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

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The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,520,684 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,538,682 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 5.13 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 +2.51% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.5M (79.5% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Jordan vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Kenya
2100 21,206,553 105,223,316
2099 21,178,430 105,242,590
2098 21,136,891 105,242,641
2097 21,098,437 105,236,101
2096 21,064,975 105,205,242
2095 21,007,321 105,160,786
2094 20,974,918 105,103,544
2093 20,926,611 105,032,088
2092 20,877,529 104,940,218
2091 20,792,840 104,832,015
2090 20,727,978 104,703,358
2089 20,647,108 104,558,519
2088 20,577,895 104,399,468
2087 20,508,170 104,228,800
2086 20,445,139 104,041,464
2085 20,367,437 103,840,241
2084 20,300,378 103,625,624
2083 20,240,284 103,392,537
2082 20,154,852 103,144,028
2081 20,058,508 102,874,777
2080 19,973,775 102,580,506
2079 19,882,784 102,272,538
2078 19,796,696 101,946,897
2077 19,705,632 101,598,847
2076 19,612,748 101,225,562
2075 19,506,799 100,835,197
2074 19,410,797 100,422,464
2073 19,304,910 99,987,171
2072 19,196,165 99,519,193
2071 19,081,623 99,028,293
2070 18,959,207 98,515,267
2069 18,852,491 97,978,409
2068 18,714,102 97,414,394
2067 18,598,580 96,829,083
2066 18,463,790 96,216,770
2065 18,329,203 95,585,451
2064 18,207,553 94,929,481
2063 18,075,660 94,252,826
2062 17,928,211 93,548,321
2061 17,787,680 92,824,672
2060 17,650,270 92,085,725
2059 17,507,871 91,330,716
2058 17,365,332 90,557,051
2057 17,219,182 89,770,421
2056 17,087,058 88,981,572
2055 16,943,513 88,179,741
2054 16,811,253 87,367,666
2053 16,678,042 86,540,071
2052 16,520,680 85,698,312
2051 16,375,107 84,838,589
2050 16,206,530 83,964,839
2049 16,037,046 83,078,796
2048 15,855,898 82,179,525
2047 15,679,222 81,263,371
2046 15,498,944 80,329,258
2045 15,300,324 79,378,234
2044 15,103,912 78,403,097
2043 14,910,676 77,407,646
2042 14,717,433 76,389,004
2041 14,514,257 75,353,221
2040 14,292,997 74,297,998
2039 14,087,063 73,230,696
2038 13,878,186 72,143,698
2037 13,672,864 71,048,729
2036 13,476,107 69,939,553
2035 13,279,859 68,821,441
2034 13,086,605 67,695,500
2033 12,892,780 66,560,141
2032 12,696,870 65,422,172
2031 12,489,908 64,280,471
2030 12,291,219 63,144,611
2029 12,085,718 62,012,629
2028 11,870,652 60,885,488
2027 11,657,736 59,761,684
2026 11,412,941 58,645,347
2025 11,520,684 57,532,493
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% 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 40.5% to 16,206,530 people with a rank change from 86th to 79th. The population of Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M 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 -0.28% 1.95%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Jordan declined by 0.28%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Jordan Kenya
Current population
11538682
59218766
Population rank 86/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.71%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
2.22 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
14.6 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -88 +3,012
Annual growth/decline -32,192 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate -0.28% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 51/197
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 200,223 -156,369 1,116,695 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 84.6% of the population change in Jordan is from natural causes (a gain of 2,007,506 people) and 15.4% is from migration (a gain of 365,728 people). In Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 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 108K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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