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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,555,022 people compared to 1,240,121 in Mauritius.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 9.32 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (79.8% growth), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.5% growth).

Jordan vs Mauritius: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Mauritius
2100 21,346,709 573,538
2099 21,318,400 581,815
2098 21,276,587 590,276
2097 21,237,878 598,961
2096 21,204,195 607,840
2095 21,146,160 616,931
2094 21,113,543 626,226
2093 21,064,917 635,745
2092 21,015,511 645,427
2091 20,930,262 655,300
2090 20,864,971 665,341
2089 20,783,567 675,562
2088 20,713,897 685,908
2087 20,643,710 696,380
2086 20,580,263 707,018
2085 20,502,047 717,757
2084 20,434,545 728,558
2083 20,374,054 739,420
2082 20,288,057 750,402
2081 20,191,077 761,382
2080 20,105,784 772,374
2079 20,014,191 783,407
2078 19,927,535 794,452
2077 19,835,869 805,529
2076 19,742,371 816,547
2075 19,635,722 827,526
2074 19,539,085 838,506
2073 19,432,498 849,462
2072 19,323,034 860,405
2071 19,207,735 871,223
2070 19,084,510 882,091
2069 18,977,089 892,850
2068 18,837,786 903,547
2067 18,721,500 914,226
2066 18,585,819 924,869
2065 18,450,342 935,546
2064 18,327,889 946,145
2063 18,195,124 956,652
2062 18,046,701 967,159
2061 17,905,240 977,603
2060 17,766,923 988,022
2059 17,623,583 998,355
2058 17,480,101 1,008,603
2057 17,332,985 1,018,853
2056 17,199,988 1,029,103
2055 17,055,494 1,039,228
2054 16,922,360 1,049,313
2053 16,788,269 1,059,364
2052 16,629,867 1,069,276
2051 16,483,332 1,079,090
2050 16,313,641 1,088,773
2049 16,143,037 1,098,370
2048 15,960,692 1,107,805
2047 15,782,848 1,117,049
2046 15,601,379 1,126,022
2045 15,401,446 1,134,772
2044 15,203,736 1,143,155
2043 15,009,222 1,151,325
2042 14,814,702 1,159,078
2041 14,610,184 1,166,543
2040 14,387,461 1,173,673
2039 14,180,166 1,180,437
2038 13,969,908 1,186,773
2037 13,763,230 1,192,770
2036 13,565,172 1,198,476
2035 13,367,627 1,203,871
2034 13,173,095 1,208,936
2033 12,977,990 1,213,705
2032 12,780,785 1,218,138
2031 12,572,455 1,222,267
2030 12,372,453 1,226,049
2029 12,165,594 1,229,806
2028 11,949,107 1,233,411
2027 11,734,783 1,236,833
2026 11,488,370 1,240,121
2025 11,596,825 1,243,139
2024 11,552,876 1,245,779
2023 11,439,213 1,248,647
2022 11,256,263 1,262,523
2021 11,066,356 1,266,334
2020 10,865,228 1,266,014
2019 10,671,891 1,265,985
2018 10,462,306 1,265,577
2017 10,234,226 1,264,887
2016 10,006,367 1,263,747
2015 9,544,729 1,262,879
2014 8,791,710 1,261,208
2013 7,991,809 1,258,927
2012 7,587,127 1,255,882
2011 7,480,424 1,252,404
2010 7,297,043 1,250,400
2009 7,141,753 1,247,429
2008 6,989,866 1,244,121
2007 6,827,227 1,239,630
2006 6,427,371 1,233,996
2005 6,029,587 1,228,254
2004 5,882,061 1,221,003
2003 5,741,828 1,213,370
2002 5,616,066 1,204,621
2001 5,498,894 1,196,287
2000 5,386,945 1,186,873
1999 5,276,444 1,175,267
1998 5,164,284 1,160,421
1997 5,046,285 1,148,284
1996 4,912,516 1,133,996
1995 4,752,096 1,122,457
1994 4,561,406 1,112,846
1993 4,348,020 1,097,374
1992 4,127,693 1,084,441
1991 3,915,149 1,070,266
1990 3,621,908 1,058,775
1989 3,349,627 1,051,260
1988 3,193,039 1,043,239
1987 3,047,634 1,036,082
1986 2,909,887 1,028,360
1985 2,778,810 1,020,528
1984 2,654,688 1,012,221
1983 2,537,307 1,001,691
1982 2,426,927 992,521
1981 2,325,517 980,462
1980 2,234,186 966,039
1979 2,153,882 949,888
1978 2,083,595 933,499
1977 2,019,002 921,379
1976 1,958,177 906,507
1975 1,899,055 892,000
1974 1,839,182 878,042
1973 1,778,094 864,819
1972 1,714,555 852,053
1971 1,645,145 839,230
1970 1,565,163 826,000
1969 1,473,100 812,405
1968 1,372,460 798,413
1967 1,271,183 783,917
1966 1,178,360 768,813
1965 1,099,440 753,000
1964 1,035,640 736,381
1963 984,714 718,861
1962 940,554 700,349
1961 897,591 680,757
1960 853,471 680,331

