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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,555,022 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 3.36 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (79.8% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Jordan vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Morocco
2100 21,346,709 38,181,184
2099 21,318,400 38,411,679
2098 21,276,587 38,639,306
2097 21,237,878 38,863,211
2096 21,204,195 39,084,772
2095 21,146,160 39,302,453
2094 21,113,543 39,515,556
2093 21,064,917 39,726,709
2092 21,015,511 39,934,218
2091 20,930,262 40,138,565
2090 20,864,971 40,337,690
2089 20,783,567 40,532,151
2088 20,713,897 40,718,654
2087 20,643,710 40,902,624
2086 20,580,263 41,085,174
2085 20,502,047 41,264,970
2084 20,434,545 41,438,801
2083 20,374,054 41,604,865
2082 20,288,057 41,768,393
2081 20,191,077 41,927,610
2080 20,105,784 42,082,087
2079 20,014,191 42,233,228
2078 19,927,535 42,377,404
2077 19,835,869 42,515,702
2076 19,742,371 42,648,054
2075 19,635,722 42,775,325
2074 19,539,085 42,898,811
2073 19,432,498 43,017,234
2072 19,323,034 43,128,932
2071 19,207,735 43,232,517
2070 19,084,510 43,332,679
2069 18,977,089 43,423,419
2068 18,837,786 43,507,485
2067 18,721,500 43,586,077
2066 18,585,819 43,654,657
2065 18,450,342 43,723,648
2064 18,327,889 43,781,054
2063 18,195,124 43,828,593
2062 18,046,701 43,871,197
2061 17,905,240 43,902,710
2060 17,766,923 43,927,001
2059 17,623,583 43,942,510
2058 17,480,101 43,944,996
2057 17,332,985 43,939,695
2056 17,199,988 43,927,624
2055 17,055,494 43,902,661
2054 16,922,360 43,866,486
2053 16,788,269 43,819,100
2052 16,629,867 43,759,239
2051 16,483,332 43,688,144
2050 16,313,641 43,605,074
2049 16,143,037 43,517,919
2048 15,960,692 43,417,554
2047 15,782,848 43,308,462
2046 15,601,379 43,192,511
2045 15,401,446 43,065,569
2044 15,203,736 42,925,634
2043 15,009,222 42,780,215
2042 14,814,702 42,623,872
2041 14,610,184 42,456,113
2040 14,387,461 42,280,578
2039 14,180,166 42,098,906
2038 13,969,908 41,902,451
2037 13,763,230 41,700,541
2036 13,565,172 41,488,891
2035 13,367,627 41,266,216
2034 13,173,095 41,037,058
2033 12,977,990 40,795,454
2032 12,780,785 40,544,755
2031 12,572,455 40,280,535
2030 12,372,453 40,005,642
2029 12,165,594 39,720,087
2028 11,949,107 39,422,016
2027 11,734,783 39,109,148
2026 11,488,370 38,783,685
2025 11,596,825 38,442,658
2024 11,552,876 38,081,173
2023 11,439,213 37,712,505
2022 11,256,263 37,329,064
2021 11,066,356 36,954,442
2020 10,865,228 36,584,208
2019 10,671,891 36,210,898
2018 10,462,306 35,839,760
2017 10,234,226 35,446,392
2016 10,006,367 35,023,457
2015 9,544,729 34,607,588
2014 8,791,710 34,204,780
2013 7,991,809 33,787,571
2012 7,587,127 33,355,241
2011 7,480,424 32,912,588
2010 7,297,043 32,467,016
2009 7,141,753 32,030,778
2008 6,989,866 31,606,767
2007 6,827,227 31,186,468
2006 6,427,371 30,771,178
2005 6,029,587 30,358,144
2004 5,882,061 29,953,018
2003 5,741,828 29,571,415
2002 5,616,066 29,198,142
2001 5,498,894 28,814,643
2000 5,386,945 28,423,435
1999 5,276,444 28,027,179
1998 5,164,284 27,621,648
1997 5,046,285 27,213,337
1996 4,912,516 26,808,107
1995 4,752,096 26,399,429
