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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 6.12 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Jamaica vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Zimbabwe
2100 1,075,936 37,483,053
2099 1,095,350 37,412,398
2098 1,115,242 37,328,255
2097 1,135,653 37,235,542
2096 1,156,525 37,142,915
2095 1,177,966 37,032,129
2094 1,200,045 36,912,747
2093 1,222,794 36,810,893
2092 1,246,199 36,688,511
2091 1,270,303 36,567,262
2090 1,294,988 36,425,606
2089 1,320,362 36,280,973
2088 1,346,290 36,141,446
2087 1,372,809 35,977,638
2086 1,399,955 35,808,135
2085 1,427,808 35,637,092
2084 1,456,011 35,456,207
2083 1,484,393 35,268,035
2082 1,513,542 35,078,904
2081 1,543,136 34,873,129
2080 1,573,400 34,658,962
2079 1,603,926 34,439,720
2078 1,634,499 34,217,295
2077 1,665,602 33,982,909
2076 1,696,763 33,739,228
2075 1,728,143 33,495,867
2074 1,760,036 33,244,838
2073 1,791,818 32,978,488
2072 1,823,794 32,706,059
2071 1,855,585 32,445,747
2070 1,887,318 32,181,119
2069 1,918,759 31,906,793
2068 1,950,157 31,631,000
2067 1,981,247 31,345,338
2066 2,012,035 31,062,884
2065 2,043,276 30,766,830
2064 2,073,988 30,479,939
2063 2,104,265 30,176,104
2062 2,134,508 29,867,679
2061 2,164,312 29,557,068
2060 2,194,058 29,252,423
2059 2,223,310 28,945,088
2058 2,252,286 28,631,679
2057 2,280,579 28,307,305
2056 2,308,936 27,990,713
2055 2,336,830 27,658,887
2054 2,364,245 27,331,920
2053 2,390,891 26,986,935
2052 2,416,741 26,643,553
2051 2,441,989 26,287,592
2050 2,466,771 25,934,893
2049 2,491,589 25,585,239
2048 2,515,667 25,228,082
2047 2,539,219 24,874,649
2046 2,562,324 24,513,443
2045 2,584,663 24,147,637
2044 2,606,489 23,783,088
2043 2,627,486 23,401,965
2042 2,647,490 23,035,288
2041 2,666,429 22,647,950
2040 2,684,551 22,273,520
2039 2,702,027 21,902,980
2038 2,718,374 21,530,130
2037 2,734,180 21,159,664
2036 2,748,725 20,791,034
2035 2,761,886 20,413,656
2034 2,774,297 20,048,019
2033 2,785,381 19,676,339
2032 2,795,619 19,311,985
2031 2,804,329 18,959,300
2030 2,812,297 18,613,738
2029 2,819,213 18,270,049
2028 2,825,235 17,933,466
2027 2,830,534 17,600,984
2026 2,834,980 17,273,208
2025 2,837,881 16,949,303
2024 2,839,175 16,634,373
2023 2,839,786 16,340,822
2022 2,839,144 16,069,056
2021 2,837,682 15,797,210
2020 2,830,739 15,526,888
2019 2,823,271 15,271,368
2018 2,820,097 15,034,452
2017 2,815,764 14,812,482
2016 2,809,915 14,600,294
2015 2,802,534 14,399,013
2014 2,793,749 14,207,359
2013 2,783,687 14,013,808
2012 2,772,430 13,817,887
2011 2,760,494 13,595,424
2010 2,748,568 13,356,548
2009 2,736,995 13,142,790
2008 2,725,635 12,959,149
2007 2,713,800 12,804,058
2006 2,700,968 12,636,445
2005 2,687,066 12,483,432
2004 2,672,225 12,365,896
2003 2,656,623 12,232,323
2002 2,640,572 12,087,653
2001 2,624,403 11,971,901
2000 2,607,826 11,892,055
1999 2,589,795 11,783,458
1998 2,569,736 11,594,297
1997 2,547,848 11,369,827
1996 2,524,463 11,158,360
1995 2,500,151 10,974,599
1994 2,475,220 10,873,148
1993 2,449,916 10,860,288
1992 2,424,701 10,702,700
1991 2,400,869 10,404,816
1990 2,379,877 10,137,281
1989 2,361,916 9,864,798
1988 2,345,777 9,583,094
