China vs Jamaica: Population growth rate

China
-1.68
in 2100
Jamaica
-1.76
in 2100
China rank
235th
Jamaica rank
236th

Population growth rate over time

  • China
  • Jamaica
-2024170019002100

How they compare

China currently reports -1.68 against -1.76 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was China ahead.

China ranks 235th and Jamaica ranks 236th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, China averaged higher in 17 and Jamaica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Jamaica Difference Ahead
1700s 0.0139 -0.6931 0.7071 China
1800s 0.634 1.5 0.8621 Jamaica
1900s 0.5241 1.19 0.6623 Jamaica
1910s 0.915 0.7614 0.1536 China
1920s 0.5747 1.33 0.7574 Jamaica
1930s 0.5202 1.78 1.26 Jamaica
1940s 0.5457 1.48 0.9335 Jamaica
1950s 1.94 1.68 0.2657 China
1960s 2.16 1.3 0.8563 China
1970s 1.83 1.33 0.5013 China
1980s 1.58 1.06 0.5249 China
1990s 1.01 0.9229 0.0844 China
2000s 0.631 0.5366 0.0944 China
2010s 0.5653 0.2946 0.2707 China
2020s -0.1781 -0.0415 0.1366 Jamaica
2030s -0.3941 -0.465 0.0709 China
2040s -0.6183 -0.846 0.2277 China
2050s -1.03 -1.17 0.1458 China
2060s -1.28 -1.51 0.2301 China
2070s -1.37 -1.82 0.4509 China
2080s -1.55 -1.95 0.3971 China
2090s -1.62 -1.85 0.2359 China
2100s -1.68 -1.76 0.085 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, China or Jamaica?
China, at -1.68 against -1.76 in Jamaica as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between China and Jamaica?
0.08, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do China and Jamaica rank globally for population growth rate?
China ranks 235th and Jamaica ranks 236th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
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