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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 36.2 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Jamaica vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Vietnam
2100 1,075,631 92,225,380
2099 1,095,039 92,721,469
2098 1,114,926 93,212,742
2097 1,135,331 93,688,693
2096 1,156,197 94,163,950
2095 1,177,632 94,626,063
2094 1,199,705 95,083,879
2093 1,222,447 95,543,293
2092 1,245,845 96,000,019
2091 1,269,943 96,459,165
2090 1,294,621 96,922,871
2089 1,319,987 97,384,434
2088 1,345,908 97,843,001
2087 1,372,420 98,308,755
2086 1,399,559 98,773,008
2085 1,427,403 99,233,927
2084 1,455,598 99,695,401
2083 1,483,973 100,162,677
2082 1,513,113 100,634,653
2081 1,542,698 101,104,469
2080 1,572,954 101,568,526
2079 1,603,471 102,030,723
2078 1,634,036 102,480,219
2077 1,665,130 102,928,253
2076 1,696,282 103,358,352
2075 1,727,653 103,783,177
2074 1,759,538 104,197,814
2073 1,791,310 104,606,950
2072 1,823,277 105,005,673
2071 1,855,059 105,384,777
2070 1,886,784 105,757,144
2069 1,918,215 106,110,195
2068 1,949,604 106,454,379
2067 1,980,685 106,794,625
2066 2,011,465 107,126,965
2065 2,042,697 107,442,675
2064 2,073,400 107,744,261
2063 2,103,669 108,038,461
2062 2,133,903 108,322,712
2061 2,163,699 108,590,617
2060 2,193,436 108,842,045
2059 2,222,680 109,087,333
2058 2,251,648 109,320,301
2057 2,279,932 109,529,799
2056 2,308,282 109,715,196
2055 2,336,168 109,886,647
2054 2,363,575 110,035,740
2053 2,390,213 110,156,643
2052 2,416,056 110,253,026
2051 2,441,297 110,321,289
2050 2,466,072 110,344,733
2049 2,490,883 110,339,565
2048 2,514,954 110,296,602
2047 2,538,499 110,211,618
2046 2,561,597 110,090,837
2045 2,583,931 109,926,260
2044 2,605,750 109,731,512
2043 2,626,741 109,497,595
2042 2,646,740 109,225,525
2041 2,665,673 108,919,674
2040 2,683,790 108,594,542
2039 2,701,261 108,237,715
2038 2,717,604 107,861,117
2037 2,733,406 107,463,482
2036 2,747,946 107,058,359
2035 2,761,103 106,630,705
2034 2,773,511 106,189,495
2033 2,784,591 105,745,684
2032 2,794,827 105,283,013
2031 2,803,535 104,809,957
2030 2,811,500 104,314,150
2029 2,818,414 103,819,556
2028 2,824,434 103,300,347
2027 2,829,732 102,759,746
2026 2,834,177 102,197,177
2025 2,837,077 101,598,527
2024 2,839,175 100,987,686
2023 2,839,786 100,352,192
2022 2,839,144 99,680,655
2021 2,837,682 98,935,098
2020 2,830,739 98,079,191
2019 2,823,271 97,173,776
2018 2,820,097 96,237,319
2017 2,815,764 95,176,977
2016 2,809,915 94,000,117
2015 2,802,534 92,823,254
2014 2,793,749 91,679,578
2013 2,783,687 90,573,104
2012 2,772,430 89,510,356
2011 2,760,494 88,468,314
2010 2,748,568 87,455,152
2009 2,736,995 86,460,018
2008 2,725,635 85,175,788
2007 2,713,800 83,633,375
2006 2,700,968 82,167,897
2005 2,687,066 81,088,313
2004 2,672,225 80,338,971
2003 2,656,623 79,563,777
2002 2,640,572 78,772,224
2001 2,624,403 77,969,361
2000 2,607,826 77,154,011
1999 2,589,795 76,287,452
1998 2,569,736 75,299,660
1997 2,547,848 74,226,889
1996 2,524,463 73,156,447
1995 2,500,151 72,049,940
1994 2,475,220 70,854,391
1993 2,449,916 69,586,384
1992 2,424,701 68,260,337
1991 2,400,869 66,891,775
1990 2,379,877 65,504,552
1989 2,361,916 64,147,348
1988 2,345,777 62,843,228
1987 2,329,813 61,584,651
1986 2,312,125 60,347,048
1985 2,290,656 59,060,622
1984 2,264,562 57,706,067
1983 2,234,832 56,337,921
1982 2,203,889 55,011,289
1981 2,173,818 53,738,141
1980 2,145,658 52,490,101
1979 2,119,486 51,378,211
1978 2,094,836 50,249,552
1977 2,070,657 48,954,872
1976 2,045,578 47,684,931
1975 2,018,981 46,482,903
