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

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The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,520,684 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,538,682 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 21.2 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.09% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +2.51% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.5M (79.5% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Jordan vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Nigeria
2100 21,206,553 481,640,156
2099 21,178,430 481,456,918
2098 21,136,891 481,181,892
2097 21,098,437 480,838,161
2096 21,064,975 480,422,467
2095 21,007,321 479,938,579
2094 20,974,918 479,395,022
2093 20,926,611 478,769,369
2092 20,877,529 478,059,864
2091 20,792,840 477,236,907
2090 20,727,978 476,329,495
2089 20,647,108 475,326,347
2088 20,577,895 474,231,442
2087 20,508,170 473,035,563
2086 20,445,139 471,732,001
2085 20,367,437 470,328,175
2084 20,300,378 468,806,172
2083 20,240,284 467,187,453
2082 20,154,852 465,472,417
2081 20,058,508 463,643,190
2080 19,973,775 461,705,493
2079 19,882,784 459,644,523
2078 19,796,696 457,477,264
2077 19,705,632 455,218,871
2076 19,612,748 452,849,991
2075 19,506,799 450,367,356
2074 19,410,797 447,789,885
2073 19,304,910 445,117,028
2072 19,196,165 442,340,440
2071 19,081,623 439,464,323
2070 18,959,207 436,505,329
2069 18,852,491 433,437,998
2068 18,714,102 430,286,232
2067 18,598,580 427,032,499
2066 18,463,790 423,702,640
2065 18,329,203 420,285,359
2064 18,207,553 416,778,394
2063 18,075,660 413,198,800
2062 17,928,211 409,551,159
2061 17,787,680 405,827,482
2060 17,650,270 402,041,765
2059 17,507,871 398,197,311
2058 17,365,332 394,284,767
2057 17,219,182 390,311,065
2056 17,087,058 386,267,580
2055 16,943,513 382,162,992
2054 16,811,253 378,000,511
2053 16,678,042 373,769,779
2052 16,520,680 369,472,476
2051 16,375,107 365,120,741
2050 16,206,530 360,706,317
2049 16,037,046 356,243,287
2048 15,855,898 351,724,743
2047 15,679,222 347,142,279
2046 15,498,944 342,505,549
2045 15,300,324 337,807,869
2044 15,103,912 333,050,132
2043 14,910,676 328,230,652
2042 14,717,433 323,363,366
2041 14,514,257 318,443,989
2040 14,292,997 313,468,061
2039 14,087,063 308,450,008
2038 13,878,186 303,399,842
2037 13,672,864 298,327,800
2036 13,476,107 293,227,654
2035 13,279,859 288,115,630
2034 13,086,605 282,995,818
2033 12,892,780 277,875,880
2032 12,696,870 272,747,599
2031 12,489,908 267,645,657
2030 12,291,219 262,562,767
2029 12,085,718 257,484,616
2028 11,870,652 252,445,821
2027 11,657,736 247,437,680
2026 11,412,941 242,458,365
2025 11,520,684 237,527,782
2024 11,552,876 232,679,478
2023 11,439,213 227,882,945
2022 11,256,263 223,150,896
2021 11,066,356 218,529,286
2020 10,865,228 213,996,181
2019 10,671,891 209,485,641
2018 10,462,306 204,938,755
2017 10,234,226 200,254,579
2016 10,006,367 195,443,700
2015 9,544,729 190,671,878
2014 8,791,710 185,896,915
2013 7,991,809 181,049,443
2012 7,587,127 176,200,625
2011 7,480,424 171,379,598
2010 7,297,043 166,642,886
2009 7,141,753 162,049,464
2008 6,989,866 157,595,014
2007 6,827,227 153,267,261
2006 6,427,371 149,077,334
2005 6,029,587 145,017,253
2004 5,882,061 141,057,045
2003 5,741,828 137,202,644
2002 5,616,066 133,471,989
2001 5,498,894 129,862,595
2000 5,386,945 126,382,494
1999 5,276,444 123,047,320
1998 5,164,284 119,846,254
1997 5,046,285 116,754,792
1996 4,912,516 113,754,779