1987 2,329,813 9,284,644
1986 2,312,125 8,982,578
1985 2,290,656 8,686,813
1984 2,264,562 8,391,488
1983 2,234,832 8,098,404
1982 2,203,889 7,796,496
1981 2,173,818 7,498,635
1980 2,145,658 7,041,303
1979 2,119,486 6,647,556
1978 2,094,836 6,543,575
1977 2,070,657 6,449,512
1976 2,045,578 6,287,105
1975 2,018,981 6,098,658
1974 1,990,906 5,908,328
1973 1,961,219 5,720,404
1972 1,931,542 5,542,445
1971 1,903,728 5,374,712
1970 1,878,196 5,215,918
1969 1,855,127 5,058,181
1968 1,833,765 4,900,440
1967 1,812,865 4,748,307
1966 1,791,475 4,601,217
1965 1,769,192 4,458,462
1964 1,745,568 4,320,006
1963 1,721,099 4,185,877
1962 1,696,932 4,055,959
1961 1,673,261 3,930,401
1960 1,650,005 3,809,389

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 Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Zimbabwe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.5M 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
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Zimbabwe
2100 -1.77% 0.19%
2099 -1.78% 0.23%
2098 -1.8% 0.25%
2097 -1.8% 0.25%
2096 -1.82% 0.3%
2095 -1.84% 0.32%
2094 -1.86% 0.28%
2093 -1.88% 0.33%
2092 -1.9% 0.33%
2091 -1.91% 0.39%
2090 -1.92% 0.4%
2089 -1.93% 0.39%
2088 -1.93% 0.46%
2087 -1.94% 0.47%
2086 -1.95% 0.48%
2085 -1.94% 0.51%
2084 -1.91% 0.53%
2083 -1.93% 0.54%
2082 -1.92% 0.59%
2081 -1.92% 0.62%
2080 -1.9% 0.64%
2079 -1.87% 0.65%
2078 -1.87% 0.69%
2077 -1.84% 0.72%
2076 -1.82% 0.73%
2075 -1.81% 0.76%
2074 -1.77% 0.81%
2073 -1.75% 0.83%
2072 -1.71% 0.8%
2071 -1.68% 0.82%
2070 -1.64% 0.86%
2069 -1.61% 0.87%
2068 -1.57% 0.91%
2067 -1.53% 0.91%
2066 -1.53% 0.96%
2065 -1.48% 0.94%
2064 -1.44% 1.01%
2063 -1.42% 1.03%
2062 -1.38% 1.05%
2061 -1.36% 1.04%
2060 -1.32% 1.06%
2059 -1.29% 1.09%
2058 -1.24% 1.15%
2057 -1.23% 1.13%
2056 -1.19% 1.2%
2055 -1.16% 1.2%
2054 -1.11% 1.28%
2053 -1.07% 1.29%
2052 -1.03% 1.35%
2051 -1% 1.36%
2050 -1% 1.37%
2049 -0.96% 1.42%
2048 -0.93% 1.42%
2047 -0.9% 1.47%
2046 -0.86% 1.51%
2045 -0.84% 1.53%
2044 -0.8% 1.63%
2043 -0.76% 1.59%
2042 -0.71% 1.71%
2041 -0.68% 1.68%
2040 -0.65% 1.69%
2039 -0.6% 1.73%
2038 -0.58% 1.75%
2037 -0.53% 1.77%
2036 -0.48% 1.85%
2035 -0.45% 1.82%
2034 -0.4% 1.89%
2033 -0.37% 1.89%
2032 -0.31% 1.86%
2031 -0.28% 1.86%
2030 -0.25% 1.88%
2029 -0.21% 1.88%
2028 -0.19% 1.89%
2027 -0.16% 1.9%
2026 -0.1% 1.91%
2025 -0.05% 1.89%
2024 -0.02% 1.8%
2023 0.02% 1.69%
2022 0.05% 1.72%
2021 0.25% 1.74%
2020 0.26% 1.67%
2019 0.11% 1.58%
2018 0.15% 1.5%
2017 0.21% 1.45%
2016 0.26% 1.4%
2015 0.31% 1.35%
2014 0.36% 1.38%
2013 0.41% 1.42%
2012 0.43% 1.64%
2011 0.43% 1.79%
2010 0.42% 1.63%
2009 0.42% 1.42%
2008 0.44% 1.21%
2007 0.48% 1.33%
2006 0.52% 1.23%
2005 0.56% 0.95%
2004 0.59% 1.09%
2003 0.61% 1.2%
2002 0.62% 0.97%
2001 0.64% 0.67%
2000 0.7% 0.92%
1999 0.78% 1.63%
1998 0.86% 1.97%
1997 0.93% 1.9%
1996 0.97% 1.67%
1995 1.01% 0.93%
1994 1.03% 0.12%
1993 1.04% 1.47%
1992 0.99% 2.86%
1991 0.88% 2.64%
1990 0.76% 2.76%
1989 0.69% 2.94%
1988 0.69% 3.21%
1987 0.77% 3.36%
1986 0.94% 3.4%
1985 1.15% 3.52%
1984 1.33% 3.62%
1983 1.4% 3.87%
1982 1.38% 3.97%
1981 1.31% 6.49%
1980 1.23% 5.92%
1979 1.18% 1.59%
1978 1.17% 1.46%
1977 1.23% 2.58%
1976 1.32% 3.09%
1975 1.41% 3.22%
