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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,555,022 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 1.08 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (79.8% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Jordan vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Portugal
2100 21,346,709 8,977,781
2099 21,318,400 8,983,042
2098 21,276,587 8,987,129
2097 21,237,878 8,992,549
2096 21,204,195 8,998,689
2095 21,146,160 9,006,394
2094 21,113,543 9,011,158
2093 21,064,917 9,016,023
2092 21,015,511 9,021,257
2091 20,930,262 9,025,345
2090 20,864,971 9,029,722
2089 20,783,567 9,034,399
2088 20,713,897 9,039,122
2087 20,643,710 9,045,400
2086 20,580,263 9,050,153
2085 20,502,047 9,055,552
2084 20,434,545 9,062,369
2083 20,374,054 9,068,714
2082 20,288,057 9,077,003
2081 20,191,077 9,087,394
2080 20,105,784 9,098,423
2079 20,014,191 9,111,057
2078 19,927,535 9,125,056
2077 19,835,869 9,140,039
2076 19,742,371 9,158,661
2075 19,635,722 9,178,289
2074 19,539,085 9,201,245
2073 19,432,498 9,225,478
2072 19,323,034 9,248,867
2071 19,207,735 9,275,782
2070 19,084,510 9,304,137
2069 18,977,089 9,334,425
2068 18,837,786 9,367,211
2067 18,721,500 9,399,389
2066 18,585,819 9,432,609
2065 18,450,342 9,466,860
2064 18,327,889 9,503,941
2063 18,195,124 9,540,829
2062 18,046,701 9,578,098
2061 17,905,240 9,614,549
2060 17,766,923 9,652,893
2059 17,623,583 9,691,151
2058 17,480,101 9,731,557
2057 17,332,985 9,769,285
2056 17,199,988 9,807,403
2055 17,055,494 9,847,280
2054 16,922,360 9,885,446
2053 16,788,269 9,924,814
2052 16,629,867 9,963,090
2051 16,483,332 9,999,372
2050 16,313,641 10,035,796
2049 16,143,037 10,072,922
2048 15,960,692 10,106,403
2047 15,782,848 10,140,325
2046 15,601,379 10,173,871
2045 15,401,446 10,206,046
2044 15,203,736 10,237,224
2043 15,009,222 10,268,090
2042 14,814,702 10,296,167
2041 14,610,184 10,322,968
2040 14,387,461 10,351,965
2039 14,180,166 10,379,824
2038 13,969,908 10,405,843
2037 13,763,230 10,430,143
2036 13,565,172 10,454,779
2035 13,367,627 10,478,501
2034 13,173,095 10,502,828
2033 12,977,990 10,525,638
2032 12,780,785 10,548,736
2031 12,572,455 10,569,489
2030 12,372,453 10,588,717
2029 12,165,594 10,609,556
2028 11,949,107 10,631,437
2027 11,734,783 10,649,916
2026 11,488,370 10,667,081
2025 11,596,825 10,683,692
2024 11,552,876 10,694,681
2023 11,439,213 10,578,174
2022 11,256,263 10,434,332
2021 11,066,356 10,361,831
2020 10,865,228 10,297,081
2019 10,671,891 10,286,263
2018 10,462,306 10,283,822
2017 10,234,226 10,300,300
2016 10,006,367 10,325,452
2015 9,544,729 10,358,076
2014 8,791,710 10,401,062
2013 7,991,809 10,457,295
2012 7,587,127 10,514,844
2011 7,480,424 10,557,560
2010 7,297,043 10,573,100
2009 7,141,753 10,568,247
2008 6,989,866 10,558,177
2007 6,827,227 10,542,964
2006 6,427,371 10,522,288
2005 6,029,587 10,503,330
2004 5,882,061 10,483,861
2003 5,741,828 10,458,821
2002 5,616,066 10,419,631
2001 5,498,894 10,362,722
2000 5,386,945 10,289,898
1999 5,276,444 10,217,828
1998 5,164,284 10,160,196
1997 5,046,285 10,108,977
1996 4,912,516 10,063,945
1995 4,752,096 10,026,176
1994 4,561,406 9,991,525
1993 4,348,020 9,964,675
1992 4,127,693 9,952,494
1991 3,915,149 9,960,235
