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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 1.19 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Jamaica vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Uruguay
2100 1,075,936 2,256,741
2099 1,095,350 2,279,899
2098 1,115,242 2,303,351
2097 1,135,653 2,326,987
2096 1,156,525 2,350,799
2095 1,177,966 2,374,835
2094 1,200,045 2,398,960
2093 1,222,794 2,423,269
2092 1,246,199 2,447,646
2091 1,270,303 2,472,126
2090 1,294,988 2,496,514
2089 1,320,362 2,520,852
2088 1,346,290 2,545,052
2087 1,372,809 2,569,100
2086 1,399,955 2,592,974
2085 1,427,808 2,616,629
2084 1,456,011 2,640,001
2083 1,484,393 2,663,150
2082 1,513,542 2,686,021
2081 1,543,136 2,708,594
2080 1,573,400 2,730,883
2079 1,603,926 2,752,831
2078 1,634,499 2,774,432
2077 1,665,602 2,795,709
2076 1,696,763 2,816,677
2075 1,728,143 2,837,308
2074 1,760,036 2,857,709
2073 1,791,818 2,877,721
2072 1,823,794 2,897,543
2071 1,855,585 2,917,097
2070 1,887,318 2,936,478
2069 1,918,759 2,955,616
2068 1,950,157 2,974,445
2067 1,981,247 2,992,987
2066 2,012,035 3,011,309
2065 2,043,276 3,029,441
2064 2,073,988 3,047,343
2063 2,104,265 3,065,064
2062 2,134,508 3,082,642
2061 2,164,312 3,100,006
2060 2,194,058 3,117,149
2059 2,223,310 3,133,952
2058 2,252,286 3,150,250
2057 2,280,579 3,166,055
2056 2,308,936 3,181,373
2055 2,336,830 3,196,072
2054 2,364,245 3,210,110
2053 2,390,891 3,223,395
2052 2,416,741 3,235,973
2051 2,441,989 3,247,888
2050 2,466,771 3,259,108
2049 2,491,589 3,269,675
2048 2,515,667 3,279,610
2047 2,539,219 3,288,969
2046 2,562,324 3,297,696
2045 2,584,663 3,305,917
2044 2,606,489 3,313,556
2043 2,627,486 3,320,565
2042 2,647,490 3,326,955
2041 2,666,429 3,332,884
2040 2,684,551 3,338,277
2039 2,702,027 3,343,295
2038 2,718,374 3,347,790
2037 2,734,180 3,351,911
2036 2,748,725 3,355,671
2035 2,761,886 3,359,126
2034 2,774,297 3,362,276
2033 2,785,381 3,365,250
2032 2,795,619 3,368,057
2031 2,804,329 3,370,727
2030 2,812,297 3,373,273
2029 2,819,213 3,375,805
2028 2,825,235 3,378,198
2027 2,830,534 3,380,504
2026 2,834,980 3,382,789
2025 2,837,881 3,384,805
2024 2,839,175 3,386,588
2023 2,839,786 3,388,081
2022 2,839,144 3,390,913
2021 2,837,682 3,396,695
2020 2,830,739 3,398,968
2019 2,823,271 3,397,206
2018 2,820,097 3,394,534
2017 2,815,764 3,388,438
2016 2,809,915 3,379,283
2015 2,802,534 3,368,017
2014 2,793,749 3,356,334
2013 2,783,687 3,345,337
2012 2,772,430 3,335,401
2011 2,760,494 3,326,825
2010 2,748,568 3,318,580
2009 2,736,995 3,310,091
2008 2,725,635 3,302,177
2007 2,713,800 3,295,153
2006 2,700,968 3,289,506
2005 2,687,066 3,285,771
2004 2,672,225 3,283,148
2003 2,656,623 3,281,186
2002 2,640,572 3,278,867
2001 2,624,403 3,274,251
2000 2,607,826 3,266,206
1999 2,589,795 3,254,015
1998 2,569,736 3,239,280
1997 2,547,848 3,223,345
1996 2,524,463 3,206,324
1995 2,500,151 3,189,440
1994 2,475,220 3,172,834
1993 2,449,916 3,156,345
1992 2,424,701 3,139,702
1991 2,400,869 3,122,354
1990 2,379,877 3,104,403
1989 2,361,916 3,086,255
1988 2,345,777 3,067,961
1987 2,329,813 3,049,896