1974 1.51% 3.29%
1973 1.54% 3.21%
1972 1.46% 3.12%
1971 1.36% 3.04%
1970 1.24% 3.12%
1969 1.16% 3.22%
1968 1.15% 3.2%
1967 1.19% 3.2%
1966 1.26% 3.2%
1965 1.35% 3.2%
1964 1.42% 3.2%
1963 1.42% 3.2%
1962 1.41% 3.19%
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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Zimbabwe
Current population
2834980
17361868
Population rank 139/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.21%
One net population change
14.3 hours
1.79 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +804
Annual growth/decline -611 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 60/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -54,555
Net migration rank 135/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -54,555
2024 - -10,506 - -60,528
2023 10,072 -10,003 372,505 -97,380
2022 11,215 -10,003 371,243 -102,828
2021 6,382 -4,665 349,908 -74,623
2020 12,170 0 354,790 -89,440
2019 13,094 -10,335 348,798 -103,107
2018 13,929 -10,335 345,883 -117,758
2017 15,419 -10,335 344,035 -128,241
2016 16,944 -10,335 348,772 -140,181
2015 18,489 -10,335 356,203 -162,220
2014 19,751 -10,335 366,350 -177,029
2013 21,037 -10,335 374,757 -176,972
2012 22,320 -10,498 371,135 -177,061
2011 23,627 -11,577 359,572 -108,714
2010 25,031 -13,248 335,570 -108,671
2009 26,311 -14,941 309,316 -108,689
2008 27,553 -16,191 280,527 -113,858
2007 28,886 -16,588 261,805 -118,299
2006 30,213 -16,840 248,963 -57,257
2005 31,506 -17,071 248,545 -134,212
2004 32,500 -17,256 248,307 -127,550
2003 33,340 -17,380 243,057 -96,667
2002 33,572 -17,428 244,170 -101,212
2001 33,666 -17,466 227,909 -139,361
2000 34,452 -17,498 236,343 -165,181
1999 36,649 -17,542 232,393 -86,343
1998 38,628 -17,623 225,614 6,645
1997 40,521 -17,756 216,288 395
1996 42,297 -18,285 205,269 978
1995 43,705 -19,092 206,695 -45,428
1994 45,210 -19,960 216,343 -174,723
1993 46,090 -20,731 228,045 -243,947
1992 46,494 -21,426 255,291 75,788
1991 45,617 -23,014 260,943 3,749
1990 44,465 -25,085 265,444 4,948
1989 43,591 -27,049 270,838 3,736
1988 43,978 -28,247 277,498 11,327
1987 44,155 -27,958 286,766 21,308
1986 44,520 -25,339 289,894 6,154
1985 45,122 -21,371 290,756 4,718
1984 45,644 -17,211 290,052 5,124
1983 45,095 -14,065 286,545 4,456
1982 43,816 -12,952 279,934 32,899
1981 42,898 -13,619 271,361 11,523
1980 42,316 -15,277 241,179 390,593
1979 42,449 -17,143 223,657 -67,937
1978 42,475 -18,483 222,979 -170,727
1977 42,999 -18,630 225,139 -89,270
1976 43,878 -18,084 221,419 -32,495
1975 44,736 -17,340 216,947 -28,988
1974 45,526 -16,769 208,806 -16,105
1973 47,438 -16,822 201,885 -18,733
1972 46,676 -17,934 193,725 -20,959
1971 47,206 -20,322 185,427 -22,719
1970 47,547 -23,371 178,979 -24,102
1969 48,258 -26,304 172,626 -12,028
1968 49,189 -28,424 166,865 -11,997
1967 50,187 -29,147 161,205 -11,814
1966 50,808 -29,065 156,014 -11,211
1965 51,423 -28,611 151,164 -10,465
1964 52,501 -28,066 145,848 -9,631
1963 52,277 -27,757 140,984 -8,936
1962 51,758 -27,936 136,317 -8,529
1961 51,931 -28,416 131,531 -8,204
1960 51,944 -28,952 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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