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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 15.4 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Jamaica vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Yemen
2100 1,075,631 111,481,288
2099 1,095,039 111,166,365
2098 1,114,926 110,823,878
2097 1,135,331 110,463,393
2096 1,156,197 110,075,677
2095 1,177,632 109,669,492
2094 1,199,705 109,238,445
2093 1,222,447 108,785,158
2092 1,245,845 108,301,955
2091 1,269,943 107,796,487
2090 1,294,621 107,270,820
2089 1,319,987 106,721,736
2088 1,345,908 106,150,572
2087 1,372,420 105,558,607
2086 1,399,559 104,947,326
2085 1,427,403 104,309,237
2084 1,455,598 103,657,284
2083 1,483,973 102,986,631
2082 1,513,113 102,302,622
2081 1,542,698 101,596,159
2080 1,572,954 100,875,201
2079 1,603,471 100,134,051
2078 1,634,036 99,378,110
2077 1,665,130 98,609,975
2076 1,696,282 97,818,664
2075 1,727,653 97,013,320
2074 1,759,538 96,187,203
2073 1,791,310 95,346,716
2072 1,823,277 94,485,874
2071 1,855,059 93,603,848
2070 1,886,784 92,709,049
2069 1,918,215 91,795,290
2068 1,949,604 90,865,447
2067 1,980,685 89,921,194
2066 2,011,465 88,958,695
2065 2,042,697 87,982,501
2064 2,073,400 86,994,159
2063 2,103,669 85,982,061
2062 2,133,903 84,947,120
2061 2,163,699 83,896,256
2060 2,193,436 82,829,722
2059 2,222,680 81,744,993
2058 2,251,648 80,641,636
2057 2,279,932 79,527,942
2056 2,308,282 78,400,761
2055 2,336,168 77,261,521
2054 2,363,575 76,109,237
2053 2,390,213 74,951,358
2052 2,416,056 73,780,088
2051 2,441,297 72,598,574
2050 2,466,072 71,404,664
2049 2,490,883 70,211,386
2048 2,514,954 69,012,729
2047 2,538,499 67,813,135
2046 2,561,597 66,608,054
2045 2,583,931 65,404,355
2044 2,605,750 64,201,447
2043 2,626,741 63,002,861
2042 2,646,740 61,810,280
2041 2,665,673 60,624,401
2040 2,683,790 59,448,342
2039 2,701,261 58,277,392
2038 2,717,604 57,109,914
2037 2,733,406 55,948,438
2036 2,747,946 54,784,372
2035 2,761,103 53,617,795
2034 2,773,511 52,452,522
2033 2,784,591 51,284,323
2032 2,794,827 50,117,732
2031 2,803,535 48,947,870
2030 2,811,500 47,764,521
2029 2,818,414 46,573,906
2028 2,824,434 45,382,831
2027 2,829,732 44,183,742
2026 2,834,177 42,980,680
2025 2,837,077 41,773,878
2024 2,839,175 40,583,164
2023 2,839,786 39,390,799
2022 2,839,144 38,222,876
2021 2,837,682 37,140,230
2020 2,830,739 36,134,863
2019 2,823,271 35,111,408
2018 2,820,097 34,085,182
2017 2,815,764 33,090,921
2016 2,809,915 32,109,010
2015 2,802,534 31,159,379
2014 2,793,749 30,226,309
2013 2,783,687 29,312,952
2012 2,772,430 28,433,647
2011 2,760,494 27,582,897
2010 2,748,568 26,754,387
2009 2,736,995 25,927,724
2008 2,725,635 25,111,941
2007 2,713,800 24,318,082
2006 2,700,968 23,543,083
2005 2,687,066 22,790,085
2004 2,672,225 22,095,167
2003 2,656,623 21,456,379
2002 2,640,572 20,835,086
2001 2,624,403 20,226,147
2000 2,607,826 19,624,141
1999 2,589,795 19,029,420
1998 2,569,736 18,446,013
1997 2,547,848 17,873,936
1996 2,524,463 17,313,177
1995 2,500,151 16,740,058
1994 2,475,220 16,149,147
1993 2,449,916 15,563,914
1992 2,424,701 14,989,494
1991 2,400,869 14,430,201
1990 2,379,877 13,887,862
1989 2,361,916 13,364,174
1988 2,345,777 12,859,708
