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Population in Jordan compared to Kenya: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,555,022 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 5.1 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (79.8% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Jordan vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Kenya
2100 21,346,709 105,238,162
2099 21,318,400 105,257,438
2098 21,276,587 105,257,489
2097 21,237,878 105,250,948
2096 21,204,195 105,220,085
2095 21,146,160 105,175,623
2094 21,113,543 105,118,372
2093 21,064,917 105,046,907
2092 21,015,511 104,955,024
2091 20,930,262 104,846,805
2090 20,864,971 104,718,130
2089 20,783,567 104,573,271
2088 20,713,897 104,414,197
2087 20,643,710 104,243,505
2086 20,580,263 104,056,143
2085 20,502,047 103,854,891
2084 20,434,545 103,640,244
2083 20,374,054 103,407,124
2082 20,288,057 103,158,580
2081 20,191,077 102,889,291
2080 20,105,784 102,594,978
2079 20,014,191 102,286,967
2078 19,927,535 101,961,280
2077 19,835,869 101,613,181
2076 19,742,371 101,239,843
2075 19,635,722 100,849,423
2074 19,539,085 100,436,632
2073 19,432,498 100,001,277
2072 19,323,034 99,533,234
2071 19,207,735 99,042,264
2070 19,084,510 98,529,166
2069 18,977,089 97,992,232
2068 18,837,786 97,428,138
2067 18,721,500 96,842,744
2066 18,585,819 96,230,345
2065 18,450,342 95,598,937
2064 18,327,889 94,942,874
2063 18,195,124 94,266,124
2062 18,046,701 93,561,519
2061 17,905,240 92,837,768
2060 17,766,923 92,098,717
2059 17,623,583 91,343,602
2058 17,480,101 90,569,828
2057 17,332,985 89,783,087
2056 17,199,988 88,994,126
2055 17,055,494 88,192,182
2054 16,922,360 87,379,992
2053 16,788,269 86,552,281
2052 16,629,867 85,710,403
2051 16,483,332 84,850,558
2050 16,313,641 83,976,685
2049 16,143,037 83,090,517
2048 15,960,692 82,191,119
2047 15,782,848 81,274,836
2046 15,601,379 80,340,592
2045 15,401,446 79,389,433
2044 15,203,736 78,414,158
2043 15,009,222 77,418,567
2042 14,814,702 76,399,781
2041 14,610,184 75,363,853
2040 14,387,461 74,308,480
2039 14,180,166 73,241,028
2038 13,969,908 72,153,876
2037 13,763,230 71,058,753
2036 13,565,172 69,949,421
2035 13,367,627 68,831,151
2034 13,173,095 67,705,051
2033 12,977,990 66,569,532
2032 12,780,785 65,431,402
2031 12,572,455 64,289,540
2030 12,372,453 63,153,520
2029 12,165,594 62,021,378
2028 11,949,107 60,894,078
2027 11,734,783 59,770,115
2026 11,488,370 58,653,621
2025 11,596,825 57,540,609
2024 11,552,876 56,432,944
2023 11,439,213 55,339,003
2022 11,256,263 54,252,461
2021 11,066,356 53,219,166
2020 10,865,228 52,217,334
2019 10,671,891 51,202,827
2018 10,462,306 50,207,107
2017 10,234,226 49,197,766
2016 10,006,367 48,139,687
2015 9,544,729 47,088,526
2014 8,791,710 46,051,440
2013 7,991,809 44,986,791
2012 7,587,127 43,888,303
2011 7,480,424 42,758,461
2010 7,297,043 41,598,567
2009 7,141,753 40,408,891
2008 6,989,866 39,206,351
2007 6,827,227 38,036,349
2006 6,427,371 36,904,008
2005 6,029,587 35,796,484
2004 5,882,061 34,713,455
2003 5,741,828 33,652,223
2002 5,616,066 32,629,808
2001 5,498,894 31,619,170
2000 5,386,945 30,642,890
1999 5,276,444 29,733,408
1998 5,164,284 28,888,057
1997 5,046,285 28,101,768
1996 4,912,516 27,344,211
1995 4,752,096 26,601,751
1994 4,561,406 25,857,130
1993 4,348,020 25,117,188
1992 4,127,693 24,382,460
1991 3,915,149 23,646,514
1990 3,621,908 22,892,651
1989 3,349,627 22,118,434
1988 3,193,039 21,356,219
1987 3,047,634 20,616,096
1986 2,909,887 19,901,646