1994 4,561,406 26,000,822
1993 4,348,020 25,614,586
1992 4,127,693 25,212,468
1991 3,915,149 24,799,014
1990 3,621,908 24,375,551
1989 3,349,627 23,939,414
1988 3,193,039 23,500,524
1987 3,047,634 23,054,392
1986 2,909,887 22,600,803
1985 2,778,810 22,113,953
1984 2,654,688 21,593,778
1983 2,537,307 21,060,696
1982 2,426,927 20,520,318
1981 2,325,517 19,985,401
1980 2,234,186 19,459,943
1979 2,153,882 18,955,589
1978 2,083,595 18,477,385
1977 2,019,002 18,014,756
1976 1,958,177 17,574,182
1975 1,899,055 17,150,786
1974 1,839,182 16,733,842
1973 1,778,094 16,326,269
1972 1,714,555 15,924,692
1971 1,645,145 15,527,225
1970 1,565,163 15,129,449
1969 1,473,100 14,734,255
1968 1,372,460 14,347,899
1967 1,271,183 13,968,175
1966 1,178,360 13,597,065
1965 1,099,440 13,239,171
1964 1,035,640 12,898,886
1963 984,714 12,577,502
1962 940,554 12,253,092
1961 897,591 11,931,085
1960 853,471 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Morocco
2100 0.13% -0.6%
2099 0.2% -0.59%
2098 0.18% -0.58%
2097 0.16% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 0.39% -0.48%
2089 0.34% -0.46%
2088 0.34% -0.45%
2087 0.31% -0.44%
2086 0.38% -0.44%
2085 0.33% -0.42%
2084 0.3% -0.4%
2083 0.42% -0.39%
2082 0.48% -0.38%
2081 0.42% -0.37%
2080 0.46% -0.36%
2079 0.43% -0.34%
2078 0.46% -0.33%
2077 0.47% -0.31%
2076 0.54% -0.3%
2075 0.49% -0.29%
2074 0.55% -0.28%
2073 0.57% -0.26%
2072 0.6% -0.24%
2071 0.65% -0.23%
2070 0.57% -0.21%
2069 0.74% -0.19%
2068 0.62% -0.18%
2067 0.73% -0.16%
2066 0.73% -0.16%
2065 0.67% -0.13%
2064 0.73% -0.11%
2063 0.82% -0.1%
2062 0.79% -0.07%
2061 0.78% -0.06%
2060 0.81% -0.04%
2059 0.82% -0.006%
2058 0.85% 0.01%
2057 0.77% 0.03%
2056 0.85% 0.06%
2055 0.79% 0.08%
2054 0.8% 0.11%
2053 0.95% 0.14%
2052 0.89% 0.16%
2051 1.04% 0.19%
2050 1.06% 0.2%
2049 1.14% 0.23%
2048 1.13% 0.25%
2047 1.16% 0.27%
2046 1.3% 0.29%
2045 1.3% 0.33%
2044 1.3% 0.34%
2043 1.31% 0.37%
2042 1.4% 0.4%
2041 1.55% 0.42%
2040 1.46% 0.43%
2039 1.51% 0.47%
2038 1.5% 0.48%
2037 1.46% 0.51%
2036 1.48% 0.54%
2035 1.48% 0.56%
2034 1.5% 0.59%
2033 1.54% 0.62%
2032 1.66% 0.66%
2031 1.62% 0.69%
2030 1.7% 0.72%
2029 1.81% 0.76%
2028 1.83% 0.8%
2027 2.14% 0.84%
2026 -0.94% 0.89%
2025 0.38% 0.95%
2024 0.99% 0.98%
2023 1.63% 1.03%
2022 1.72% 1.01%
2021 1.85% 1.01%
2020 1.81% 1.03%
2019 2% 1.04%
2018 2.23% 1.11%
2017 2.28% 1.21%
2016 4.84% 1.2%
2015 8.57% 1.18%
2014 10% 1.23%
2013 5.33% 1.3%
2012 1.43% 1.34%
2011 2.51% 1.37%
2010 2.17% 1.36%
2009 2.17% 1.34%
2008 2.38% 1.35%
2007 6.22% 1.35%
2006 6.6% 1.36%
2005 2.51% 1.35%
2004 2.44% 1.29%
2003 2.24% 1.28%
2002 2.13% 1.33%
2001 2.08% 1.38%
2000 2.09% 1.41%
1999 2.17% 1.47%
1998 2.34% 1.5%
1997 2.72% 1.51%
1996 3.38% 1.55%
1995 4.18% 1.53%
1994 4.91% 1.51%
1993 5.34% 1.59%
1992 5.43% 1.67%
1991 8.1% 1.74%
1990 8.13% 1.82%
1989 4.9% 1.87%
1988 4.77% 1.94%
1987 4.73% 2.01%
1986 4.72% 2.2%
1985 4.68% 2.41%
1984 4.63% 2.53%
1983 4.55% 2.63%
1982 4.36% 2.68%
1981 4.09% 2.7%
1980 3.73% 2.66%
1979 3.37% 2.59%
1978 3.2% 2.57%
1977 3.11% 2.51%
1976 3.11% 2.47%
1975 3.26% 2.49%
1974 3.44% 2.5%
1973 3.71% 2.52%
1972 4.22% 2.56%
1971 5.11% 2.63%
1970 6.25% 2.68%
1969 7.33% 2.69%
1968 7.97% 2.72%
1967 7.88% 2.73%
1966 7.18% 2.7%
1965 6.16% 2.64%