1986 2,312,125 3,032,845
1985 2,290,656 3,017,037
1984 2,264,562 3,002,488
1983 2,234,832 2,988,778
1982 2,203,889 2,975,492
1981 2,173,818 2,963,246
1980 2,145,658 2,951,953
1979 2,119,486 2,939,903
1978 2,094,836 2,925,715
1977 2,070,657 2,909,461
1976 2,045,578 2,891,392
1975 2,018,981 2,872,320
1974 1,990,906 2,853,944
1973 1,961,219 2,837,133
1972 1,931,542 2,821,644
1971 1,903,728 2,806,462
1970 1,878,196 2,790,807
1969 1,855,127 2,773,974
1968 1,833,765 2,754,606
1967 1,812,865 2,732,277
1966 1,791,475 2,707,646
1965 1,769,192 2,681,169
1964 1,745,568 2,653,180
1963 1,721,099 2,623,766
1962 1,696,932 2,593,298
1961 1,673,261 2,562,044
1960 1,650,005 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.1% of the population in Jamaica and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Uruguay
2100 -1.77% -1.02%
2099 -1.78% -1.02%
2098 -1.8% -1.02%
2097 -1.8% -1.01%
2096 -1.82% -1.01%
2095 -1.84% -1.01%
2094 -1.86% -1%
2093 -1.88% -1%
2092 -1.9% -0.99%
2091 -1.91% -0.98%
2090 -1.92% -0.97%
2089 -1.93% -0.95%
2088 -1.93% -0.94%
2087 -1.94% -0.92%
2086 -1.95% -0.9%
2085 -1.94% -0.89%
2084 -1.91% -0.87%
2083 -1.93% -0.85%
2082 -1.92% -0.83%
2081 -1.92% -0.82%
2080 -1.9% -0.8%
2079 -1.87% -0.78%
2078 -1.87% -0.76%
2077 -1.84% -0.74%
2076 -1.82% -0.73%
2075 -1.81% -0.71%
2074 -1.77% -0.7%
2073 -1.75% -0.68%
2072 -1.71% -0.67%
2071 -1.68% -0.66%
2070 -1.64% -0.65%
2069 -1.61% -0.63%
2068 -1.57% -0.62%
2067 -1.53% -0.61%
2066 -1.53% -0.6%
2065 -1.48% -0.59%
2064 -1.44% -0.58%
2063 -1.42% -0.57%
2062 -1.38% -0.56%
2061 -1.36% -0.55%
2060 -1.32% -0.54%
2059 -1.29% -0.52%
2058 -1.24% -0.5%
2057 -1.23% -0.48%
2056 -1.19% -0.46%
2055 -1.16% -0.44%
2054 -1.11% -0.41%
2053 -1.07% -0.39%
2052 -1.03% -0.37%
2051 -1% -0.34%
2050 -1% -0.32%
2049 -0.96% -0.3%
2048 -0.93% -0.28%
2047 -0.9% -0.26%
2046 -0.86% -0.25%
2045 -0.84% -0.23%
2044 -0.8% -0.21%
2043 -0.76% -0.19%
2042 -0.71% -0.18%
2041 -0.68% -0.16%
2040 -0.65% -0.15%
2039 -0.6% -0.13%
2038 -0.58% -0.12%
2037 -0.53% -0.11%
2036 -0.48% -0.1%
2035 -0.45% -0.09%
2034 -0.4% -0.09%
2033 -0.37% -0.08%
2032 -0.31% -0.08%
2031 -0.28% -0.08%
2030 -0.25% -0.08%
2029 -0.21% -0.07%
2028 -0.19% -0.07%
2027 -0.16% -0.07%
2026 -0.1% -0.06%
2025 -0.05% -0.05%
2024 -0.02% -0.04%
2023 0.02% -0.08%
2022 0.05% -0.17%
2021 0.25% -0.07%
2020 0.26% 0.05%
2019 0.11% 0.08%
2018 0.15% 0.18%
2017 0.21% 0.27%
2016 0.26% 0.33%
2015 0.31% 0.35%
2014 0.36% 0.33%
2013 0.41% 0.3%
2012 0.43% 0.26%
2011 0.43% 0.25%
2010 0.42% 0.26%
2009 0.42% 0.24%
2008 0.44% 0.21%
2007 0.48% 0.17%
2006 0.52% 0.11%
2005 0.56% 0.08%
2004 0.59% 0.06%
2003 0.61% 0.07%
2002 0.62% 0.14%
2001 0.64% 0.25%
2000 0.7% 0.37%
1999 0.78% 0.45%
1998 0.86% 0.49%
1997 0.93% 0.53%
1996 0.97% 0.53%
1995 1.01% 0.52%
1994 1.03% 0.52%
1993 1.04% 0.53%
1992 0.99% 0.56%
1991 0.88% 0.58%
1990 0.76% 0.59%
1989 0.69% 0.6%
1988 0.69% 0.59%
1987 0.77% 0.56%
1986 0.94% 0.52%
1985 1.15% 0.48%
1984 1.33% 0.46%
1983 1.4% 0.45%
1982 1.38% 0.41%
1981 1.31% 0.38%
1980 1.23% 0.41%
1979 1.18% 0.48%
1978 1.17% 0.56%
1977 1.23% 0.62%
1976 1.32% 0.66%
