China vs Jamaica: World population growth
China
-1.7%
in 2100
Jamaica
-1.8%
in 2100
China rank
234th
Jamaica rank
235th
World population growth over time
- China
- Jamaica
How they compare
China currently reports -1.7% against -1.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was China ahead.
China ranks 234th and Jamaica ranks 235th of 238 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 | 0.0% | -0.7% | 0.7% | China |
| 1800s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.2% | China |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.3% | China |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | China |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | China |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | China |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | China |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | China |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | China |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 2030s | -0.4% | -0.5% | 0.1% | China |
| 2040s | -0.6% | -0.8% | 0.2% | China |
| 2050s | -1.0% | -1.2% | 0.1% | China |
| 2060s | -1.3% | -1.5% | 0.2% | China |
| 2070s | -1.4% | -1.8% | 0.5% | China |
| 2080s | -1.6% | -1.9% | 0.4% | China |
| 2090s | -1.6% | -1.9% | 0.2% | China |
| 2100s | -1.7% | -1.8% | 0.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, China or Jamaica?
- China, at -1.7% against -1.8% in Jamaica as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between China and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, 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 world population growth?
- China ranks 234th and Jamaica ranks 235th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.