1964 5.17% 2.56%
1963 4.7% 2.65%
1962 4.79% 2.7%
1961 5.17% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jordan grew by 0.99%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Jordan Morocco
Current population
11555022
38871720
Population rank 86/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.47%
One net population change
4.62 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
2.23 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
15.1 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +311 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +113,663 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 104/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 -56,254
Net migration rank 190/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -56,254
2024 - -156,369 - -46,802
2023 200,895 -17,445 417,213 -39,650
2022 199,900 -17,445 427,903 -38,594
2021 190,795 6,573 407,829 -47,902
2020 198,138 6,745 415,999 -35,474
2019 204,933 -23,156 457,307 -91,217
2018 205,333 32,062 464,375 -88,159
2017 205,903 12,873 471,011 -60,472
2016 205,891 31,046 474,637 -39,302
2015 195,495 490,844 477,654 -81,248
2014 184,169 635,528 481,295 -72,065
2013 170,473 609,631 492,284 -67,096
2012 175,437 -146,181 504,698 -65,251
2011 177,076 7,057 513,305 -67,447
2010 177,748 4,872 515,804 -70,510
2009 177,651 -49,687 509,386 -82,203
2008 175,048 767 499,766 -78,912
2007 167,574 -18,108 493,526 -73,759
2006 147,643 502,609 483,200 -72,364
2005 141,816 3,500 474,285 -59,024
2004 141,752 7,979 461,756 -66,749
2003 142,443 -11,699 452,650 -84,460
2002 139,250 -18,463 446,147 -67,802
2001 136,450 -22,896 452,621 -63,967
2000 136,414 -26,077 461,341 -67,569
1999 138,201 -27,530 473,071 -74,343
1998 140,696 -27,036 492,604 -80,286
1997 145,358 -23,021 500,807 -96,502
1996 147,852 -2,655 501,499 -95,331
1995 147,652 27,991 496,573 -85,386
1994 144,199 61,533 501,426 -115,404
1993 139,467 81,576 507,707 -121,254
1992 134,241 85,376 525,680 -107,911
1991 129,642 75,824 539,850 -130,717
1990 114,912 266,100 535,506 -97,711
1989 112,608 50,941 538,996 -104,509
1988 109,754 39,873 545,800 -102,484
1987 106,536 34,646 553,005 -104,029
1986 103,551 30,763 558,105 -99,905
1985 99,801 28,040 560,810 -45,336
1984 96,092 24,316 564,159 -39,319
1983 92,863 21,487 566,301 -24,988
1982 89,473 16,944 564,904 -25,471
1981 86,751 9,659 552,936 -22,553
1980 84,508 1,735 534,448 -13,899
1979 82,076 -7,706 515,554 -27,374
1978 79,908 -13,701 498,834 -30,600
1977 78,101 -15,132 489,173 -32,161
1976 75,981 -17,309 482,130 -58,019
1975 74,392 -14,822 474,631 -51,968
1974 72,212 -12,024 464,147 -52,927
1973 70,058 -8,072 455,699 -51,772
1972 67,707 -2,622 446,449 -47,226
1971 64,763 8,976 435,104 -39,385
1970 60,321 25,894 426,015 -26,168
1969 57,431 40,481 414,931 -24,389
1968 53,336 50,036 407,437 -25,267
1967 48,791 50,397 400,594 -23,309
1966 44,580 41,882 391,881 -26,945
1965 41,635 29,737 383,989 -33,139
1964 39,205 17,018 375,835 -46,106
1963 36,858 8,763 369,250 -56,214
1962 34,598 8,098 363,843 -28,071
1961 32,143 11,097 348,650 -40,413
1960 29,491 15,509 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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