1995 4,752,096 110,819,428
1994 4,561,406 107,935,714
1993 4,348,020 105,122,069
1992 4,127,693 102,372,770
1991 3,915,149 99,720,162
1990 3,621,908 97,120,925
1989 3,349,627 94,531,014
1988 3,193,039 92,020,090
1987 3,047,634 89,591,716
1986 2,909,887 87,235,953
1985 2,778,810 84,897,973
1984 2,654,688 82,526,443
1983 2,537,307 80,438,260
1982 2,426,927 78,378,701
1981 2,325,517 76,068,103
1980 2,234,186 73,764,641
1979 2,153,882 71,498,242
1978 2,083,595 69,326,532
1977 2,019,002 67,234,590
1976 1,958,177 65,258,009
1975 1,899,055 63,410,815
1974 1,839,182 61,679,144
1973 1,778,094 60,082,139
1972 1,714,555 58,601,748
1971 1,645,145 57,214,684
1970 1,565,163 55,893,838
1969 1,473,100 54,631,914
1968 1,372,460 53,432,783
1967 1,271,183 52,293,065
1966 1,178,360 51,188,234
1965 1,099,440 50,086,764
1964 1,035,640 49,012,016
1963 984,714 47,973,575
1962 940,554 46,965,292
1961 897,591 45,989,310
1960 853,471 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Nigeria
2100 0.13% 0.04%
2099 0.2% 0.06%
2098 0.18% 0.07%
2097 0.16% 0.09%
2096 0.27% 0.1%
2095 0.15% 0.11%
2094 0.23% 0.13%
2093 0.24% 0.15%
2092 0.41% 0.17%
2091 0.31% 0.19%
2090 0.39% 0.21%
2089 0.34% 0.23%
2088 0.34% 0.25%
2087 0.31% 0.28%
2086 0.38% 0.3%
2085 0.33% 0.32%
2084 0.3% 0.35%
2083 0.42% 0.37%
2082 0.48% 0.39%
2081 0.42% 0.42%
2080 0.46% 0.45%
2079 0.43% 0.47%
2078 0.46% 0.5%
2077 0.47% 0.52%
2076 0.54% 0.55%
2075 0.49% 0.58%
2074 0.55% 0.6%
2073 0.57% 0.63%
2072 0.6% 0.65%
2071 0.65% 0.68%
2070 0.57% 0.71%
2069 0.74% 0.73%
2068 0.62% 0.76%
2067 0.73% 0.79%
2066 0.73% 0.81%
2065 0.67% 0.84%
2064 0.73% 0.87%
2063 0.82% 0.89%
2062 0.79% 0.92%
2061 0.78% 0.94%
2060 0.81% 0.97%
2059 0.82% 0.99%
2058 0.85% 1.02%
2057 0.77% 1.05%
2056 0.85% 1.07%
2055 0.79% 1.1%
2054 0.8% 1.13%
2053 0.95% 1.16%
2052 0.89% 1.19%
2051 1.04% 1.22%
2050 1.06% 1.25%
2049 1.14% 1.28%
2048 1.13% 1.32%
2047 1.16% 1.35%
2046 1.3% 1.39%
2045 1.3% 1.43%
2044 1.3% 1.47%
2043 1.31% 1.51%
2042 1.4% 1.54%
2041 1.55% 1.59%
2040 1.46% 1.63%
2039 1.51% 1.66%
2038 1.5% 1.7%
2037 1.46% 1.74%
2036 1.48% 1.77%
2035 1.48% 1.81%
2034 1.5% 1.84%
2033 1.54% 1.88%
2032 1.66% 1.91%
2031 1.62% 1.94%
2030 1.7% 1.97%
2029 1.81% 2%
2028 1.83% 2.02%
2027 2.14% 2.05%
2026 -0.94% 2.08%
2025 -0.28% 2.08%
2024 0.99% 2.1%
2023 1.63% 2.12%
2022 1.72% 2.11%
2021 1.85% 2.12%
2020 1.81% 2.15%
2019 2% 2.22%
2018 2.23% 2.34%
2017 2.28% 2.46%
2016 4.84% 2.5%
2015 8.57% 2.57%
2014 10% 2.68%
2013 5.33% 2.75%
2012 1.43% 2.81%
2011 2.51% 2.84%
2010 2.17% 2.83%
2009 2.17% 2.83%
2008 2.38% 2.82%
2007 6.22% 2.81%
2006 6.6% 2.8%
2005 2.51% 2.81%
2004 2.44% 2.81%
2003 2.24% 2.8%
2002 2.13% 2.78%
2001 2.08% 2.75%
2000 2.09% 2.71%
1999 2.17% 2.67%
1998 2.34% 2.65%
1997 2.72% 2.64%
1996 3.38% 2.65%
1995 4.18% 2.67%
1994 4.91% 2.68%
1993 5.34% 2.69%
1992 5.43% 2.66%
1991 8.1% 2.68%
1990 8.13% 2.74%
1989 4.9% 2.73%
1988 4.77% 2.71%
1987 4.73% 2.7%
1986 4.72% 2.75%
1985 4.68% 2.87%
1984 4.63% 2.6%
1983 4.55% 2.63%
1982 4.36% 3.04%
1981 4.09% 3.12%
1980 3.73% 3.17%
1979 3.37% 3.13%
1978 3.2% 3.11%
1977 3.11% 3.03%
1976 3.11% 2.91%
1975 3.26% 2.81%
1974 3.44% 2.66%
1973 3.71% 2.53%
1972 4.22% 2.42%
1971 5.11% 2.36%
1970 6.25% 2.31%
1969 7.33% 2.24%
1968 7.97% 2.18%
1967 7.88% 2.16%
1966 7.18% 2.2%
1965 6.16% 2.19%
1964 5.17% 2.16%
1963 4.7% 2.15%
1962 4.79% 2.12%
1961 5.17% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Jordan Nigeria
Current population
11538682
245016045
Population rank 86/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 2.95%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