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/mauritius | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 574K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Mauritius
2100 0.13% -1.42%
2099 0.2% -1.43%
2098 0.18% -1.45%
2097 0.16% -1.46%
2096 0.27% -1.47%
2095 0.15% -1.48%
2094 0.23% -1.5%
2093 0.24% -1.5%
2092 0.41% -1.51%
2091 0.31% -1.51%
2090 0.39% -1.51%
2089 0.34% -1.51%
2088 0.34% -1.5%
2087 0.31% -1.5%
2086 0.38% -1.5%
2085 0.33% -1.48%
2084 0.3% -1.47%
2083 0.42% -1.46%
2082 0.48% -1.44%
2081 0.42% -1.42%
2080 0.46% -1.41%
2079 0.43% -1.39%
2078 0.46% -1.38%
2077 0.47% -1.35%
2076 0.54% -1.33%
2075 0.49% -1.31%
2074 0.55% -1.29%
2073 0.57% -1.27%
2072 0.6% -1.24%
2071 0.65% -1.23%
2070 0.57% -1.21%
2069 0.74% -1.18%
2068 0.62% -1.17%
2067 0.73% -1.15%
2066 0.73% -1.14%
2065 0.67% -1.12%
2064 0.73% -1.1%
2063 0.82% -1.09%
2062 0.79% -1.07%
2061 0.78% -1.05%
2060 0.81% -1.04%
2059 0.82% -1.02%
2058 0.85% -1.01%
2057 0.77% -1%
2056 0.85% -0.97%
2055 0.79% -0.96%
2054 0.8% -0.95%
2053 0.95% -0.93%
2052 0.89% -0.91%
2051 1.04% -0.89%
2050 1.06% -0.87%
2049 1.14% -0.85%
2048 1.13% -0.83%
2047 1.16% -0.8%
2046 1.3% -0.77%
2045 1.3% -0.73%
2044 1.3% -0.71%
2043 1.31% -0.67%
2042 1.4% -0.64%
2041 1.55% -0.61%
2040 1.46% -0.57%
2039 1.51% -0.53%
2038 1.5% -0.5%
2037 1.46% -0.48%
2036 1.48% -0.45%
2035 1.48% -0.42%
2034 1.5% -0.39%
2033 1.54% -0.36%
2032 1.66% -0.34%
2031 1.62% -0.31%
2030 1.7% -0.31%
2029 1.81% -0.29%
2028 1.83% -0.28%
2027 2.14% -0.27%
2026 -0.94% -0.24%
2025 0.38% -0.21%
2024 0.99% -0.23%
2023 1.63% -1.1%
2022 1.72% -0.3%
2021 1.85% 0.03%
2020 1.81% 0.002%
2019 2% 0.03%
2018 2.23% 0.05%
2017 2.28% 0.09%
2016 4.84% 0.07%
2015 8.57% 0.13%
2014 10% 0.18%
2013 5.33% 0.24%
2012 1.43% 0.28%
2011 2.51% 0.16%
2010 2.17% 0.24%
2009 2.17% 0.27%
2008 2.38% 0.36%
2007 6.22% 0.46%
2006 6.6% 0.47%
2005 2.51% 0.59%
2004 2.44% 0.63%
2003 2.24% 0.73%
2002 2.13% 0.7%
2001 2.08% 0.79%
2000 2.09% 0.99%
1999 2.17% 1.28%
1998 2.34% 1.06%
1997 2.72% 1.26%
1996 3.38% 1.03%
1995 4.18% 0.86%
1994 4.91% 1.41%
1993 5.34% 1.19%
1992 5.43% 1.32%
1991 8.1% 1.09%
1990 8.13% 0.71%
1989 4.9% 0.77%
1988 4.77% 0.69%
1987 4.73% 0.75%
1986 4.72% 0.77%
1985 4.68% 0.82%
1984 4.63% 1.05%
1983 4.55% 0.92%
1982 4.36% 1.23%
1981 4.09% 1.49%
1980 3.73% 1.7%
1979 3.37% 1.76%
1978 3.2% 1.32%
1977 3.11% 1.64%
1976 3.11% 1.63%
1975 3.26% 1.59%
1974 3.44% 1.53%
1973 3.71% 1.5%
1972 4.22% 1.53%
1971 5.11% 1.6%
1970 6.25% 1.67%
1969 7.33% 1.75%
1968 7.97% 1.85%
1967 7.88% 1.96%
1966 7.18% 2.1%
1965 6.16% 2.26%
1964 5.17% 2.44%
1963 4.7% 2.64%
1962 4.79% 2.88%
1961 5.17% 0.06%

