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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,555,022 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 11.5 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (79.8% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Jordan vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Mexico
2100 21,346,709 131,182,639
2099 21,318,400 131,943,283
2098 21,276,587 132,700,369
2097 21,237,878 133,455,010
2096 21,204,195 134,204,227
2095 21,146,160 134,949,218
2094 21,113,543 135,687,085
2093 21,064,917 136,415,232
2092 21,015,511 137,127,644
2091 20,930,262 137,833,985
2090 20,864,971 138,527,198
2089 20,783,567 139,208,862
2088 20,713,897 139,874,924
2087 20,643,710 140,530,483
2086 20,580,263 141,174,372
2085 20,502,047 141,805,496
2084 20,434,545 142,415,948
2083 20,374,054 143,009,187
2082 20,288,057 143,579,768
2081 20,191,077 144,138,842
2080 20,105,784 144,677,451
2079 20,014,191 145,195,172
2078 19,927,535 145,691,242
2077 19,835,869 146,165,064
2076 19,742,371 146,616,674
2075 19,635,722 147,046,928
2074 19,539,085 147,455,761
2073 19,432,498 147,841,295
2072 19,323,034 148,201,143
2071 19,207,735 148,534,057
2070 19,084,510 148,848,168
2069 18,977,089 149,134,711
2068 18,837,786 149,395,717
2067 18,721,500 149,630,386
2066 18,585,819 149,842,125
2065 18,450,342 150,029,268
2064 18,327,889 150,187,992
2063 18,195,124 150,319,846
2062 18,046,701 150,424,224
2061 17,905,240 150,502,250
2060 17,766,923 150,555,648
2059 17,623,583 150,577,220
2058 17,480,101 150,569,044
2057 17,332,985 150,535,337
2056 17,199,988 150,475,242
2055 17,055,494 150,384,336
2054 16,922,360 150,263,237
2053 16,788,269 150,110,615
2052 16,629,867 149,923,918
2051 16,483,332 149,705,066
2050 16,313,641 149,450,774
2049 16,143,037 149,166,038
2048 15,960,692 148,836,849
2047 15,782,848 148,478,965
2046 15,601,379 148,081,688
2045 15,401,446 147,647,318
2044 15,203,736 147,173,101
2043 15,009,222 146,667,761
2042 14,814,702 146,123,566
2041 14,610,184 145,543,650
2040 14,387,461 144,931,633
2039 14,180,166 144,286,278
2038 13,969,908 143,601,872
2037 13,763,230 142,883,005
2036 13,565,172 142,138,929
2035 13,367,627 141,359,885
2034 13,173,095 140,554,653
2033 12,977,990 139,713,048
2032 12,780,785 138,843,644
2031 12,572,455 137,947,334
2030 12,372,453 137,023,304
2029 12,165,594 136,071,720
2028 11,949,107 135,090,755
2027 11,734,783 134,081,337
2026 11,488,370 133,042,003
2025 11,596,825 131,970,909
2024 11,552,876 130,861,007
2023 11,439,213 129,739,759
2022 11,256,263 128,613,117
2021 11,066,356 127,648,148
2020 10,865,228 126,799,054
2019 10,671,891 125,762,982
2018 10,462,306 124,573,711
2017 10,234,226 123,400,057
2016 10,006,367 122,251,351
2015 9,544,729 121,072,306
2014 8,791,710 119,784,261
2013 7,991,809 118,343,573
2012 7,587,127 116,818,208
2011 7,480,424 115,243,504
2010 7,297,043 113,623,895
2009 7,141,753 111,999,721
2008 6,989,866 110,374,288
2007 6,827,227 108,774,360
2006 6,427,371 107,253,666
2005 6,029,587 105,811,504
2004 5,882,061 104,394,131
2003 5,741,828 102,978,515
2002 5,616,066 101,548,624
2001 5,498,894 100,099,099
2000 5,386,945 98,625,552
1999 5,276,444 97,115,707
1998 5,164,284 95,575,245
1997 5,046,285 94,021,207
1996 4,912,516 92,452,702
1995 4,752,096 90,862,455
1994 4,561,406 89,259,205
1993 4,348,020 87,653,807
1992 4,127,693 86,044,809
1991 3,915,149 84,430,572
1990 3,621,908 82,820,170
1989 3,349,627 81,247,182
1988 3,193,039 79,695,531
1987 3,047,634 78,136,651
1986 2,909,887 76,585,637
1985 2,778,810 75,043,414
1984 2,654,688 73,506,846
1983 2,537,307 71,971,240
1982 2,426,927 70,433,260
1981 2,325,517 68,892,108
1980 2,234,186 67,300,334
1979 2,153,882 65,648,865
1978 2,083,595 63,979,046
1977 2,019,002 62,308,493
1976 1,958,177 60,645,512
1975 1,899,055 58,982,400
1974 1,839,182 57,320,149
1973 1,778,094 55,667,284
1972 1,714,555 54,030,168
1971 1,645,145 52,412,558
1970 1,565,163 50,814,953
