What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Jamaica and Namibia?

123,320 people, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Namibia: Has the population peaked?

Jamaica

2.84 million people

in 2023

Namibia

2.96 million people

in 2023

Jamaica rank

142nd

Namibia rank

139th

Has the population peaked? over time

Jamaica
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2.96 million people against 2.84 million people in Jamaica, a difference of 123,320 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 142nd and Namibia ranks 139th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.53 million people	545,140 people	987,970 people	Jamaica
1960s	1.75 million people	657,040 people	1.10 million people	Jamaica
1970s	2.00 million people	865,497 people	1.14 million people	Jamaica
1980s	2.27 million people	1.10 million people	1.17 million people	Jamaica
1990s	2.49 million people	1.58 million people	910,457 people	Jamaica
2000s	2.68 million people	1.95 million people	723,937 people	Jamaica
2010s	2.79 million people	2.36 million people	436,689 people	Jamaica
2020s	2.84 million people	2.85 million people	11,182 people	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Jamaica or Namibia?: Namibia, at 2.96 million people against 2.84 million people in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Jamaica and Namibia?: 123,320 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for has the population peaked??: Jamaica ranks 142nd and Namibia ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.