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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 36.1 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th 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 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Jamaica vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Vietnam
2100 1,075,936 92,239,801
2099 1,095,350 92,735,968
2098 1,115,242 93,227,318
2097 1,135,653 93,703,343
2096 1,156,525 94,178,675
2095 1,177,966 94,640,859
2094 1,200,045 95,098,747
2093 1,222,794 95,558,233
2092 1,246,199 96,015,030
2091 1,270,303 96,474,248
2090 1,294,988 96,938,026
2089 1,320,362 97,399,661
2088 1,346,290 97,858,300
2087 1,372,809 98,324,127
2086 1,399,955 98,788,452
2085 1,427,808 99,249,444
2084 1,456,011 99,710,990
2083 1,484,393 100,178,339
2082 1,513,542 100,650,389
2081 1,543,136 101,120,279
2080 1,573,400 101,584,408
2079 1,603,926 102,046,677
2078 1,634,499 102,496,244
2077 1,665,602 102,944,347
2076 1,696,763 103,374,514
2075 1,728,143 103,799,405
2074 1,760,036 104,214,107
2073 1,791,818 104,623,307
2072 1,823,794 105,022,092
2071 1,855,585 105,401,255
2070 1,887,318 105,773,681
2069 1,918,759 106,126,787
2068 1,950,157 106,471,025
2067 1,981,247 106,811,324
2066 2,012,035 107,143,716
2065 2,043,276 107,459,475
2064 2,073,988 107,761,108
2063 2,104,265 108,055,355
2062 2,134,508 108,339,650
2061 2,164,312 108,607,597
2060 2,194,058 108,859,065
2059 2,223,310 109,104,391
2058 2,252,286 109,337,395
2057 2,280,579 109,546,926
2056 2,308,936 109,732,352
2055 2,336,830 109,903,830
2054 2,364,245 110,052,946
2053 2,390,891 110,173,868
2052 2,416,741 110,270,266
2051 2,441,989 110,338,539
2050 2,466,771 110,361,987
2049 2,491,589 110,356,819
2048 2,515,667 110,313,849
2047 2,539,219 110,228,852
2046 2,562,324 110,108,051
2045 2,584,663 109,943,449
2044 2,606,489 109,748,671
2043 2,627,486 109,514,717
2042 2,647,490 109,242,604
2041 2,666,429 108,936,706
2040 2,684,551 108,611,523
2039 2,702,027 108,254,640
2038 2,718,374 107,877,983
2037 2,734,180 107,480,286
2036 2,748,725 107,075,099
2035 2,761,886 106,647,378
2034 2,774,297 106,206,100
2033 2,785,381 105,762,219
2032 2,795,619 105,299,476
2031 2,804,329 104,826,346
2030 2,812,297 104,330,461
2029 2,819,213 103,835,790
2028 2,825,235 103,316,499
2027 2,830,534 102,775,814
2026 2,834,980 102,213,157
2025 2,837,881 101,614,413
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/vietnam | CC BY

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 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 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 -0.05% 0.62%
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 (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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Vietnam
Current population
2834980
102365351
Population rank 139/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.24%
One net population change
14.3 hours
49.6 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -2 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -611 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 123/197
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 - -10,506 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 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
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
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 (1960–2024, 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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