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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 8.01 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Jamaica vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Zambia
2100 1,075,936 65,217,429
2099 1,095,350 64,871,545
2098 1,115,242 64,515,891
2097 1,135,653 64,148,736
2096 1,156,525 63,777,313
2095 1,177,966 63,393,169
2094 1,200,045 62,992,652
2093 1,222,794 62,590,327
2092 1,246,199 62,175,930
2091 1,270,303 61,750,591
2090 1,294,988 61,321,399
2089 1,320,362 60,880,148
2088 1,346,290 60,434,676
2087 1,372,809 59,970,107
2086 1,399,955 59,499,234
2085 1,427,808 59,023,040
2084 1,456,011 58,535,857
2083 1,484,393 58,040,512
2082 1,513,542 57,538,672
2081 1,543,136 57,027,491
2080 1,573,400 56,506,421
2079 1,603,926 55,983,242
2078 1,634,499 55,449,777
2077 1,665,602 54,906,771
2076 1,696,763 54,361,075
2075 1,728,143 53,806,856
2074 1,760,036 53,246,777
2073 1,791,818 52,677,348
2072 1,823,794 52,101,139
2071 1,855,585 51,519,691
2070 1,887,318 50,931,614
2069 1,918,759 50,334,700
2068 1,950,157 49,737,479
2067 1,981,247 49,135,488
2066 2,012,035 48,530,443
2065 2,043,276 47,918,592
2064 2,073,988 47,299,740
2063 2,104,265 46,677,439
2062 2,134,508 46,048,819
2061 2,164,312 45,416,657
2060 2,194,058 44,777,347
2059 2,223,310 44,137,306
2058 2,252,286 43,494,451
2057 2,280,579 42,851,923
2056 2,308,936 42,206,898
2055 2,336,830 41,558,284
2054 2,364,245 40,906,492
2053 2,390,891 40,255,629
2052 2,416,741 39,603,888
2051 2,441,989 38,949,958
2050 2,466,771 38,294,607
2049 2,491,589 37,634,194
2048 2,515,667 36,971,309
2047 2,539,219 36,309,749
2046 2,562,324 35,645,868
2045 2,584,663 34,981,812
2044 2,606,489 34,316,981
2043 2,627,486 33,652,420
2042 2,647,490 32,990,657
2041 2,666,429 32,329,447
2040 2,684,551 31,664,262
2039 2,702,027 31,001,305
2038 2,718,374 30,335,662
2037 2,734,180 29,668,561
2036 2,748,725 29,000,264
2035 2,761,886 28,333,498
2034 2,774,297 27,671,195
2033 2,785,381 27,011,974
2032 2,795,619 26,356,580
2031 2,804,329 25,702,812
2030 2,812,297 25,055,216
2029 2,819,213 24,414,405
2028 2,825,235 23,780,809
2027 2,830,534 23,151,479
2026 2,834,980 22,529,742
2025 2,837,881 21,918,187
2024 2,839,175 21,314,956
2023 2,839,786 20,723,965
2022 2,839,144 20,152,938
2021 2,837,682 19,603,607
2020 2,830,739 19,059,395
2019 2,823,271 18,513,839
2018 2,820,097 17,973,569
2017 2,815,764 17,441,320
2016 2,809,915 16,914,423
2015 2,802,534 16,399,089
2014 2,793,749 15,895,315
2013 2,783,687 15,398,997
2012 2,772,430 14,913,629
2011 2,760,494 14,437,796
2010 2,748,568 13,965,594
2009 2,736,995 13,490,389
2008 2,725,635 13,021,324
2007 2,713,800 12,565,085
2006 2,700,968 12,129,553
2005 2,687,066 11,718,819
2004 2,672,225 11,338,198
2003 2,656,623 10,983,595
2002 2,640,572 10,647,949
2001 2,624,403 10,325,185
2000 2,607,826 10,017,631
1999 2,589,795 9,740,005
1998 2,569,736 9,482,408
1997 2,547,848 9,237,063
1996 2,524,463 9,004,053
1995 2,500,151 8,785,763
1994 2,475,220 8,576,269
1993 2,449,916 8,373,921
1992 2,424,701 8,176,680
1991 2,400,869 7,981,650
1990 2,379,877 7,786,169