1969 1,473,100 49,233,194
1968 1,372,460 47,668,303
1967 1,271,183 46,129,608
1966 1,178,360 44,629,106
1965 1,099,440 43,174,477
1964 1,035,640 41,772,049
1963 984,714 40,424,065
1962 940,554 39,129,200
1961 897,591 37,890,118
1960 853,471 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Mexico
2100 0.13% -0.58%
2099 0.2% -0.57%
2098 0.18% -0.57%
2097 0.16% -0.56%
2096 0.27% -0.55%
2095 0.15% -0.54%
2094 0.23% -0.53%
2093 0.24% -0.52%
2092 0.41% -0.51%
2091 0.31% -0.5%
2090 0.39% -0.49%
2089 0.34% -0.48%
2088 0.34% -0.47%
2087 0.31% -0.46%
2086 0.38% -0.45%
2085 0.33% -0.43%
2084 0.3% -0.41%
2083 0.42% -0.4%
2082 0.48% -0.39%
2081 0.42% -0.37%
2080 0.46% -0.36%
2079 0.43% -0.34%
2078 0.46% -0.32%
2077 0.47% -0.31%
2076 0.54% -0.29%
2075 0.49% -0.28%
2074 0.55% -0.26%
2073 0.57% -0.24%
2072 0.6% -0.22%
2071 0.65% -0.21%
2070 0.57% -0.19%
2069 0.74% -0.17%
2068 0.62% -0.16%
2067 0.73% -0.14%
2066 0.73% -0.12%
2065 0.67% -0.11%
2064 0.73% -0.09%
2063 0.82% -0.07%
2062 0.79% -0.05%
2061 0.78% -0.04%
2060 0.81% -0.01%
2059 0.82% 0.005%
2058 0.85% 0.02%
2057 0.77% 0.04%
2056 0.85% 0.06%
2055 0.79% 0.08%
2054 0.8% 0.1%
2053 0.95% 0.12%
2052 0.89% 0.15%
2051 1.04% 0.17%
2050 1.06% 0.19%
2049 1.14% 0.22%
2048 1.13% 0.24%
2047 1.16% 0.27%
2046 1.3% 0.29%
2045 1.3% 0.32%
2044 1.3% 0.34%
2043 1.31% 0.37%
2042 1.4% 0.4%
2041 1.55% 0.42%
2040 1.46% 0.45%
2039 1.51% 0.48%
2038 1.5% 0.5%
2037 1.46% 0.52%
2036 1.48% 0.55%
2035 1.48% 0.57%
2034 1.5% 0.6%
2033 1.54% 0.63%
2032 1.66% 0.65%
2031 1.62% 0.67%
2030 1.7% 0.7%
2029 1.81% 0.73%
2028 1.83% 0.75%
2027 2.14% 0.78%
2026 -0.94% 0.81%
2025 0.38% 0.85%
2024 0.99% 0.86%
2023 1.63% 0.88%
2022 1.72% 0.76%
2021 1.85% 0.67%
2020 1.81% 0.82%
2019 2% 0.95%
2018 2.23% 0.95%
2017 2.28% 0.94%
2016 4.84% 0.97%
2015 8.57% 1.08%
2014 10% 1.22%
2013 5.33% 1.31%
2012 1.43% 1.37%
2011 2.51% 1.43%
2010 2.17% 1.45%
2009 2.17% 1.47%
2008 2.38% 1.47%
2007 6.22% 1.42%
2006 6.6% 1.36%
2005 2.51% 1.36%
2004 2.44% 1.37%
2003 2.24% 1.41%
2002 2.13% 1.45%
2001 2.08% 1.49%
2000 2.09% 1.55%
1999 2.17% 1.61%
1998 2.34% 1.65%
1997 2.72% 1.7%
1996 3.38% 1.75%
1995 4.18% 1.8%
1994 4.91% 1.83%
1993 5.34% 1.87%
1992 5.43% 1.91%
1991 8.1% 1.94%
1990 8.13% 1.94%
1989 4.9% 1.95%
1988 4.77% 2%
1987 4.73% 2.03%
1986 4.72% 2.06%
1985 4.68% 2.09%
1984 4.63% 2.13%
1983 4.55% 2.18%
1982 4.36% 2.24%
1981 4.09% 2.37%
1980 3.73% 2.52%
1979 3.37% 2.61%
1978 3.2% 2.68%
1977 3.11% 2.74%
1976 3.11% 2.82%
1975 3.26% 2.9%
1974 3.44% 2.97%
1973 3.71% 3.03%
1972 4.22% 3.09%
1971 5.11% 3.14%
1970 6.25% 3.21%
1969 7.33% 3.28%
1968 7.97% 3.34%
1967 7.88% 3.36%
1966 7.18% 3.37%
1965 6.16% 3.36%
1964 5.17% 3.33%
1963 4.7% 3.31%
1962 4.79% 3.27%
1961 5.17% 3.17%

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

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In 2024, the population of Jordan grew by 0.99%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Jordan Mexico
Current population
11555022
133323134
Population rank 86/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.61%
One net population change
4.62 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
2.23 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
15.1 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +311 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +113,663 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 -108,037
Net migration rank 190/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -108,037
2024 - -156,369 - -104,581
2023 200,895 -17,445 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 199,900 -17,445 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 190,795 6,573 936,682 -122,791