2.22 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
14.6 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -88 +13,283
Annual growth/decline -32,192 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate -0.28% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 45/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 -15,258
Net migration rank 190/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -15,258
2024 200,223 -156,369 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 200,895 -17,445 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 199,900 -17,445 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 190,795 6,573 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 198,138 6,745 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 204,933 -23,156 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 205,333 32,062 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 205,903 12,873 4,706,183 78,685
2016 205,891 31,046 4,761,594 75,265
2015 195,495 490,844 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 184,169 635,528 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 170,473 609,631 4,811,751 40,201
2012 175,437 -146,181 4,774,508 71,138
2011 177,076 7,057 4,728,363 67,808
2010 177,748 4,872 4,629,173 47,966
2009 177,651 -49,687 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 175,048 767 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 167,574 -18,108 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 147,643 502,609 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 141,816 3,500 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 141,752 7,979 3,877,376 46,370
2003 142,443 -11,699 3,751,120 33,857
2002 139,250 -18,463 3,606,814 69,594
2001 136,450 -22,896 3,478,370 64,163
2000 136,414 -26,077 3,343,196 74,535
1999 138,201 -27,530 3,155,425 97,195
1998 140,696 -27,036 3,003,946 145,575
1997 145,358 -23,021 2,936,500 96,885
1996 147,852 -2,655 2,882,205 84,448
1995 147,652 27,991 2,830,771 73,243
1994 144,199 61,533 2,735,198 128,134
1993 139,467 81,576 2,673,675 90,200
1992 134,241 85,376 2,596,173 138,412
1991 129,642 75,824 2,527,807 42,760
1990 114,912 266,100 2,491,928 135,959
1989 112,608 50,941 2,452,324 99,588
1988 109,754 39,873 2,376,419 93,510
1987 106,536 34,646 2,322,397 64,418
1986 103,551 30,763 2,295,003 29,682
1985 99,801 28,040 2,289,784 61,514
1984 96,092 24,316 2,278,060 113,758
1983 92,863 21,487 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 89,473 16,944 2,233,401 101,116
1981 86,751 9,659 2,179,884 106,723
1980 84,508 1,735 2,121,618 198,672
1979 82,076 -7,706 2,074,807 137,721
1978 79,908 -13,701 2,019,621 111,258
1977 78,101 -15,132 1,923,917 129,075
1976 75,981 -17,309 1,827,289 72,889
1975 74,392 -14,822 1,718,623 75,603
1974 72,212 -12,024 1,624,813 44,281
1973 70,058 -8,072 1,525,485 -618
1972 67,707 -2,622 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 64,763 8,976 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 60,321 25,894 1,295,507 7,953
1969 57,431 40,481 1,213,484 6,912
1968 53,336 50,036 1,168,254 9,615
1967 48,791 50,397 1,082,884 18,683
1966 44,580 41,882 1,095,582 12,513
1965 41,635 29,737 1,061,840 32,988
1964 39,205 17,018 1,028,272 26,411
1963 36,858 8,763 995,116 27,115
1962 34,598 8,098 966,452 27,906
1961 32,143 11,097 932,111 25,515
1960 29,491 15,509 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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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