1989 2,361,916 7,589,216
1988 2,345,777 7,391,440
1987 2,329,813 7,191,282
1986 2,312,125 6,986,471
1985 2,290,656 6,780,953
1984 2,264,562 6,580,490
1983 2,234,832 6,381,038
1982 2,203,889 6,178,637
1981 2,173,818 5,983,289
1980 2,145,658 5,802,833
1979 2,119,486 5,631,728
1978 2,094,836 5,465,374
1977 2,070,657 5,302,480
1976 2,045,578 5,143,842
1975 2,018,981 4,990,086
1974 1,990,906 4,842,746
1973 1,961,219 4,702,693
1972 1,931,542 4,569,309
1971 1,903,728 4,442,525
1970 1,878,196 4,321,718
1969 1,855,127 4,197,116
1968 1,833,765 4,065,593
1967 1,812,865 3,936,343
1966 1,791,475 3,812,003
1965 1,769,192 3,692,086
1964 1,745,568 3,577,017
1963 1,721,099 3,465,907
1962 1,696,932 3,358,099
1961 1,673,261 3,254,086
1960 1,650,005 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Zambia
2100 -1.77% 0.53%
2099 -1.78% 0.55%
2098 -1.8% 0.57%
2097 -1.8% 0.58%
2096 -1.82% 0.61%
2095 -1.84% 0.64%
2094 -1.86% 0.64%
2093 -1.88% 0.67%
2092 -1.9% 0.69%
2091 -1.91% 0.7%
2090 -1.92% 0.72%
2089 -1.93% 0.74%
2088 -1.93% 0.77%
2087 -1.94% 0.79%
2086 -1.95% 0.81%
2085 -1.94% 0.83%
2084 -1.91% 0.85%
2083 -1.93% 0.87%
2082 -1.92% 0.9%
2081 -1.92% 0.92%
2080 -1.9% 0.93%
2079 -1.87% 0.96%
2078 -1.87% 0.99%
2077 -1.84% 1%
2076 -1.82% 1.03%
2075 -1.81% 1.05%
2074 -1.77% 1.08%
2073 -1.75% 1.11%
2072 -1.71% 1.13%
2071 -1.68% 1.15%
2070 -1.64% 1.19%
2069 -1.61% 1.2%
2068 -1.57% 1.23%
2067 -1.53% 1.25%
2066 -1.53% 1.28%
2065 -1.48% 1.31%
2064 -1.44% 1.33%
2063 -1.42% 1.37%
2062 -1.38% 1.39%
2061 -1.36% 1.43%
2060 -1.32% 1.45%
2059 -1.29% 1.48%
2058 -1.24% 1.5%
2057 -1.23% 1.53%
2056 -1.19% 1.56%
2055 -1.16% 1.59%
2054 -1.11% 1.62%
2053 -1.07% 1.65%
2052 -1.03% 1.68%
2051 -1% 1.71%
2050 -1% 1.75%
2049 -0.96% 1.79%
2048 -0.93% 1.82%
2047 -0.9% 1.86%
2046 -0.86% 1.9%
2045 -0.84% 1.94%
2044 -0.8% 1.97%
2043 -0.76% 2.01%
2042 -0.71% 2.05%
2041 -0.68% 2.1%
2040 -0.65% 2.14%
2039 -0.6% 2.19%
2038 -0.58% 2.25%
2037 -0.53% 2.3%
2036 -0.48% 2.35%
2035 -0.45% 2.39%
2034 -0.4% 2.44%
2033 -0.37% 2.49%
2032 -0.31% 2.54%
2031 -0.28% 2.58%
2030 -0.25% 2.62%
2029 -0.21% 2.66%
2028 -0.19% 2.72%
2027 -0.16% 2.76%
2026 -0.1% 2.79%
2025 -0.05% 2.83%
2024 -0.02% 2.85%
2023 0.02% 2.83%
2022 0.05% 2.8%
2021 0.25% 2.86%
2020 0.26% 2.95%
2019 0.11% 3.01%
2018 0.15% 3.05%
2017 0.21% 3.12%
2016 0.26% 3.14%
2015 0.31% 3.17%
2014 0.36% 3.22%
2013 0.41% 3.25%
2012 0.43% 3.3%
2011 0.43% 3.38%
2010 0.42% 3.52%
2009 0.42% 3.6%
2008 0.44% 3.63%
2007 0.48% 3.59%
2006 0.52% 3.5%
2005 0.56% 3.36%
2004 0.59% 3.23%
2003 0.61% 3.15%
2002 0.62% 3.13%
2001 0.64% 3.07%
2000 0.7% 2.85%
1999 0.78% 2.72%
1998 0.86% 2.66%
1997 0.93% 2.59%
1996 0.97% 2.48%
1995 1.01% 2.44%
1994 1.03% 2.42%
1993 1.04% 2.41%
1992 0.99% 2.44%
1991 0.88% 2.51%
1990 0.76% 2.6%
1989 0.69% 2.68%
1988 0.69% 2.78%
1987 0.77% 2.93%
1986 0.94% 3.03%
1985 1.15% 3.05%
1984 1.33% 3.13%
1983 1.4% 3.28%
1982 1.38% 3.26%
1981 1.31% 3.11%
1980 1.23% 3.04%
1979 1.18% 3.04%
1978 1.17% 3.07%
1977 1.23% 3.08%
1976 1.32% 3.08%
1975 1.41% 3.04%
1974 1.51% 2.98%
1973 1.54% 2.92%
1972 1.46% 2.85%
1971 1.36% 2.8%
1970 1.24% 2.97%
1969 1.16% 3.24%
1968 1.15% 3.28%
1967 1.19% 3.26%
