 318,386,329
2013 2,783,687 316,059,947
2012 2,772,430 313,877,662
2011 2,760,494 311,583,481
2010 2,748,568 309,327,143
2009 2,736,995 306,771,529
2008 2,725,635 304,093,966
2007 2,713,800 301,231,207
2006 2,700,968 298,379,912
2005 2,687,066 295,516,599
2004 2,672,225 292,805,298
2003 2,656,623 290,107,933
2002 2,640,572 287,625,193
2001 2,624,403 284,968,955
2000 2,607,826 282,162,411
1999 2,589,795 279,294,713
1998 2,569,736 276,115,288
1997 2,547,848 272,911,760
1996 2,524,463 269,667,391
1995 2,500,151 266,557,091
1994 2,475,220 263,435,673
1993 2,449,916 260,255,352
1992 2,424,701 256,894,189
1991 2,400,869 253,492,503
1990 2,379,877 250,131,894
1989 2,361,916 246,819,222
1988 2,345,777 244,499,004
1987 2,329,813 242,288,936
1986 2,312,125 240,132,831
1985 2,290,656 237,923,734
1984 2,264,562 235,824,908
1983 2,234,832 233,792,014
1982 2,203,889 231,664,432
1981 2,173,818 229,465,744
1980 2,145,658 226,542,250
1979 2,119,486 225,055,487
1978 2,094,836 222,584,545
1977 2,070,657 220,239,425
1976 2,045,578 218,035,164
1975 2,018,981 215,973,199
1974 1,990,906 213,853,928
1973 1,961,219 211,908,788
1972 1,931,542 209,896,021
1971 1,903,728 207,660,677
1970 1,878,196 205,052,174
1969 1,855,127 202,676,946
1968 1,833,765 200,706,052
1967 1,812,865 198,712,056
1966 1,791,475 196,560,338
1965 1,769,192 194,302,963
1964 1,745,568 191,888,791
1963 1,721,099 189,241,798
1962 1,696,932 186,537,737
1961 1,673,261 183,691,481
1960 1,650,005 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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 States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica United States
2100 -1.77% 0.14%
2099 -1.78% 0.14%
2098 -1.8% 0.16%
2097 -1.8% 0.16%
2096 -1.82% 0.17%
2095 -1.84% 0.18%
2094 -1.86% 0.17%
2093 -1.88% 0.18%
2092 -1.9% 0.18%
2091 -1.91% 0.17%
2090 -1.92% 0.18%
2089 -1.93% 0.19%
2088 -1.93% 0.17%
2087 -1.94% 0.17%
2086 -1.95% 0.16%
2085 -1.94% 0.18%
2084 -1.91% 0.18%
2083 -1.93% 0.18%
2082 -1.92% 0.2%
2081 -1.92% 0.18%
2080 -1.9% 0.19%
2079 -1.87% 0.2%
2078 -1.87% 0.21%
2077 -1.84% 0.22%
2076 -1.82% 0.23%
2075 -1.81% 0.22%
2074 -1.77% 0.23%
2073 -1.75% 0.23%
2072 -1.71% 0.25%
2071 -1.68% 0.24%
2070 -1.64% 0.25%
2069 -1.61% 0.25%
2068 -1.57% 0.25%
2067 -1.53% 0.24%
2066 -1.53% 0.24%
2065 -1.48% 0.23%
2064 -1.44% 0.23%
2063 -1.42% 0.23%
2062 -1.38% 0.22%
2061 -1.36% 0.21%
2060 -1.32% 0.21%
2059 -1.29% 0.22%
2058 -1.24% 0.21%
2057 -1.23% 0.2%
2056 -1.19% 0.19%
2055 -1.16% 0.2%
2054 -1.11% 0.21%
2053 -1.07% 0.21%
2052 -1.03% 0.22%
2051 -1% 0.23%
2050 -1% 0.23%
2049 -0.96% 0.24%
2048 -0.93% 0.26%
2047 -0.9% 0.26%
2046 -0.86% 0.28%
2045 -0.84% 0.29%
2044 -0.8% 0.31%
2043 -0.76% 0.33%
2042 -0.71% 0.33%
2041 -0.68% 0.35%
2040 -0.65% 0.36%
2039 -0.6% 0.38%
2038 -0.58% 0.39%
2037 -0.53% 0.39%
2036 -0.48% 0.4%
2035 -0.45% 0.42%
2034 -0.4% 0.42%
2033 -0.37% 0.43%
2032 -0.31% 0.44%
2031 -0.28% 0.45%
2030 -0.25% 0.46%
2029 -0.21% 0.48%
2028 -0.19% 0.48%
2027 -0.16% 0.49%
2026 -0.1% 0.52%
2025 -0.05% 0.49%
2024 -0.02% 1.55%
2023 0.02% 0.49%
2022 0.05% 0.42%
2021 0.25% 0.11%
2020 0.26% 0.97%
2019 0.11% 0.46%
2018 0.15% 0.53%
2017 0.21% 0.63%
2016 0.26% 0.73%
2015 0.31% 0.74%
2014 0.36% 0.74%
2013 0.41% 0.7%
2012 0.43% 0.74%
2011 0.43% 0.73%
2010 0.42% 0.83%
2009 0.42% 0.88%
2008 0.44% 0.95%
2007 0.48% 0.96%
2006 0.52% 0.97%
2005 0.56% 0.93%
2004 0.59% 0.93%
2003 0.61% 0.86%
2002 0.62% 0.93%
2001 0.64% 0.99%
2000 0.7% 1.03%
1999 0.78% 1.15%
1998 0.86% 1.17%
1997 0.93% 1.2%
1996 0.97% 1.17%
1995 1.01% 1.18%
1994 1.03% 1.22%
1993 1.04% 1.31%
1992 0.99% 1.34%
1991 0.88% 1.34%
1990 0.76% 1.34%
1989 0.69% 0.95%
1988 0.69% 0.91%
1987 0.77% 0.9%
1986 0.94% 0.93%
1985 1.15% 0.89%
1984 1.33% 0.87%
1983 1.4% 0.92%
1982 1.38% 0.96%
1981 1.31% 1.29%
1980 1.23% 0.66%
1979 1.18% 1.11%
1978 1.17% 1.06%
1977 1.23% 1.01%
1976 1.32% 0.95%
1975 1.41% 0.99%
1974 1.51% 0.92%
1973 1.54% 0.96%
1972 1.46% 1.08%
1971 1.36% 1.27%
1970 1.24% 1.17%
1969 1.16% 0.98%
1968 1.15% 1%
1967 1.19% 1.09%
1966 1.26% 1.16%
1965 1.35% 1.26%
1964 1.42% 1.4%
1963 1.42% 1.45%
1962 1.41% 1.55%