1990 3,621,908 9,983,218
1989 3,349,627 10,005,000
1988 3,193,039 10,019,610
1987 3,047,634 10,030,031
1986 2,909,887 10,032,734
1985 2,778,810 10,023,613
1984 2,654,688 9,996,232
1983 2,537,307 9,957,865
1982 2,426,927 9,911,771
1981 2,325,517 9,851,362
1980 2,234,186 9,766,312
1979 2,153,882 9,661,265
1978 2,083,595 9,558,250
1977 2,019,002 9,455,675
1976 1,958,177 9,355,810
1975 1,899,055 9,093,470
1974 1,839,182 8,754,365
1973 1,778,094 8,633,100
1972 1,714,555 8,630,430
1971 1,645,145 8,643,756
1970 1,565,163 8,680,431
1969 1,473,100 8,757,705
1968 1,372,460 8,836,650
1967 1,271,183 8,874,520
1966 1,178,360 8,930,990
1965 1,099,440 8,998,595
1964 1,035,640 9,035,365
1963 984,714 9,030,355
1962 940,554 8,993,985
1961 897,591 8,929,316
1960 853,471 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Portugal
2100 0.13% -0.06%
2099 0.2% -0.05%
2098 0.18% -0.06%
2097 0.16% -0.07%
2096 0.27% -0.09%
2095 0.15% -0.05%
2094 0.23% -0.05%
2093 0.24% -0.06%
2092 0.41% -0.05%
2091 0.31% -0.05%
2090 0.39% -0.05%
2089 0.34% -0.05%
2088 0.34% -0.07%
2087 0.31% -0.05%
2086 0.38% -0.06%
2085 0.33% -0.08%
2084 0.3% -0.07%
2083 0.42% -0.09%
2082 0.48% -0.11%
2081 0.42% -0.12%
2080 0.46% -0.14%
2079 0.43% -0.15%
2078 0.46% -0.16%
2077 0.47% -0.2%
2076 0.54% -0.21%
2075 0.49% -0.25%
2074 0.55% -0.26%
2073 0.57% -0.25%
2072 0.6% -0.29%
2071 0.65% -0.3%
2070 0.57% -0.32%
2069 0.74% -0.35%
2068 0.62% -0.34%
2067 0.73% -0.35%
2066 0.73% -0.36%
2065 0.67% -0.39%
2064 0.73% -0.39%
2063 0.82% -0.39%
2062 0.79% -0.38%
2061 0.78% -0.4%
2060 0.81% -0.39%
2059 0.82% -0.42%
2058 0.85% -0.39%
2057 0.77% -0.39%
2056 0.85% -0.4%
2055 0.79% -0.39%
2054 0.8% -0.4%
2053 0.95% -0.38%
2052 0.89% -0.36%
2051 1.04% -0.36%
2050 1.06% -0.37%
2049 1.14% -0.33%
2048 1.13% -0.33%
2047 1.16% -0.33%
2046 1.3% -0.32%
2045 1.3% -0.3%
2044 1.3% -0.3%
2043 1.31% -0.27%
2042 1.4% -0.26%
2041 1.55% -0.28%
2040 1.46% -0.27%
2039 1.51% -0.25%
2038 1.5% -0.23%
2037 1.46% -0.24%
2036 1.48% -0.23%
2035 1.48% -0.23%
2034 1.5% -0.22%
2033 1.54% -0.22%
2032 1.66% -0.2%
2031 1.62% -0.18%
2030 1.7% -0.2%
2029 1.81% -0.21%
2028 1.83% -0.17%
2027 2.14% -0.16%
2026 -0.94% -0.16%
2025 0.38% -0.1%
2024 0.99% 1.1%
2023 1.63% 1.38%
2022 1.72% 0.7%
2021 1.85% 0.63%
2020 1.81% 0.11%
2019 2% 0.02%
2018 2.23% -0.16%
2017 2.28% -0.24%
2016 4.84% -0.31%
2015 8.57% -0.41%
2014 10% -0.54%
2013 5.33% -0.55%
2012 1.43% -0.4%
2011 2.51% -0.15%
2010 2.17% 0.05%
2009 2.17% 0.1%
2008 2.38% 0.14%
2007 6.22% 0.2%
2006 6.6% 0.18%
2005 2.51% 0.19%
2004 2.44% 0.24%
2003 2.24% 0.38%
2002 2.13% 0.55%
2001 2.08% 0.71%
2000 2.09% 0.71%
1999 2.17% 0.57%
1998 2.34% 0.51%
1997 2.72% 0.45%
1996 3.38% 0.38%
1995 4.18% 0.35%
1994 4.91% 0.27%
1993 5.34% 0.12%
1992 5.43% -0.08%
1991 8.1% -0.23%
1990 8.13% -0.22%
1989 4.9% -0.15%
1988 4.77% -0.1%
1987 4.73% -0.03%
1986 4.72% 0.09%
1985 4.68% 0.27%
1984 4.63% 0.39%
1983 4.55% 0.47%
1982 4.36% 0.61%
1981 4.09% 0.87%
1980 3.73% 1.09%
1979 3.37% 1.08%
1978 3.2% 1.08%
1977 3.11% 1.07%
1976 3.11% 2.88%
1975 3.26% 3.87%
1974 3.44% 1.4%
1973 3.71% 0.03%
1972 4.22% -0.15%
1971 5.11% -0.42%
1970 6.25% -0.88%
1969 7.33% -0.89%
1968 7.97% -0.43%
1967 7.88% -0.63%
1966 7.18% -0.75%
1965 6.16% -0.41%
1964 5.17% 0.06%
1963 4.7% 0.4%