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/mauritius | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jordan grew by 0.99%, while Mauritius' population declined by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Jordan Mauritius
Current population
11555022
1240121
Population rank 86/197 157/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.01%
One net population change
4.62 minutes
3.05 hours
One birth every
2.23 minutes
41.3 minutes
One death every
15.1 minutes
44.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +311 -8
Annual growth/decline +113,663 -2,868
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% -0.23%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 178/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
3.16 hours
Annual migration change -303,267 -2,784
Net migration rank 190/196 103/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 29,142
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 165/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 2.3%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 129/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Mauritius
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Mauritius
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -2,784
2024 - -156,369 - -2,787
2023 200,895 -17,445 999 -2,824
2022 199,900 -17,445 -757 -2,824
2021 190,795 6,573 -253 -4,324
2020 198,138 6,745 2,405 -5,895
2019 204,933 -23,156 1,773 -5,202
2018 205,333 32,062 2,151 -5,084
2017 205,903 12,873 3,415 -5,322
2016 205,891 31,046 2,906 -4,483
2015 195,495 490,844 3,031 -3,645
2014 184,169 635,528 3,657 -3,691
2013 170,473 609,631 4,281 -3,617
2012 175,437 -146,181 5,149 -3,663
2011 177,076 7,057 5,511 -2,465
2010 177,748 4,872 5,877 -2,624
2009 177,651 -49,687 6,113 -2,467
2008 175,048 767 7,465 -2,589
2007 167,574 -18,108 8,429 -2,642
2006 147,643 502,609 8,515 -2,757
2005 141,816 3,500 10,195 -2,840
2004 141,752 7,979 10,745 -3,001
2003 142,443 -11,699 10,799 -3,141
2002 139,250 -18,463 11,685 -3,150
2001 136,450 -22,896 11,723 -3,225
2000 136,414 -26,077 12,224 -2,326
1999 138,201 -27,530 12,341 -1,463
1998 140,696 -27,036 11,489 -1,292
1997 145,358 -23,021 11,943 -1,199
1996 147,852 -2,655 13,041 -1,092
1995 147,652 27,991 13,020 -1,144
1994 144,199 61,533 14,355 -1,112
1993 139,467 81,576 14,814 -1,189
1992 134,241 85,376 15,833 -1,254
1991 129,642 75,824 15,091 -1,333
1990 114,912 266,100 15,564 -1,938
1989 112,608 50,941 14,718 -2,463
1988 109,754 39,873 14,084 -1,399
1987 106,536 34,646 13,262 -300
1986 103,551 30,763 12,340 852
1985 99,801 28,040 12,451 615
1984 96,092 24,316 13,665 -258
1983 92,863 21,487 14,525 -1,756
1982 89,473 16,944 15,880 -2,226
1981 86,751 9,659 18,334 -1,559
1980 84,508 1,735 19,321 -1,739
1979 82,076 -7,706 19,282 -2,363
1978 79,908 -13,701 18,670 -3,129
1977 78,101 -15,132 16,769 -3,749
1976 75,981 -17,309 16,407 -3,807
1975 74,392 -14,822 15,342 -3,869
1974 72,212 -12,024 17,561 -4,908
1973 70,058 -8,072 13,145 -2,144
1972 67,707 -2,622 14,825 -2,408
1971 64,763 8,976 15,441 -960
1970 60,321 25,894 16,190 -1,281
1969 57,431 40,481 15,761 -674
1968 53,336 50,036 17,884 -2,445
1967 48,791 50,397 17,560 -1,257
1966 44,580 41,882 20,758 -4,123
1965 41,635 29,737 20,482 -3,597
1964 39,205 17,018 22,239 -4,850
1963 36,858 8,763 22,069 -5,236
1962 34,598 8,098 20,660 -6,107
1961 32,143 11,097 20,355 -8,984
1960 29,491 15,509 19,931 -7,083

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

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

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 Mauritius 30.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 29,142 people or 2.3% in Mauritius.

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
Mauritius
City Population
Port Louis 149K
Quatre Bornes 81.8K
Curepipe 77.5K
Triolet 23.4K
Goodlands 20.7K
Centre de Flacq 15.8K
Mahebourg 15.8K
Bambous 15.3K

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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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