1985 2,778,810 19,201,768
1984 2,654,688 18,514,906
1983 2,537,307 17,846,374
1982 2,426,927 17,206,175
1981 2,325,517 16,601,507
1980 2,234,186 16,018,459
1979 2,153,882 15,460,666
1978 2,083,595 14,934,126
1977 2,019,002 14,428,819
1976 1,958,177 13,957,623
1975 1,899,055 13,511,671
1974 1,839,182 13,070,078
1973 1,778,094 12,634,835
1972 1,714,555 12,206,060
1971 1,645,145 11,788,904
1970 1,565,163 11,368,791
1969 1,473,100 10,939,695
1968 1,372,460 10,518,823
1967 1,271,183 10,111,057
1966 1,178,360 9,717,816
1965 1,099,440 9,338,078
1964 1,035,640 8,973,535
1963 984,714 8,627,971
1962 940,554 8,299,308
1961 897,591 7,987,770
1960 853,471 7,695,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Jordan's population will grow by 41.2% to 16,313,641 people with a rank change from 86th to 79th. The population of Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Kenya
2100 0.13% -0.02%
2099 0.2% -0%
2098 0.18% 0.006%
2097 0.16% 0.03%
2096 0.27% 0.04%
2095 0.15% 0.05%
2094 0.23% 0.07%
2093 0.24% 0.09%
2092 0.41% 0.1%
2091 0.31% 0.12%
2090 0.39% 0.14%
2089 0.34% 0.15%
2088 0.34% 0.16%
2087 0.31% 0.18%
2086 0.38% 0.19%
2085 0.33% 0.21%
2084 0.3% 0.23%
2083 0.42% 0.24%
2082 0.48% 0.26%
2081 0.42% 0.29%
2080 0.46% 0.3%
2079 0.43% 0.32%
2078 0.46% 0.34%
2077 0.47% 0.37%
2076 0.54% 0.39%
2075 0.49% 0.41%
2074 0.55% 0.44%
2073 0.57% 0.47%
2072 0.6% 0.5%
2071 0.65% 0.52%
2070 0.57% 0.55%
2069 0.74% 0.58%
2068 0.62% 0.6%
2067 0.73% 0.64%
2066 0.73% 0.66%
2065 0.67% 0.69%
2064 0.73% 0.72%
2063 0.82% 0.75%
2062 0.79% 0.78%
2061 0.78% 0.8%
2060 0.81% 0.83%
2059 0.82% 0.85%
2058 0.85% 0.88%
2057 0.77% 0.89%
2056 0.85% 0.91%
2055 0.79% 0.93%
2054 0.8% 0.96%
2053 0.95% 0.98%
2052 0.89% 1.01%
2051 1.04% 1.04%
2050 1.06% 1.07%
2049 1.14% 1.09%
2048 1.13% 1.13%
2047 1.16% 1.16%
2046 1.3% 1.2%
2045 1.3% 1.24%
2044 1.3% 1.29%
2043 1.31% 1.33%
2042 1.4% 1.37%
2041 1.55% 1.42%
2040 1.46% 1.46%
2039 1.51% 1.51%
2038 1.5% 1.54%
2037 1.46% 1.59%
2036 1.48% 1.62%
2035 1.48% 1.66%
2034 1.5% 1.71%
2033 1.54% 1.74%
2032 1.66% 1.78%
2031 1.62% 1.8%
2030 1.7% 1.83%
2029 1.81% 1.85%
2028 1.83% 1.88%
2027 2.14% 1.9%
2026 -0.94% 1.93%
2025 0.38% 1.96%
2024 0.99% 1.98%
2023 1.63% 2%
2022 1.72% 1.94%
2021 1.85% 1.92%
2020 1.81% 1.98%
2019 2% 1.98%
2018 2.23% 2.05%
2017 2.28% 2.2%
2016 4.84% 2.23%
2015 8.57% 2.25%
2014 10% 2.37%
2013 5.33% 2.5%
2012 1.43% 2.64%
2011 2.51% 2.79%
2010 2.17% 2.94%
2009 2.17% 3.07%
2008 2.38% 3.08%
2007 6.22% 3.07%
2006 6.6% 3.09%
2005 2.51% 3.12%
2004 2.44% 3.15%
2003 2.24% 3.13%
2002 2.13% 3.2%
2001 2.08% 3.19%
2000 2.09% 3.06%
1999 2.17% 2.93%
1998 2.34% 2.8%
1997 2.72% 2.77%
1996 3.38% 2.79%
1995 4.18% 2.88%
1994 4.91% 2.95%
1993 5.34% 3.01%
1992 5.43% 3.11%
1991 8.1% 3.29%
1990 8.13% 3.5%
1989 4.9% 3.57%
1988 4.77% 3.59%
1987 4.73% 3.59%
1986 4.72% 3.64%
1985 4.68% 3.71%
1984 4.63% 3.75%
1983 4.55% 3.72%
1982 4.36% 3.64%
1981 4.09% 3.64%
1980 3.73% 3.61%
1979 3.37% 3.53%
1978 3.2% 3.5%
1977 3.11% 3.38%
1976 3.11% 3.3%
1975 3.26% 3.38%
1974 3.44% 3.44%
1973 3.71% 3.51%
1972 4.22% 3.54%
1971 5.11% 3.7%
1970 6.25% 3.92%
1969 7.33% 4%
1968 7.97% 4.03%
1967 7.88% 4.05%
1966 7.18% 4.07%
1965 6.16% 4.06%
1964 5.17% 4.01%
1963 4.7% 3.96%
1962 4.79% 3.9%
1961 5.17% 3.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jordan grew by 0.99%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Jordan Kenya
Current population
11555022
58955623
Population rank 86/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.71%