1966 1.26% 3.25%
1965 1.35% 3.22%
1964 1.42% 3.21%
1963 1.42% 3.21%
1962 1.41% 3.2%
1961 1.41% 3.18%

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 Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Zambia
Current population
2834980
22697916
Population rank 139/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.27%
One net population change
14.3 hours
53.4 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +1,619
Annual growth/decline -611 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 21/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -11,053 +6,562
Net migration rank 135/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 6,562
2024 - -10,506 - 7,381
2023 10,072 -10,003 577,660 9,521
2022 11,215 -10,003 563,456 -8,566
2021 6,382 -4,665 535,629 8,143
2020 12,170 0 536,484 8,156
2019 13,094 -10,335 528,089 18,385
2018 13,929 -10,335 515,644 18,431
2017 15,419 -10,335 504,630 25,789
2016 16,944 -10,335 497,521 25,860
2015 18,489 -10,335 491,021 16,261
2014 19,751 -10,335 483,663 16,574
2013 21,037 -10,335 476,846 15,542
2012 22,320 -10,498 469,406 8,958
2011 23,627 -11,577 459,743 13,569
2010 25,031 -13,248 448,337 22,761
2009 26,311 -14,941 434,458 44,867
2008 27,553 -16,191 419,560 39,249
2007 28,886 -16,588 403,729 49,945
2006 30,213 -16,840 387,891 29,517
2005 31,506 -17,071 368,756 35,316
2004 32,500 -17,256 349,352 7,819
2003 33,340 -17,380 331,189 20,845
2002 33,572 -17,428 316,041 3,206
2001 33,666 -17,466 302,682 23,582
2000 34,452 -17,498 293,186 -4,338
1999 36,649 -17,542 283,297 -16,888
1998 38,628 -17,623 275,568 -26,796
1997 40,521 -17,756 268,198 -26,276
1996 42,297 -18,285 262,468 -38,358
1995 43,705 -19,092 257,897 -45,423
1994 45,210 -19,960 252,023 -45,504
1993 46,090 -20,731 245,917 -47,739
1992 46,494 -21,426 239,953 -43,656
1991 45,617 -23,014 237,957 -44,203
1990 44,465 -25,085 235,835 -38,619
1989 43,591 -27,049 233,429 -36,736
1988 43,978 -28,247 230,118 -31,270
1987 44,155 -27,958 227,813 -26,338
1986 44,520 -25,339 224,768 -16,610
1985 45,122 -21,371 221,351 -18,474
1984 45,644 -17,211 216,695 -18,652
1983 45,095 -14,065 212,712 -11,849
1982 43,816 -12,952 207,621 -3,676
1981 42,898 -13,619 202,822 -16,072
1980 42,316 -15,277 198,817 -24,664
1979 42,449 -17,143 197,578 -29,515
1978 42,475 -18,483 194,933 -30,284
1977 42,999 -18,630 191,557 -30,423
1976 43,878 -18,084 186,762 -30,612
1975 44,736 -17,340 182,258 -30,886
1974 45,526 -16,769 174,484 -31,178
1973 47,438 -16,822 168,258 -31,472
1972 46,676 -17,934 161,648 -31,672
1971 47,206 -20,322 155,249 -31,651
1970 47,547 -23,371 149,380 -31,370
1969 48,258 -26,304 142,660 -11,469
1968 49,189 -28,424 137,315 -5,447
1967 50,187 -29,147 131,938 -5,298
1966 50,808 -29,065 127,164 -5,129
1965 51,423 -28,611 122,814 -5,023
1964 52,501 -28,066 117,197 -4,851
1963 52,277 -27,757 114,555 -4,676
1962 51,758 -27,936 110,173 -4,428
1961 51,931 -28,416 106,318 -4,043
1960 51,944 -28,952 102,335 -3,898

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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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