Jordan Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Jordan is 11,555,022 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 11,552,876 in 2024.

Jordan is ranked 86/197 by population and was ranked 101st in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (79.8% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of 3.99% per year.
Jordan is projected to reach 21.3M people in 2100.
Jordan accounts for 0.14% of the world's population.

Jordan population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	21,346,709	0.13%
2099	21,318,400	0.2%
2098	21,276,587	0.18%
2097	21,237,878	0.16%
2096	21,204,195	0.27%
2095	21,146,160	0.15%
2094	21,113,543	0.23%
2093	21,064,917	0.24%
2092	21,015,511	0.41%
2091	20,930,262	0.31%
2090	20,864,971	0.39%
2089	20,783,567	0.34%
2088	20,713,897	0.34%
2087	20,643,710	0.31%
2086	20,580,263	0.38%
2085	20,502,047	0.33%
2084	20,434,545	0.3%
2083	20,374,054	0.42%
2082	20,288,057	0.48%
2081	20,191,077	0.42%
2080	20,105,784	0.46%
2079	20,014,191	0.43%
2078	19,927,535	0.46%
2077	19,835,869	0.47%
2076	19,742,371	0.54%
2075	19,635,722	0.49%
2074	19,539,085	0.55%
2073	19,432,498	0.57%
2072	19,323,034	0.6%
2071	19,207,735	0.65%
2070	19,084,510	0.57%
2069	18,977,089	0.74%
2068	18,837,786	0.62%
2067	18,721,500	0.73%
2066	18,585,819	0.73%
2065	18,450,342	0.67%
2064	18,327,889	0.73%
2063	18,195,124	0.82%
2062	18,046,701	0.79%
2061	17,905,240	0.78%
2060	17,766,923	0.81%
2059	17,623,583	0.82%
2058	17,480,101	0.85%
2057	17,332,985	0.77%
2056	17,199,988	0.85%
2055	17,055,494	0.79%
2054	16,922,360	0.8%
2053	16,788,269	0.95%
2052	16,629,867	0.89%
2051	16,483,332	1.04%
2050	16,313,641	1.06%
2049	16,143,037	1.14%
2048	15,960,692	1.13%
2047	15,782,848	1.16%
2046	15,601,379	1.3%
2045	15,401,446	1.3%
2044	15,203,736	1.3%
2043	15,009,222	1.31%
2042	14,814,702	1.4%
2041	14,610,184	1.55%
2040	14,387,461	1.46%
2039	14,180,166	1.51%
2038	13,969,908	1.5%
2037	13,763,230	1.46%
2036	13,565,172	1.48%
2035	13,367,627	1.48%
2034	13,173,095	1.5%
2033	12,977,990	1.54%
2032	12,780,785	1.66%
2031	12,572,455	1.62%
2030	12,372,453	1.7%
2029	12,165,594	1.81%
2028	11,949,107	1.83%
2027	11,734,783	2.14%
2026	11,488,370	-0.94%
2025	11,596,825	0.38%
2024	11,552,876	0.99%
2023	11,439,213	1.63%
2022	11,256,263	1.72%
2021	11,066,356	1.85%
2020	10,865,228	1.81%
2019	10,671,891	2%
2018	10,462,306	2.23%
2017	10,234,226	2.28%
2016	10,006,367	4.84%
2015	9,544,729	8.57%
2014	8,791,710	10%
2013	7,991,809	5.33%
2012	7,587,127	1.43%
2011	7,480,424	2.51%
2010	7,297,043	2.17%
2009	7,141,753	2.17%
2008	6,989,866	2.38%
2007	6,827,227	6.22%
2006	6,427,371	6.6%
2005	6,029,587	2.51%
2004	5,882,061	2.44%
2003	5,741,828	2.24%
2002	5,616,066	2.13%
2001	5,498,894	2.08%
2000	5,386,945	2.09%
1999	5,276,444	2.17%
1998	5,164,284	2.34%
1997	5,046,285	2.72%
1996	4,912,516	3.38%
1995	4,752,096	4.18%
1994	4,561,406	4.91%
1993	4,348,020	5.34%
1992	4,127,693	5.43%
1991	3,915,149	8.1%
1990	3,621,908	8.13%
1989	3,349,627	4.9%
1988	3,193,039	4.77%
1987	3,047,634	4.73%
1986	2,909,887	4.72%
1985	2,778,810	4.68%
1984	2,654,688	4.63%
1983	2,537,307	4.55%
1982	2,426,927	4.36%
1981	2,325,517	4.09%
1980	2,234,186	3.73%
1979	2,153,882	3.37%
1978	2,083,595	3.2%
1977	2,019,002	3.11%
1976	1,958,177	3.11%
1975	1,899,055	3.26%
1974	1,839,182	3.44%
1973	1,778,094	3.71%
1972	1,714,555	4.22%
1971	1,645,145	5.11%
1970	1,565,163	6.25%
1969	1,473,100	7.33%
1968	1,372,460	7.97%
1967	1,271,183	7.88%
1966	1,178,360	7.18%
1965	1,099,440	6.16%
1964	1,035,640	5.17%
1963	984,714	4.7%
1962	940,554	4.79%
1961	897,591	5.17%
1960	853,471	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Jordan has a population of 11.6M as of 2026, compared to 10M in 2016, 6.43M in 2006, and 4.91M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.55% per year. Jordan is ranked 49th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Jordan will have 15,601,379 people (35% growth) with a rank change from 86th to 81st.

