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

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The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,520,684 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,538,682 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 22.7 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.28% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +2.51% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.5M (79.5% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Jordan vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Pakistan
2100 21,206,553 514,639,086
2099 21,178,430 513,762,873
2098 21,136,891 512,834,641
2097 21,098,437 511,842,588
2096 21,064,975 510,743,323
2095 21,007,321 509,544,194
2094 20,974,918 508,236,117
2093 20,926,611 506,871,405
2092 20,877,529 505,433,117
2091 20,792,840 503,929,591
2090 20,727,978 502,369,089
2089 20,647,108 500,764,988
2088 20,577,895 499,040,109
2087 20,508,170 497,294,229
2086 20,445,139 495,416,407
2085 20,367,437 493,469,269
2084 20,300,378 491,457,322
2083 20,240,284 489,327,293
2082 20,154,852 487,086,584
2081 20,058,508 484,774,651
2080 19,973,775 482,358,125
2079 19,882,784 479,913,540
2078 19,796,696 477,377,443
2077 19,705,632 474,692,907
2076 19,612,748 471,877,807
2075 19,506,799 468,953,317
2074 19,410,797 465,972,364
2073 19,304,910 462,907,667
2072 19,196,165 459,752,452
2071 19,081,623 456,518,761
2070 18,959,207 453,190,545
2069 18,852,491 449,749,441
2068 18,714,102 446,219,879
2067 18,598,580 442,632,987
2066 18,463,790 438,970,919
2065 18,329,203 435,260,675
2064 18,207,553 431,484,424
2063 18,075,660 427,665,121
2062 17,928,211 423,724,764
2061 17,787,680 419,759,602
2060 17,650,270 415,724,868
2059 17,507,871 411,662,239
2058 17,365,332 407,514,159
2057 17,219,182 403,318,028
2056 17,087,058 399,031,614
2055 16,943,513 394,728,055
2054 16,811,253 390,385,410
2053 16,678,042 386,003,289
2052 16,520,680 381,568,312
2051 16,375,107 377,096,921
2050 16,206,530 372,554,619
2049 16,037,046 367,986,189
2048 15,855,898 363,386,382
2047 15,679,222 358,734,325
2046 15,498,944 354,003,639
2045 15,300,324 349,228,953
2044 15,103,912 344,443,561
2043 14,910,676 339,631,894
2042 14,717,433 334,801,403
2041 14,514,257 329,944,530
2040 14,292,997 325,107,264
2039 14,087,063 320,203,920
2038 13,878,186 315,273,196
2037 13,672,864 310,377,446
2036 13,476,107 305,472,156
2035 13,279,859 300,604,245
2034 13,086,605 295,748,602
2033 12,892,780 290,911,874
2032 12,696,870 286,130,352
2031 12,489,908 281,410,647
2030 12,291,219 276,766,735
2029 12,085,718 272,246,760
2028 11,870,652 267,784,548
2027 11,657,736 263,445,027
2026 11,412,941 259,285,315
2025 11,520,684 255,219,554
2024 11,552,876 251,269,164
2023 11,439,213 247,504,495
2022 11,256,263 243,700,667
2021 11,066,356 239,477,801
2020 10,865,228 235,001,746
2019 10,671,891 230,800,899
2018 10,462,306 226,928,892
2017 10,234,226 223,273,967
2016 10,006,367 220,138,869
2015 9,544,729 217,290,883
2014 8,791,710 214,264,647
2013 7,991,809 211,073,978
2012 7,587,127 207,667,125
2011 7,480,424 203,746,065
2010 7,297,043 199,239,047
2009 7,141,753 194,376,534
2008 6,989,866 189,499,113
2007 6,827,227 184,493,231
2006 6,427,371 179,682,690
2005 6,029,587 175,453,212
2004 5,882,061 171,286,000
2003 5,741,828 167,110,248
2002 5,616,066 163,222,549
2001 5,498,894 159,270,907
2000 5,386,945 154,879,127
1999 5,276,444 150,565,377
1998 5,164,284 146,522,356
1997 5,046,285 142,531,804
1996 4,912,516 138,557,092
1995 4,752,096 134,582,253
1994 4,561,406 130,748,083
1993 4,348,020 127,020,117
1992 4,127,693 123,546,848
1991 3,915,149 120,060,406
1990 3,621,908 116,155,576
1989 3,349,627 112,336,629
1988 3,193,039 108,724,739
1987 3,047,634 105,130,717
1986 2,909,887 101,606,764
1985 2,778,810 98,229,285
1984 2,654,688 95,164,936
1983 2,537,307 92,227,711
1982 2,426,927 89,089,246
