Jamaica vs Puerto Rico: Population by world region
Jamaica
1.07 million people
in 2100
Puerto Rico
995,622 people
in 2100
Jamaica rank
158th
Puerto Rico rank
159th
Population by world region over time
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.07 million people against 995,622 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 71,148 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 158th and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 27 and Puerto Rico in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 8,951 people | 605 people | 8,346 people | Jamaica |
| 1100s | 17,903 people | 908 people | 16,995 people | Jamaica |
| 1200s | 35,806 people | 1,363 people | 34,443 people | Jamaica |
| 1300s | 71,612 people | 2,044 people | 69,568 people | Jamaica |
| 1400s | 143,224 people | 3,067 people | 140,157 people | Jamaica |
| 1500s | 286,449 people | 4,600 people | 281,849 people | Jamaica |
| 1600s | 143,224 people | 6,900 people | 136,324 people | Jamaica |
| 1700s | 71,612 people | 10,351 people | 61,261 people | Jamaica |
| 1710s | 83,547 people | 13,488 people | 70,059 people | Jamaica |
| 1720s | 97,472 people | 17,575 people | 79,897 people | Jamaica |
| 1730s | 113,717 people | 22,901 people | 90,816 people | Jamaica |
| 1740s | 132,670 people | 29,841 people | 102,829 people | Jamaica |
| 1750s | 154,782 people | 38,883 people | 115,899 people | Jamaica |
| 1760s | 180,579 people | 50,666 people | 129,913 people | Jamaica |
| 1770s | 210,676 people | 66,020 people | 144,656 people | Jamaica |
| 1780s | 245,788 people | 86,026 people | 159,762 people | Jamaica |
| 1790s | 286,753 people | 112,095 people | 174,658 people | Jamaica |
| 1800s | 300,000 people | 146,063 people | 153,937 people | Jamaica |
| 1810s | 346,916 people | 190,325 people | 156,591 people | Jamaica |
| 1820s | 396,810 people | 248,000 people | 148,810 people | Jamaica |
| 1830s | 388,819 people | 299,428 people | 89,391 people | Jamaica |
| 1840s | 378,989 people | 350,856 people | 28,133 people | Jamaica |
| 1850s | 400,065 people | 440,820 people | 40,755 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1860s | 442,628 people | 537,637 people | 95,009 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1870s | 502,105 people | 644,736 people | 142,631 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1880s | 582,848 people | 753,992 people | 171,144 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1890s | 645,515 people | 861,685 people | 216,170 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1900s | 727,676 people | 981,410 people | 253,734 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1910s | 815,621 people | 1.21 million people | 393,809 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1920s | 873,146 people | 1.44 million people | 564,314 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1930s | 1.02 million people | 1.67 million people | 640,520 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1940s | 1.23 million people | 1.89 million people | 667,400 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | 1.53 million people | 2.29 million people | 759,657 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 1.75 million people | 2.54 million people | 780,183 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 2.00 million people | 2.95 million people | 943,564 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.27 million people | 3.37 million people | 1.11 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.49 million people | 3.67 million people | 1.19 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 2.68 million people | 3.79 million people | 1.11 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.79 million people | 3.52 million people | 723,436 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2.83 million people | 3.23 million people | 394,478 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2030s | 2.76 million people | 3.02 million people | 260,075 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2040s | 2.58 million people | 2.70 million people | 117,846 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2050s | 2.34 million people | 2.34 million people | 6,020 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2060s | 2.04 million people | 1.99 million people | 51,743 people | Jamaica |
| 2070s | 1.73 million people | 1.68 million people | 51,791 people | Jamaica |
| 2080s | 1.43 million people | 1.39 million people | 36,799 people | Jamaica |
| 2090s | 1.18 million people | 1.13 million people | 51,796 people | Jamaica |
| 2100s | 1.07 million people | 995,622 people | 71,148 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Jamaica or Puerto Rico?
- Jamaica, at 1.07 million people against 995,622 people in Puerto Rico as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Jamaica and Puerto Rico?
- 71,148 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Puerto Rico?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Jamaica and Puerto Rico rank globally for population by world region?
- Jamaica ranks 158th and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.