1987 2,329,813 12,369,912
1986 2,312,125 11,901,040
1985 2,290,656 11,453,825
1984 2,264,562 11,025,597
1983 2,234,832 10,621,499
1982 2,203,889 10,241,006
1981 2,173,818 9,882,362
1980 2,145,658 9,543,358
1979 2,119,486 9,224,194
1978 2,094,836 8,926,586
1977 2,070,657 8,648,222
1976 2,045,578 8,384,113
1975 2,018,981 8,133,598
1974 1,990,906 7,896,783
1973 1,961,219 7,672,796
1972 1,931,542 7,460,068
1971 1,903,728 7,257,462
1970 1,878,196 7,065,279
1969 1,855,127 6,875,859
1968 1,833,765 6,690,524
1967 1,812,865 6,516,444
1966 1,791,475 6,351,494
1965 1,769,192 6,195,593
1964 1,745,568 6,048,006
1963 1,721,099 5,911,135
1962 1,696,932 5,782,221
1961 1,673,261 5,655,232
1960 1,650,005 5,532,301

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 Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Yemen
2100 -1.77% 0.28%
2099 -1.78% 0.31%
2098 -1.8% 0.33%
2097 -1.8% 0.35%
2096 -1.82% 0.37%
2095 -1.84% 0.39%
2094 -1.86% 0.42%
2093 -1.88% 0.45%
2092 -1.9% 0.47%
2091 -1.91% 0.49%
2090 -1.92% 0.51%
2089 -1.93% 0.54%
2088 -1.93% 0.56%
2087 -1.94% 0.58%
2086 -1.95% 0.61%
2085 -1.94% 0.63%
2084 -1.91% 0.65%
2083 -1.93% 0.67%
2082 -1.92% 0.7%
2081 -1.92% 0.71%
2080 -1.9% 0.74%
2079 -1.87% 0.76%
2078 -1.87% 0.78%
2077 -1.84% 0.81%
2076 -1.82% 0.83%
2075 -1.81% 0.86%
2074 -1.77% 0.88%
2073 -1.75% 0.91%
2072 -1.71% 0.94%
2071 -1.68% 0.97%
2070 -1.64% 1%
2069 -1.61% 1.02%
2068 -1.57% 1.05%
2067 -1.53% 1.08%
2066 -1.53% 1.11%
2065 -1.48% 1.14%
2064 -1.44% 1.18%
2063 -1.42% 1.22%
2062 -1.38% 1.25%
2061 -1.36% 1.29%
2060 -1.32% 1.33%
2059 -1.29% 1.37%
2058 -1.24% 1.4%
2057 -1.23% 1.44%
2056 -1.19% 1.47%
2055 -1.16% 1.51%
2054 -1.11% 1.54%
2053 -1.07% 1.59%
2052 -1.03% 1.63%
2051 -1% 1.67%
2050 -1% 1.7%
2049 -0.96% 1.74%
2048 -0.93% 1.77%
2047 -0.9% 1.81%
2046 -0.86% 1.84%
2045 -0.84% 1.87%
2044 -0.8% 1.9%
2043 -0.76% 1.93%
2042 -0.71% 1.96%
2041 -0.68% 1.98%
2040 -0.65% 2.01%
2039 -0.6% 2.04%
2038 -0.58% 2.08%
2037 -0.53% 2.12%
2036 -0.48% 2.18%
2035 -0.45% 2.22%
2034 -0.4% 2.28%
2033 -0.37% 2.33%
2032 -0.31% 2.39%
2031 -0.28% 2.48%
2030 -0.25% 2.56%
2029 -0.21% 2.62%
2028 -0.19% 2.71%
2027 -0.16% 2.8%
2026 -0.1% 2.89%
2025 -0.07% 2.93%
2024 -0.02% 3.03%
2023 0.02% 3.06%
2022 0.05% 2.92%
2021 0.25% 2.78%
2020 0.26% 2.91%
2019 0.11% 3.01%
2018 0.15% 3%
2017 0.21% 3.06%
2016 0.26% 3.05%
2015 0.31% 3.09%
2014 0.36% 3.12%
2013 0.41% 3.09%
2012 0.43% 3.08%
2011 0.43% 3.1%
2010 0.42% 3.19%
2009 0.42% 3.25%
2008 0.44% 3.26%
2007 0.48% 3.29%
2006 0.52% 3.3%
2005 0.56% 3.15%
2004 0.59% 2.98%
2003 0.61% 2.98%
2002 0.62% 3.01%
2001 0.64% 3.07%
2000 0.7% 3.13%
1999 0.78% 3.16%
1998 0.86% 3.2%
1997 0.93% 3.24%
1996 0.97% 3.42%
1995 1.01% 3.66%
1994 1.03% 3.76%
1993 1.04% 3.83%
1992 0.99% 3.88%
1991 0.88% 3.91%
1990 0.76% 3.92%
1989 0.69% 3.92%
1988 0.69% 3.96%
1987 0.77% 3.94%
1986 0.94% 3.9%
1985 1.15% 3.88%
1984 1.33% 3.8%
1983 1.4% 3.72%
1982 1.38% 3.63%
1981 1.31% 3.55%
1980 1.23% 3.46%
1979 1.18% 3.33%
1978 1.17% 3.22%
1977 1.23% 3.15%
1976 1.32% 3.08%
1975 1.41% 3%
1974 1.51% 2.92%
1973 1.54% 2.85%
1972 1.46% 2.79%
1971 1.36% 2.72%
1970 1.24% 2.75%
1969 1.16% 2.77%
1968 1.15% 2.67%
1967 1.19% 2.6%
1966 1.26% 2.52%
1965 1.35% 2.44%
1964 1.42% 2.32%
1963 1.42% 2.23%