2020 198,138 6,745 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 204,933 -23,156 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 205,333 32,062 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 205,903 12,873 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 205,891 31,046 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 195,495 490,844 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 184,169 635,528 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 170,473 609,631 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 175,437 -146,181 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 177,076 7,057 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 177,748 4,872 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 177,651 -49,687 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 175,048 767 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 167,574 -18,108 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 147,643 502,609 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 141,816 3,500 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 141,752 7,979 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 142,443 -11,699 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 139,250 -18,463 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 136,450 -22,896 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 136,414 -26,077 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 138,201 -27,530 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 140,696 -27,036 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 145,358 -23,021 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 147,852 -2,655 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 147,652 27,991 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 144,199 61,533 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 139,467 81,576 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 134,241 85,376 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 129,642 75,824 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 114,912 266,100 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 112,608 50,941 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 109,754 39,873 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 106,536 34,646 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 103,551 30,763 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 99,801 28,040 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 96,092 24,316 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 92,863 21,487 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 89,473 16,944 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 86,751 9,659 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 84,508 1,735 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 82,076 -7,706 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 79,908 -13,701 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 78,101 -15,132 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 75,981 -17,309 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 74,392 -14,822 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 72,212 -12,024 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 70,058 -8,072 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 67,707 -2,622 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 64,763 8,976 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 60,321 25,894 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 57,431 40,481 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 53,336 50,036 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 48,791 50,397 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 44,580 41,882 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 41,635 29,737 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 39,205 17,018 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 36,858 8,763 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 34,598 8,098 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 32,143 11,097 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 29,491 15,509 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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