1981 2,325,517 85,802,049
1980 2,234,186 82,291,010
1979 2,153,882 78,997,039
1978 2,083,595 76,307,379
1977 2,019,002 73,901,827
1976 1,958,177 71,620,254
1975 1,899,055 69,461,175
1974 1,839,182 67,415,487
1973 1,778,094 65,461,912
1972 1,714,555 63,583,194
1971 1,645,145 61,847,899
1970 1,565,163 60,166,719
1969 1,473,100 58,460,939
1968 1,372,460 56,810,507
1967 1,271,183 55,214,768
1966 1,178,360 53,678,667
1965 1,099,440 52,209,010
1964 1,035,640 50,799,999
1963 984,714 49,447,776
1962 940,554 48,156,128
1961 897,591 46,921,277
1960 853,471 45,709,310

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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Pakistan
2100 0.13% 0.17%
2099 0.2% 0.18%
2098 0.18% 0.19%
2097 0.16% 0.22%
2096 0.27% 0.24%
2095 0.15% 0.26%
2094 0.23% 0.27%
2093 0.24% 0.28%
2092 0.41% 0.3%
2091 0.31% 0.31%
2090 0.39% 0.32%
2089 0.34% 0.35%
2088 0.34% 0.35%
2087 0.31% 0.38%
2086 0.38% 0.39%
2085 0.33% 0.41%
2084 0.3% 0.44%
2083 0.42% 0.46%
2082 0.48% 0.48%
2081 0.42% 0.5%
2080 0.46% 0.51%
2079 0.43% 0.53%
2078 0.46% 0.57%
2077 0.47% 0.6%
2076 0.54% 0.62%
2075 0.49% 0.64%
2074 0.55% 0.66%
2073 0.57% 0.69%
2072 0.6% 0.71%
2071 0.65% 0.73%
2070 0.57% 0.77%
2069 0.74% 0.79%
2068 0.62% 0.81%
2067 0.73% 0.83%
2066 0.73% 0.85%
2065 0.67% 0.88%
2064 0.73% 0.89%
2063 0.82% 0.93%
2062 0.79% 0.94%
2061 0.78% 0.97%
2060 0.81% 0.99%
2059 0.82% 1.02%
2058 0.85% 1.04%
2057 0.77% 1.07%
2056 0.85% 1.09%
2055 0.79% 1.11%
2054 0.8% 1.14%
2053 0.95% 1.16%
2052 0.89% 1.19%
2051 1.04% 1.22%
2050 1.06% 1.24%
2049 1.14% 1.27%
2048 1.13% 1.3%
2047 1.16% 1.34%
2046 1.3% 1.37%
2045 1.3% 1.39%
2044 1.3% 1.42%
2043 1.31% 1.44%
2042 1.4% 1.47%
2041 1.55% 1.49%
2040 1.46% 1.53%
2039 1.51% 1.56%
2038 1.5% 1.58%
2037 1.46% 1.61%
2036 1.48% 1.62%
2035 1.48% 1.64%
2034 1.5% 1.66%
2033 1.54% 1.67%
2032 1.66% 1.68%
2031 1.62% 1.68%
2030 1.7% 1.66%
2029 1.81% 1.67%
2028 1.83% 1.65%
2027 2.14% 1.6%
2026 -0.94% 1.59%
2025 -0.28% 1.57%
2024 0.99% 1.52%
2023 1.63% 1.56%
2022 1.72% 1.76%
2021 1.85% 1.9%
2020 1.81% 1.82%
2019 2% 1.71%
2018 2.23% 1.64%
2017 2.28% 1.42%
2016 4.84% 1.31%
2015 8.57% 1.41%
2014 10% 1.51%
2013 5.33% 1.64%
2012 1.43% 1.92%
2011 2.51% 2.26%
2010 2.17% 2.5%
2009 2.17% 2.57%
2008 2.38% 2.71%
2007 6.22% 2.68%
2006 6.6% 2.41%
2005 2.51% 2.43%
2004 2.44% 2.5%
2003 2.24% 2.38%
2002 2.13% 2.48%
2001 2.08% 2.84%
2000 2.09% 2.87%
1999 2.17% 2.76%
1998 2.34% 2.8%
1997 2.72% 2.87%
1996 3.38% 2.95%
1995 4.18% 2.93%
1994 4.91% 2.93%
1993 5.34% 2.81%
1992 5.43% 2.9%
1991 8.1% 3.36%
1990 8.13% 3.4%
1989 4.9% 3.32%
1988 4.77% 3.42%
1987 4.73% 3.47%
1986 4.72% 3.44%
1985 4.68% 3.22%
1984 4.63% 3.18%
1983 4.55% 3.52%
1982 4.36% 3.83%
1981 4.09% 4.27%
1980 3.73% 4.17%
1979 3.37% 3.52%
1978 3.2% 3.26%
1977 3.11% 3.19%
1976 3.11% 3.11%
1975 3.26% 3.03%
1974 3.44% 2.98%
1973 3.71% 2.95%
1972 4.22% 2.81%
1971 5.11% 2.79%
1970 6.25% 2.92%
1969 7.33% 2.91%
1968 7.97% 2.89%
1967 7.88% 2.86%
1966 7.18% 2.81%
1965 6.16% 2.77%
1964 5.17% 2.73%
1963 4.7% 2.68%
1962 4.79% 2.63%
1961 5.17% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Jordan Pakistan
Current population
11538682
261421997
Population rank 86/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 3.15%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
2.22 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
14.6 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -88 +10,823
Annual growth/decline -32,192 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate -0.28% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 66/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -303,267 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 190/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -1,235,336