1974 1,990,906 45,413,537
1973 1,961,219 44,409,861
1972 1,931,542 43,429,168
1971 1,903,728 42,449,276
1970 1,878,196 41,475,230
1969 1,855,127 40,582,096
1968 1,833,765 39,734,609
1967 1,812,865 38,895,080
1966 1,791,475 38,024,836
1965 1,769,192 37,129,656
1964 1,745,568 36,201,563
1963 1,721,099 35,249,101
1962 1,696,932 34,288,560
1961 1,673,261 33,409,059
1960 1,650,005 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Jamaica's population will shrink by 13% to 2,466,072 people with a rank change from 140th to 143rd. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Vietnam
2100 -1.77% -0.54%
2099 -1.78% -0.53%
2098 -1.8% -0.51%
2097 -1.8% -0.5%
2096 -1.82% -0.49%
2095 -1.84% -0.48%
2094 -1.86% -0.48%
2093 -1.88% -0.48%
2092 -1.9% -0.48%
2091 -1.91% -0.48%
2090 -1.92% -0.47%
2089 -1.93% -0.47%
2088 -1.93% -0.47%
2087 -1.94% -0.47%
2086 -1.95% -0.46%
2085 -1.94% -0.46%
2084 -1.91% -0.47%
2083 -1.93% -0.47%
2082 -1.92% -0.46%
2081 -1.92% -0.46%
2080 -1.9% -0.45%
2079 -1.87% -0.44%
2078 -1.87% -0.44%
2077 -1.84% -0.42%
2076 -1.82% -0.41%
2075 -1.81% -0.4%
2074 -1.77% -0.39%
2073 -1.75% -0.38%
2072 -1.71% -0.36%
2071 -1.68% -0.35%
2070 -1.64% -0.33%
2069 -1.61% -0.32%
2068 -1.57% -0.32%
2067 -1.53% -0.31%
2066 -1.53% -0.29%
2065 -1.48% -0.28%
2064 -1.44% -0.27%
2063 -1.42% -0.26%
2062 -1.38% -0.25%
2061 -1.36% -0.23%
2060 -1.32% -0.22%
2059 -1.29% -0.21%
2058 -1.24% -0.19%
2057 -1.23% -0.17%
2056 -1.19% -0.16%
2055 -1.16% -0.14%
2054 -1.11% -0.11%
2053 -1.07% -0.09%
2052 -1.03% -0.06%
2051 -1% -0.02%
2050 -1% 0.005%
2049 -0.96% 0.04%
2048 -0.93% 0.08%
2047 -0.9% 0.11%
2046 -0.86% 0.15%
2045 -0.84% 0.18%
2044 -0.8% 0.21%
2043 -0.76% 0.25%
2042 -0.71% 0.28%
2041 -0.68% 0.3%
2040 -0.65% 0.33%
2039 -0.6% 0.35%
2038 -0.58% 0.37%
2037 -0.53% 0.38%
2036 -0.48% 0.4%
2035 -0.45% 0.42%
2034 -0.4% 0.42%
2033 -0.37% 0.44%
2032 -0.31% 0.45%
2031 -0.28% 0.48%
2030 -0.25% 0.48%
2029 -0.21% 0.5%
2028 -0.19% 0.53%
2027 -0.16% 0.55%
2026 -0.1% 0.59%
2025 -0.07% 0.6%
2024 -0.02% 0.63%
2023 0.02% 0.67%
2022 0.05% 0.75%
2021 0.25% 0.87%
2020 0.26% 0.93%
2019 0.11% 0.97%
2018 0.15% 1.11%
2017 0.21% 1.25%
2016 0.26% 1.27%
2015 0.31% 1.25%
2014 0.36% 1.22%
2013 0.41% 1.19%
2012 0.43% 1.18%
2011 0.43% 1.16%
2010 0.42% 1.15%
2009 0.42% 1.51%
2008 0.44% 1.84%
2007 0.48% 1.78%
2006 0.52% 1.33%
2005 0.56% 0.93%
2004 0.59% 0.97%
2003 0.61% 1%
2002 0.62% 1.03%
2001 0.64% 1.06%
2000 0.7% 1.14%
1999 0.78% 1.31%
1998 0.86% 1.45%
1997 0.93% 1.46%
1996 0.97% 1.54%
1995 1.01% 1.69%
1994 1.03% 1.82%
1993 1.04% 1.94%
1992 0.99% 2.05%
1991 0.88% 2.12%
1990 0.76% 2.12%
1989 0.69% 2.08%
1988 0.69% 2.04%
1987 0.77% 2.05%
1986 0.94% 2.18%
1985 1.15% 2.35%
1984 1.33% 2.43%
1983 1.4% 2.41%
1982 1.38% 2.37%
1981 1.31% 2.38%
1980 1.23% 2.16%
1979 1.18% 2.25%
1978 1.17% 2.64%
1977 1.23% 2.66%
1976 1.32% 2.59%
1975 1.41% 2.35%
1974 1.51% 2.26%
1973 1.54% 2.26%
1972 1.46% 2.31%
1971 1.36% 2.35%
1970 1.24% 2.2%
1969 1.16% 2.13%
1968 1.15% 2.16%
1967 1.19% 2.29%
1966 1.26% 2.41%
1965 1.35% 2.56%
1964 1.42% 2.7%
1963 1.42% 2.8%
1962 1.41% 2.63%
1961 1.41% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.07%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Vietnam
Current population
2834177
102486146
Population rank 140/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.23%
One net population change
4.19 hours
51.8 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,674
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 122/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -48,171
Net migration rank 135/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -48,171