1962 1.41% 2.25%
1961 1.41% 2.22%

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 Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Yemen
Current population
2834177
43598646
Population rank 140/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.52%
One net population change
4.19 hours
26.6 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 15/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -16,291
Net migration rank 135/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -16,291
2024 9,210 -10,506 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 10,072 -10,003 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 11,215 -10,003 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 6,382 -4,665 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 12,170 0 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 13,094 -10,335 1,056,432 2,129
2018 13,929 -10,335 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 15,419 -10,335 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 16,944 -10,335 975,697 -6,492
2015 18,489 -10,335 939,922 -9,883
2014 19,751 -10,335 920,330 15,764
2013 21,037 -10,335 884,929 5,697
2012 22,320 -10,498 845,645 22,349
2011 23,627 -11,577 806,359 27,184
2010 25,031 -13,248 803,246 20,269
2009 26,311 -14,941 798,911 30,919
2008 27,553 -16,191 779,123 22,621
2007 28,886 -16,588 764,780 21,210
2006 30,213 -16,840 750,082 13,940
2005 31,506 -17,071 726,708 15,283
2004 32,500 -17,256 710,493 -62,641
2003 33,340 -17,380 694,457 -64,737
2002 33,572 -17,428 672,494 -59,648
2001 33,666 -17,466 658,704 -53,698
2000 34,452 -17,498 646,694 -47,713
1999 36,649 -17,542 633,166 -42,731
1998 38,628 -17,623 615,488 -39,096
1997 40,521 -17,756 604,443 -36,694
1996 42,297 -18,285 588,786 -35,043
1995 43,705 -19,092 607,966 -15,485
1994 45,210 -19,960 602,363 -13,040
1993 46,090 -20,731 595,459 -14,332
1992 46,494 -21,426 582,072 -14,372
1991 45,617 -23,014 565,837 -14,964
1990 44,465 -25,085 549,654 -15,847
1989 43,591 -27,049 530,464 -16,876
1988 43,978 -28,247 513,296 -17,952
1987 44,155 -27,958 493,337 -9,097
1986 44,520 -25,339 464,665 -11,151
1985 45,122 -21,371 455,576 -14,660
1984 45,644 -17,211 434,674 -19,143
1983 45,095 -14,065 414,823 -22,152
1982 43,816 -12,952 392,302 -23,981
1981 42,898 -13,619 374,482 -25,499
1980 42,316 -15,277 355,767 -26,740
1979 42,449 -17,143 336,378 -27,090
1978 42,475 -18,483 312,439 -26,524
1977 42,999 -18,630 296,115 -25,305
1976 43,878 -18,084 281,078 -23,669
1975 44,736 -17,340 266,815 -23,192
1974 45,526 -16,769 252,737 -22,726
1973 47,438 -16,822 240,235 -22,282
1972 46,676 -17,934 229,322 -21,826
1971 47,206 -20,322 219,095 -21,386
1970 47,547 -23,371 207,613 -20,966
1969 48,258 -26,304 196,305 -4,121
1968 49,189 -28,424 182,518 -4,031
1967 50,187 -29,147 173,637 -3,959
1966 50,808 -29,065 164,091 -3,874
1965 51,423 -28,611 155,398 -3,797
1964 52,501 -28,066 147,299 -3,712
1963 52,277 -27,757 133,781 -3,640
1962 51,758 -27,936 131,262 -3,572
1961 51,931 -28,416 129,787 -3,503
1960 51,944 -28,952 122,994 -3,431

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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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