2024 200,223 -156,369 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 200,895 -17,445 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 199,900 -17,445 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 190,795 6,573 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 198,138 6,745 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 204,933 -23,156 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 205,333 32,062 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 205,903 12,873 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 205,891 31,046 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 195,495 490,844 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 184,169 635,528 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 170,473 609,631 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 175,437 -146,181 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 177,076 7,057 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 177,748 4,872 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 177,651 -49,687 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 175,048 767 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 167,574 -18,108 4,690,187 576,349
2006 147,643 502,609 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 141,816 3,500 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 141,752 7,979 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 142,443 -11,699 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 139,250 -18,463 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 136,450 -22,896 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 136,414 -26,077 4,281,169 252,869
1999 138,201 -27,530 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 140,696 -27,036 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 145,358 -23,021 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 147,852 -2,655 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 147,652 27,991 3,977,175 11,534
1994 144,199 61,533 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 139,467 81,576 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 134,241 85,376 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 129,642 75,824 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 114,912 266,100 3,731,730 275,242
1989 112,608 50,941 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 109,754 39,873 3,554,755 38,139
1987 106,536 34,646 3,448,813 146,364
1986 103,551 30,763 3,341,643 111,045
1985 99,801 28,040 3,233,315 68,860
1984 96,092 24,316 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 92,863 21,487 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 89,473 16,944 2,934,689 294,252
1981 86,751 9,659 2,790,454 555,032
1980 84,508 1,735 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 82,076 -7,706 2,461,311 450,003
1978 79,908 -13,701 2,356,601 111,386
1977 78,101 -15,132 2,257,849 85,250
1976 75,981 -17,309 2,171,812 48,238
1975 74,392 -14,822 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 72,212 -12,024 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 70,058 -8,072 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 67,707 -2,622 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 64,763 8,976 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 60,321 25,894 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 57,431 40,481 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 53,336 50,036 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 48,791 50,397 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 44,580 41,882 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 41,635 29,737 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 39,205 17,018 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 36,858 8,763 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 34,598 8,098 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 32,143 11,097 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 29,491 15,509 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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