Brazil has a population density of 65.7 people per square mile compared to 337 people in Jordan. Brazil has 432,375 sq ft of land per person vs 83,240 sq ft in Jordan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Brazil and Jordan are ranked 164th and 73rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Brazil has 2.6% of the world's population and 5.61% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.14% of the population and 0.06% of the land area for Jordan, hence the population density in Brazil is 80.5% lower than in Jordan.
Population density comparison
Brazil
|
Jordan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 65.7 ppl/mi² | 337 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 164/197 | 73/197 |
| Population |
213415080
|
11575983
|
| Land area | 3,227,096 sq mi | 34,284 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 424,372 sq ft | 82,730 sq ft |
| Rural population | 12% | 7.79% |
| Urban population | 88% | 92.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 19.2% | 51.2% |
Brazil vs Jordan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Brazil increased by 16.1%, compared to a 95.2% growth in Jordan.
In 2004, Brazil ranked 152nd for population density and is in 164th place now. Jordan was 102nd in 2004 and ranks 73rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brazil
|
Jordan
|
|
| 2024 | 65.7 | 337 |
| 2023 | 65.4 | 334 |
| 2022 | 65.2 | 328 |
| 2021 | 64.9 | 323 |
| 2020 | 64.7 | 317 |
| 2019 | 64.3 | 311 |
| 2018 | 63.9 | 305 |
| 2017 | 63.4 | 298.6 |
| 2016 | 63 | 291.9 |
| 2015 | 62.5 | 278.4 |
| 2014 | 62 | 256.5 |
| 2013 | 61.5 | 233.1 |
| 2012 | 61 | 221.3 |
| 2011 | 60.5 | 218.2 |
| 2010 | 60 | 212.9 |
| 2009 | 59.5 | 208.3 |
| 2008 | 59 | 205.2 |
| 2007 | 58.4 | 200.4 |
| 2006 | 57.8 | 188.7 |
| 2005 | 57.2 | 177 |
| 2004 | 56.6 | 172.6 |
| 2003 | 56 | 168.5 |
| 2002 | 55.3 | 164.8 |
| 2001 | 54.6 | 161.4 |
| 2000 | 53.9 | 158.1 |
| 1999 | 53.2 | 154.9 |
| 1998 | 52.4 | 151.6 |
| 1997 | 51.6 | 148.1 |
| 1996 | 50.9 | 144.2 |
| 1995 | 50.1 | 139.5 |
| 1994 | 49.4 | 133.9 |
| 1993 | 48.6 | 127.6 |
| 1992 | 47.8 | 121.2 |
| 1991 | 47 | 114.9 |
| 1990 | 46.2 | 106.3 |
| 1989 | 45.4 | 98.3 |
| 1988 | 44.6 | 93.7 |
| 1987 | 43.7 | 89.5 |
| 1986 | 42.9 | 85.4 |
| 1985 | 42 | 81.6 |
| 1984 | 41.1 | 77.9 |
| 1983 | 40.2 | 74.5 |
| 1982 | 39.3 | 71.2 |
| 1981 | 38.4 | 68.3 |
| 1980 | 37.6 | 65.6 |
| 1979 | 36.7 | 63.2 |
| 1978 | 35.8 | 61.2 |
| 1977 | 35 | 59.3 |
| 1976 | 34.2 | 57.5 |
| 1975 | 33.3 | 55.7 |
| 1974 | 32.6 | 54 |
| 1973 | 31.8 | 52.2 |
| 1972 | 31 | 50.3 |
| 1971 | 30.3 | 48.3 |
| 1970 | 29.6 | 45.9 |
| 1969 | 28.8 | 43.2 |
| 1968 | 28.1 | 40.3 |
| 1967 | 27.4 | 37.3 |
| 1966 | 26.7 | 34.6 |
| 1965 | 26 | 32.3 |
| 1964 | 25.3 | 30.4 |
| 1963 | 24.5 | 28.9 |
| 1962 | 23.8 | 27.6 |
| 1961 | 23.1 | 26.3 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brazil
|
Jordan
|
|
| 2024 | 88% | 92.2% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | 92% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | 91.8% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | 91.6% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | 91.4% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | 91.2% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | 91% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | 90.7% |
| 2016 | 86% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | 90% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | 88.2% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | 87.2% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 84% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | 82.4% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | 81% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | 79.5% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | 78.3% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | 78.3% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | 78.3% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | 78.3% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | 78.3% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | 78.3% |
| 1998 | 79.8% | 78.2% |
| 1997 | 79% | 78.2% |
| 1996 | 78.3% | 78.2% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | 78.2% |
| 1994 | 76.9% | 77.7% |
| 1993 | 76.2% | 76.7% |
| 1992 | 75.4% | 75.6% |
| 1991 | 74.7% | 74.5% |
| 1990 | 73.9% | 73.3% |
| 1989 | 73.1% | 72.1% |
| 1988 | 72.3% | 70.9% |
| 1987 | 71.5% | 69.6% |
| 1986 | 70.7% | 68.3% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | 67% |
| 1984 | 69% | 65.7% |
| 1983 | 68.1% | 64.3% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | 62.9% |
| 1981 | 66.4% | 61.5% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | 60% |
| 1979 | 64.6% | 59% |
| 1978 | 63.6% | 58.6% |
| 1977 | 62.7% | 58.3% |
| 1976 | 61.7% | 58% |
| 1975 | 60.8% | 57.6% |
| 1974 | 59.8% | 57.3% |
| 1973 | 58.9% | 57% |
| 1972 | 57.9% | 56.6% |
| 1971 | 56.9% | 56.3% |
| 1970 | 55.9% | 56% |
| 1969 | 54.9% | 55.6% |
| 1968 | 54% | 55.3% |
| 1967 | 53% | 55% |
| 1966 | 52% | 54.6% |
| 1965 | 51% | 54.3% |
| 1964 | 50.1% | 53.9% |
| 1963 | 49.1% | 53.6% |
| 1962 | 48.1% | 53.2% |
| 1961 | 47.1% | 52.4% |
| 1960 | 46.1% | 50.9% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 82.5% to 88% in Brazil and from 78.3% to 92.2% in Jordan.
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