2024 9,210 -10,506 684,393 -59,645
2023 10,072 -10,003 727,955 -81,789
2022 11,215 -10,003 775,914 -78,977
2021 6,382 -4,665 799,593 -5,418
2020 12,170 0 924,004 -6,457
2019 13,094 -10,335 895,262 -2,051
2018 13,929 -10,335 882,977 96,650
2017 15,419 -10,335 1,001,833 139,245
2016 16,944 -10,335 1,045,094 167,652
2015 18,489 -10,335 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 19,751 -10,335 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 21,037 -10,335 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 22,320 -10,498 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 23,627 -11,577 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 25,031 -13,248 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 26,311 -14,941 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 27,553 -16,191 1,008,141 571,113
2007 28,886 -16,588 981,689 523,784
2006 30,213 -16,840 943,041 482,399
2005 31,506 -17,071 942,084 -208,337
2004 32,500 -17,256 985,438 -220,458
2003 33,340 -17,380 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 33,572 -17,428 991,427 -193,766
2001 33,666 -17,466 985,610 -177,586
2000 34,452 -17,498 966,894 -144,298
1999 36,649 -17,542 925,519 -15,010
1998 38,628 -17,623 959,016 106,091
1997 40,521 -17,756 1,028,116 52,382
1996 42,297 -18,285 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 43,705 -19,092 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 45,210 -19,960 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 46,090 -20,731 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 46,494 -21,426 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 45,617 -23,014 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 44,465 -25,085 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 43,591 -27,049 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 43,978 -28,247 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 44,155 -27,958 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 44,520 -25,339 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 45,122 -21,371 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 45,644 -17,211 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 45,095 -14,065 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 43,816 -12,952 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 42,898 -13,619 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 42,316 -15,277 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 42,449 -17,143 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 42,475 -18,483 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 42,999 -18,630 1,259,315 49,655
1976 43,878 -18,084 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 44,736 -17,340 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 45,526 -16,769 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 47,438 -16,822 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 46,676 -17,934 921,524 -1,920
1971 47,206 -20,322 963,259 76,961
1970 47,547 -23,371 905,902 1,997
1969 48,258 -26,304 878,359 0
1968 49,189 -28,424 815,116 1,489
1967 50,187 -29,147 862,071 394
1966 50,808 -29,065 876,283 1,769
1965 51,423 -28,611 913,761 -1,438
1964 52,501 -28,066 950,219 -6,328
1963 52,277 -27,757 961,067 0
1962 51,758 -27,936 960,046 0
1961 51,931 -28,416 798,978 0
1960 51,944 -28,952 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.4% of the population change in Jamaica is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people). In Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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