1975 1.41% 0.64%
1974 1.51% 0.59%
1973 1.54% 0.55%
1972 1.46% 0.54%
1971 1.36% 0.56%
1970 1.24% 0.61%
1969 1.16% 0.7%
1968 1.15% 0.82%
1967 1.19% 0.91%
1966 1.26% 0.99%
1965 1.35% 1.05%
1964 1.42% 1.12%
1963 1.42% 1.17%
1962 1.41% 1.22%
1961 1.41% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Uruguay
Current population
2834980
3382789
Population rank 139/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.04%
One net population change
14.3 hours
5.87 hours
One birth every
15.9 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 -4
Annual growth/decline -611 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 167/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -11,053 -1,338
Net migration rank 135/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -1,338
2024 - -10,506 - -1,348
2023 10,072 -10,003 298 -1,501
2022 11,215 -10,003 -2,964 -1,501
2021 6,382 -4,665 -5,621 -1,482
2020 12,170 0 4,048 -1,482
2019 13,094 -10,335 3,873 -2,899
2018 13,929 -10,335 7,322 -2,963
2017 15,419 -10,335 10,907 -3,091
2016 16,944 -10,335 14,008 -3,506
2015 18,489 -10,335 16,194 -4,157
2014 19,751 -10,335 16,238 -4,919
2013 21,037 -10,335 16,318 -5,647
2012 22,320 -10,498 15,520 -6,317
2011 23,627 -11,577 14,934 -6,982
2010 25,031 -13,248 16,231 -7,696
2009 26,311 -14,941 16,947 -8,510
2008 27,553 -16,191 16,838 -9,458
2007 28,886 -16,588 17,422 -10,750
2006 30,213 -16,840 17,783 -13,161
2005 31,506 -17,071 18,926 -16,086
2004 32,500 -17,256 18,067 -15,668
2003 33,340 -17,380 18,628 -17,105
2002 33,572 -17,428 20,073 -16,957
2001 33,666 -17,466 20,729 -14,620
2000 34,452 -17,498 21,060 -11,076
1999 36,649 -17,542 21,844 -7,441
1998 38,628 -17,623 22,114 -7,048
1997 40,521 -17,756 23,737 -6,938
1996 42,297 -18,285 24,635 -7,397
1995 43,705 -19,092 24,872 -8,339
1994 45,210 -19,960 24,637 -7,955
1993 46,090 -20,731 24,212 -7,922
1992 46,494 -21,426 24,847 -7,850
1991 45,617 -23,014 25,422 -7,714
1990 44,465 -25,085 25,699 -7,499
1989 43,591 -27,049 25,322 -7,229
1988 43,978 -28,247 25,071 -6,582
1987 44,155 -27,958 24,469 -6,833
1986 44,520 -25,339 24,505 -8,046
1985 45,122 -21,371 23,988 -8,832
1984 45,644 -17,211 23,684 -9,730
1983 45,095 -14,065 24,146 -10,671
1982 43,816 -12,952 25,224 -12,131
1981 42,898 -13,619 24,968 -13,577
1980 42,316 -15,277 25,451 -14,252
1979 42,449 -17,143 27,456 -14,552
1978 42,475 -18,483 30,076 -14,611
1977 42,999 -18,630 31,321 -14,280
1976 43,878 -18,084 33,199 -14,096
1975 44,736 -17,340 33,393 -14,350
1974 45,526 -16,769 32,221 -14,512
1973 47,438 -16,822 30,213 -14,312
1972 46,676 -17,934 28,896 -13,817
1971 47,206 -20,322 28,584 -13,288
1970 47,547 -23,371 28,737 -12,727
1969 48,258 -26,304 28,805 -11,149
1968 49,189 -28,424 29,103 -8,028
1967 50,187 -29,147 29,514 -5,938
1966 50,808 -29,065 30,293 -4,599
1965 51,423 -28,611 30,807 -3,542
1964 52,501 -28,066 31,340 -2,623
1963 52,277 -27,757 31,824 -1,707
1962 51,758 -27,936 31,441 -623
1961 51,931 -28,416 30,975 703
1960 51,944 -28,952 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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