1961 1.41% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.02%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Jamaica United States
Current population
2834980
344023146
Population rank 139/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 4.15%
One net population change
14.3 hours
18.9 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -2 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -611 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 134/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -11,053 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 135/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 1,230,663
2024 - -10,506 - 1,286,132
2023 10,072 -10,003 502,372 1,322,668
2022 11,215 -10,003 399,926 1,319,009
2021 6,382 -4,665 199,137 674,787
2020 12,170 0 208,862 329,769
2019 13,094 -10,335 887,476 1,774,500
2018 13,929 -10,335 955,022 1,764,961
2017 15,419 -10,335 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 16,944 -10,335 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 18,489 -10,335 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 19,751 -10,335 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 21,037 -10,335 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 22,320 -10,498 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 23,627 -11,577 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 25,031 -13,248 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 26,311 -14,941 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 27,553 -16,191 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 28,886 -16,588 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 30,213 -16,840 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 31,506 -17,071 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 32,500 -17,256 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 33,340 -17,380 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 33,572 -17,428 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 33,666 -17,466 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 34,452 -17,498 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 36,649 -17,542 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 38,628 -17,623 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 40,521 -17,756 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 42,297 -18,285 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 43,705 -19,092 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 45,210 -19,960 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 46,090 -20,731 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 46,494 -21,426 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 45,617 -23,014 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 44,465 -25,085 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 43,591 -27,049 1,875,826 400,998
1988 43,978 -28,247 1,735,943 460,778
1987 44,155 -27,958 1,720,252 480,815
1986 44,520 -25,339 1,656,917 493,082
1985 45,122 -21,371 1,689,258 598,777
1984 45,644 -17,211 1,627,192 622,793
1983 45,095 -14,065 1,636,544 662,840
1982 43,816 -12,952 1,714,317 600,149
1981 42,898 -13,619 1,652,153 583,070
1980 42,316 -15,277 1,608,450 595,916
1979 42,449 -17,143 1,597,894 503,559
1978 42,475 -18,483 1,402,283 556,521
1977 42,999 -18,630 1,431,556 577,060
1976 43,878 -18,084 1,264,604 635,590
1975 44,736 -17,340 1,252,644 655,078
1974 45,526 -16,769 1,218,968 706,978
1973 47,438 -16,822 1,165,499 783,163
1972 46,676 -17,934 1,301,355 833,543
1971 47,206 -20,322 1,640,519 833,549
1970 47,547 -23,371 1,824,965 744,902
1969 48,258 -26,304 1,702,487 523,740
1968 49,189 -28,424 1,565,507 594,514
1967 50,187 -29,147 1,669,181 585,410
1966 50,808 -29,065 1,749,387 637,692
1965 51,423 -28,611 1,943,030 644,902
1964 52,501 -28,066 2,245,099 618,635
1963 52,277 -27,757 2,289,826 639,495
1962 51,758 -27,936 2,406,337 625,617
1961 51,931 -28,416 2,571,681 580,333
1960 51,944 -28,952 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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)
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