Which has higher population, total, Gabon or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 2.84 million against 2.59 million in Gabon as of 2025.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Jamaica: Population, total

Gabon

2.59 million

in 2025

Jamaica

2.84 million

in 2025

Gabon rank

142nd

Jamaica rank

140th

Population, total over time

Gabon
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 2.84 million against 2.59 million in Gabon, a difference of 243,950.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 140th of 218 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	544,475	1.75 million	1.21 million	Jamaica
1970s	658,127	2.00 million	1.34 million	Jamaica
1980s	848,163	2.27 million	1.42 million	Jamaica
1990s	1.11 million	2.49 million	1.38 million	Jamaica
2000s	1.45 million	2.68 million	1.22 million	Jamaica
2010s	2.00 million	2.79 million	791,207	Jamaica
2020s	2.46 million	2.84 million	379,455	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Gabon or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 2.84 million against 2.59 million in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Gabon and Jamaica?: 243,950, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Jamaica?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Jamaica rank globally for population, total?: Gabon ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 140th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.