By the year 2100, Jordan's population is projected to grow by 84.7% from its current level to 21.3M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-303,267
2024	-	-	-156,369
2023	183,450	200,895	-17,445
2022	182,455	199,900	-17,445
2021	197,368	190,795	6,573
2020	204,883	198,138	6,745
2019	181,777	204,933	-23,156
2018	237,395	205,333	32,062
2017	218,776	205,903	12,873
2016	236,937	205,891	31,046
2015	686,339	195,495	490,844
2014	819,697	184,169	635,528
2013	780,104	170,473	609,631
2012	29,256	175,437	-146,181
2011	184,133	177,076	7,057
2010	182,620	177,748	4,872
2009	127,964	177,651	-49,687
2008	175,815	175,048	767
2007	149,466	167,574	-18,108
2006	650,252	147,643	502,609
2005	145,316	141,816	3,500
2004	149,731	141,752	7,979
2003	130,744	142,443	-11,699
2002	120,787	139,250	-18,463
2001	113,554	136,450	-22,896
2000	110,337	136,414	-26,077
1999	110,671	138,201	-27,530
1998	113,660	140,696	-27,036
1997	122,337	145,358	-23,021
1996	145,197	147,852	-2,655
1995	175,643	147,652	27,991
1994	205,732	144,199	61,533
1993	221,043	139,467	81,576
1992	219,617	134,241	85,376
1991	205,466	129,642	75,824
1990	381,012	114,912	266,100
1989	163,549	112,608	50,941
1988	149,627	109,754	39,873
1987	141,182	106,536	34,646
1986	134,314	103,551	30,763
1985	127,841	99,801	28,040
1984	120,408	96,092	24,316
1983	114,350	92,863	21,487
1982	106,417	89,473	16,944
1981	96,410	86,751	9,659
1980	86,243	84,508	1,735
1979	74,370	82,076	-7,706
1978	66,207	79,908	-13,701
1977	62,969	78,101	-15,132
1976	58,672	75,981	-17,309
1975	59,570	74,392	-14,822
1974	60,188	72,212	-12,024
1973	61,986	70,058	-8,072
1972	65,085	67,707	-2,622
1971	73,739	64,763	8,976
1970	86,215	60,321	25,894
1969	97,912	57,431	40,481
1968	103,372	53,336	50,036
1967	99,188	48,791	50,397
1966	86,462	44,580	41,882
1965	71,372	41,635	29,737
1964	56,223	39,205	17,018
1963	45,621	36,858	8,763
1962	42,696	34,598	8,098
1961	43,240	32,143	11,097
1960	45,000	29,491	15,509

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 63.2% of the population change in Jordan is from natural causes (a gain of 1,991,452 people) and 36.8% is from migration (a gain of 1,157,625 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 3,723,368 and 51% in 2010.

Jordan population clock

	Jordan	Rank
Current population	11555022	86/197
Percent of world population	0.14%	86/197
One net population change	4.62 minutes	87/197
One birth every	2.23 minutes	81/196
One death every	15.1 minutes	123/196
Daily growth/decline	+311	87/197
Annual growth/decline	+113,663	87/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.99%	102/197
One migration net change every	1.74 minutes	190/196
Annual migration change	-303,267	190/196
Foreign-born residents	5,280,168	13/195
Foreign-born share of population	45.7%	10/195

Largest cities by population

Jordan
City	Population
Amman	4.01M
Irbid	1.91M
Aqaba	140K
Al-Salt	88.9K
Jerash	50.7K

Jordan population statistics

	Jordan	World
Life expectancy	78.3 years	73.8 years
Average age	28.4 years	33.8 years
Median age	25.5 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	51.6:48.4	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.64 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	335 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Jordan.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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