Jamaica vs Namibia: The global population hockey stick
Jamaica
2.84 million people
in 2023
Namibia
2.96 million people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
143rd
Namibia rank
140th
The global population hockey stick 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 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 143rd and Namibia ranks 140th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 27 and Namibia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 8,951 people | 93,535 people | 84,584 people | Namibia |
| 1100s | 17,903 people | 100,464 people | 82,561 people | Namibia |
| 1200s | 35,806 people | 107,906 people | 72,100 people | Namibia |
| 1300s | 71,612 people | 115,899 people | 44,287 people | Namibia |
| 1400s | 143,224 people | 124,484 people | 18,740 people | Jamaica |
| 1500s | 286,449 people | 133,705 people | 152,744 people | Jamaica |
| 1600s | 143,224 people | 143,609 people | 385 people | Namibia |
| 1700s | 71,612 people | 154,247 people | 82,635 people | Namibia |
| 1710s | 83,547 people | 161,148 people | 77,601 people | Namibia |
| 1720s | 97,472 people | 168,386 people | 70,914 people | Namibia |
| 1730s | 113,717 people | 175,979 people | 62,262 people | Namibia |
| 1740s | 132,670 people | 183,945 people | 51,275 people | Namibia |
| 1750s | 154,782 people | 192,304 people | 37,522 people | Namibia |
| 1760s | 180,579 people | 201,078 people | 20,499 people | Namibia |
| 1770s | 210,676 people | 210,288 people | 388 people | Jamaica |
| 1780s | 245,788 people | 219,958 people | 25,830 people | Jamaica |
| 1790s | 286,753 people | 230,112 people | 56,641 people | Jamaica |
| 1800s | 320,519 people | 215,817 people | 104,702 people | Jamaica |
| 1810s | 370,502 people | 188,899 people | 181,603 people | Jamaica |
| 1820s | 394,930 people | 165,309 people | 229,621 people | Jamaica |
| 1830s | 383,538 people | 144,666 people | 238,873 people | Jamaica |
| 1840s | 387,108 people | 126,655 people | 260,453 people | Jamaica |
| 1850s | 418,165 people | 123,761 people | 294,404 people | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 468,158 people | 137,812 people | 330,346 people | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 537,877 people | 153,722 people | 384,155 people | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 610,987 people | 171,454 people | 439,533 people | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 681,346 people | 191,244 people | 490,101 people | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 767,665 people | 219,630 people | 548,035 people | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 840,236 people | 259,443 people | 580,793 people | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 936,540 people | 311,167 people | 625,373 people | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 1.11 million people | 381,471 people | 732,031 people | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 1.31 million people | 463,750 people | 842,422 people | Jamaica |
| 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 the global population hockey stick, Jamaica or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 2.96 million people against 2.84 million people in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Jamaica and Namibia?
- 123,320 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Jamaica ranks 143rd and Namibia ranks 140th 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 The global population hockey stick. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.