One net population change
4.62 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
2.23 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
15.1 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +311 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +113,663 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 53/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 -27,330
Net migration rank 190/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -27,330
2024 - -156,369 - -19,781
2023 200,895 -17,445 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 199,900 -17,445 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 190,795 6,573 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 198,138 6,745 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 204,933 -23,156 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 205,333 32,062 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 205,903 12,873 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 205,891 31,046 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 195,495 490,844 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 184,169 635,528 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 170,473 609,631 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 175,437 -146,181 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 177,076 7,057 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 177,748 4,872 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 177,651 -49,687 1,193,598 7,096
2008 175,048 767 1,174,818 29,612
2007 167,574 -18,108 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 147,643 502,609 1,113,357 15,767
2005 141,816 3,500 1,080,446 5,501
2004 141,752 7,979 1,048,590 31,525
2003 142,443 -11,699 1,018,182 24,175
2002 139,250 -18,463 992,044 10,431
2001 136,450 -22,896 963,721 55,052
2000 136,414 -26,077 928,357 5,407
1999 138,201 -27,530 898,484 -13,257
1998 140,696 -27,036 875,511 -70,023
1997 145,358 -23,021 847,493 -80,443
1996 147,852 -2,655 827,326 -79,276
1995 147,652 27,991 812,391 -75,506
1994 144,199 61,533 792,702 -40,367
1993 139,467 81,576 788,579 -61,054
1992 134,241 85,376 785,018 -43,085
1991 129,642 75,824 790,030 -60,087
1990 114,912 266,100 789,087 -11,338
1989 112,608 50,941 795,622 -24,949
1988 109,754 39,873 785,652 -31,894
1987 106,536 34,646 775,124 -48,633
1986 103,551 30,763 755,606 -53,183
1985 99,801 28,040 732,739 -35,400
1984 96,092 24,316 709,639 -33,253
1983 92,863 21,487 684,587 -23,905
1982 89,473 16,944 663,109 -43,382
1981 86,751 9,659 642,379 -52,761
1980 84,508 1,735 616,390 -39,920
1979 82,076 -7,706 595,390 -56,280
1978 79,908 -13,701 574,695 -60,718
1977 78,101 -15,132 554,124 -57,493
1976 75,981 -17,309 536,740 -90,990
1975 74,392 -14,822 517,579 -71,421
1974 72,212 -12,024 500,008 -62,973
1973 70,058 -8,072 485,556 -52,102
1972 67,707 -2,622 472,557 -48,466
1971 64,763 8,976 459,897 -49,671
1970 60,321 25,894 443,065 -13,064
1969 57,431 40,481 427,819 369
1968 53,336 50,036 411,948 1,611
1967 48,791 50,397 396,920 5,060
1966 44,580 41,882 382,891 1,616
1965 41,635 29,737 366,444 8,524
1964 39,205 17,018 349,322 4,788
1963 36,858 8,763 332,763 4,246
1962 34,598 8,098 315,797 4,521
1961 32,143 11,097 298,463 4,296
1960 29,491 15,509 280,032 2,134

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). In Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 88.9K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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