1962 4.79% 0.72%
1961 5.17% 0.81%

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/portugal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jordan grew by 0.99%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Jordan Portugal
Current population
11555022
10667081
Population rank 86/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.13%
One net population change
4.62 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
2.23 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
15.1 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +311 +319
Annual growth/decline +113,663 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 94/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 +16,472
Net migration rank 190/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - 16,472
2024 - -156,369 - 20,648
2023 200,895 -17,445 -32,792 29,102
2022 199,900 -17,445 -40,694 68,696
2021 190,795 6,573 -45,592 69,606
2020 198,138 6,745 -39,129 54,076
2019 204,933 -23,156 -24,687 63,031
2018 205,333 32,062 -25,709 22,495
2017 205,903 12,873 -23,691 13,979
2016 205,891 31,046 -23,749 -775
2015 195,495 490,844 -23,823 -3,209
2014 184,169 635,528 -22,882 -26,447
2013 170,473 609,631 -24,052 -36,342
2012 175,437 -146,181 -17,875 -37,083
2011 177,076 7,057 -5,279 -31,513
2010 177,748 4,872 -4,230 -5,627
2009 177,651 -49,687 -5,284 14,532
2008 175,048 767 0 9,478
2007 167,574 -18,108 -1,055 21,064
2006 147,643 502,609 3,156 16,754
2005 141,816 3,500 2,101 15,537
2004 141,752 7,979 7,339 13,928
2003 142,443 -11,699 4,184 24,740
2002 139,250 -18,463 8,335 42,169
2001 136,450 -22,896 8,290 55,565
2000 136,414 -26,077 15,435 60,586
1999 138,201 -27,530 8,175 49,572
1998 140,696 -27,036 7,112 40,931
1997 145,358 -23,021 8,087 36,922
1996 147,852 -2,655 4,026 32,640
1995 147,652 27,991 4,011 26,971
1994 144,199 61,533 9,991 20,761
1993 139,467 81,576 7,972 8,561
1992 134,241 85,376 13,933 -11,847
1991 129,642 75,824 12,948 -37,914
1990 114,912 266,100 13,976 -34,855
1989 112,608 50,941 22,011 -30,615
1988 109,754 39,873 24,047 -26,595
1987 106,536 34,646 28,084 -23,142
1986 103,551 30,763 31,102 -20,000
1985 99,801 28,040 33,077 -19,183
1984 96,092 24,316 45,983 -16,658
1983 92,863 21,487 47,798 -16,568
1982 89,473 16,944 58,479 -15,006
1981 86,751 9,659 56,152 -7,938
1980 84,508 1,735 63,481 29,881
1979 82,076 -7,706 67,628 32,434
1978 79,908 -13,701 70,731 34,345
1977 78,101 -15,132 84,156 37,779
1976 75,981 -17,309 85,138 40,490
1975 74,392 -14,822 81,841 42,262
1974 72,212 -12,024 74,412 41,254
1973 70,058 -8,072 76,835 39,748
1972 67,707 -2,622 83,715 39,058
1971 64,763 8,976 82,980 48,944
1970 60,321 25,894 87,672 -191,862
1969 57,431 40,481 89,329 -161,114
1968 53,336 50,036 100,737 -145,200
1967 48,791 50,397 106,495 -136,232
1966 44,580 41,882 107,171 -129,233
1965 41,635 29,737 115,182 -123,855
1964 39,205 17,018 120,170 -118,763
1963 36,858 8,763 113,783 -116,874
1962 34,598 8,098 123,217 -113,947
1961 32,143 11,097 117,867 -112,768
1960 29,491 15,509 118,693 -95,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/portugal | 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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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