The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,575,983 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Jordan's population is 47.4 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Jordan is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2005, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.03M people to 11.6M (92% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
- Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.
Jordan vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
Jordan
|
Sao Tome
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
11575983
|
244055
|
| Population rank | 85/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
4.62 minutes
|
1.88 hours
|
| One birth every |
2.23 minutes
|
1.35 hours
|
| One death every |
15.1 minutes
|
6.81 hours
|
| One migration net change every |
3.36 minutes
|
14.5 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -156,369 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | +311 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +113,663 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.99% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 103/197 | 52/197 |
Jordan and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jordan
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Sao Tome
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Jordan
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Sao Tome
|
|
| 1960 | 853,471 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 897,591 | 68,707 | 5.17% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 940,554 | 69,403 | 4.79% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 984,714 | 70,112 | 4.7% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 1,035,640 | 70,865 | 5.17% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 1,099,440 | 71,680 | 6.16% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 1,178,360 | 72,576 | 7.18% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 1,271,183 | 73,596 | 7.88% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 1,372,460 | 74,765 | 7.97% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 1,473,100 | 76,083 | 7.33% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 1,565,163 | 77,626 | 6.25% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 1,645,145 | 79,330 | 5.11% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 1,714,555 | 81,041 | 4.22% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 1,778,094 | 82,798 | 3.71% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 1,839,182 | 84,672 | 3.44% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 1,899,055 | 86,708 | 3.26% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 1,958,177 | 88,922 | 3.11% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 2,019,002 | 91,301 | 3.11% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 2,083,595 | 93,794 | 3.2% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 2,153,882 | 96,252 | 3.37% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 2,234,186 | 98,544 | 3.73% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 2,325,517 | 100,615 | 4.09% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 2,426,927 | 102,508 | 4.36% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 2,537,307 | 104,380 | 4.55% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 2,654,688 | 106,394 | 4.63% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 2,778,810 | 108,658 | 4.68% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 2,909,887 | 111,150 | 4.72% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 3,047,634 | 113,919 | 4.73% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 3,193,039 | 116,939 | 4.77% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 3,349,627 | 119,979 | 4.9% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 3,621,908 | 122,980 | 8.13% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 3,915,149 | 125,697 | 8.1% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 4,127,693 | 128,110 | 5.43% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 4,348,020 | 130,467 | 5.34% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 4,561,406 | 132,732 | 4.91% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 4,752,096 | 134,895 | 4.18% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 4,912,516 | 136,962 | 3.38% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 5,046,285 | 138,922 | 2.72% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 5,164,284 | 140,751 | 2.34% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 5,276,444 | 142,442 | 2.17% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 5,386,945 | 144,018 | 2.09% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 5,498,894 | 146,375 | 2.08% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 5,616,066 | 149,922 | 2.13% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 5,741,828 | 153,814 | 2.24% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 5,882,061 | 157,705 | 2.44% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 6,029,587 | 161,639 | 2.51% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 6,427,371 | 165,638 | 6.6% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 6,827,227 | 169,700 | 6.22% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 6,989,866 | 173,793 | 2.38% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 7,141,753 | 177,853 | 2.17% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 7,297,043 | 181,802 | 2.17% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 7,480,424 | 185,649 | 2.51% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 7,587,127 | 189,439 | 1.43% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 7,991,809 | 193,148 | 5.33% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 8,791,710 | 196,767 | 10% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 9,544,729 | 200,291 | 8.57% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 10,006,367 | 203,689 | 4.84% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 10,234,226 | 206,970 | 2.28% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 10,462,306 | 210,187 | 2.23% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 10,671,891 | 213,392 | 2% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 10,865,228 | 217,435 | 1.81% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 11,066,356 | 221,961 | 1.85% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 11,256,263 | 226,305 | 1.72% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 11,439,213 | 230,871 | 1.63% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 11,552,876 | 235,536 | 0.99% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 11,520,678 | 240,251 | -0.28% | 2% |
| 2026 | 11,589,528 | 244,987 | 0.6% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 11,819,454 | 249,783 | 1.98% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 12,034,459 | 254,657 | 1.82% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 12,245,726 | 259,597 | 1.76% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 12,448,772 | 264,560 | 1.66% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 12,652,545 | 269,566 | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 12,854,926 | 274,643 | 1.6% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 13,050,713 | 279,761 | 1.52% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 13,245,158 | 284,911 | 1.49% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 13,440,821 | 290,082 | 1.48% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 13,638,248 | 295,269 | 1.47% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 13,840,237 | 300,439 | 1.48% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 14,048,303 | 305,590 | 1.5% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 14,256,684 | 310,729 | 1.48% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 14,471,288 | 315,833 | 1.51% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 14,684,501 | 320,875 | 1.47% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 14,883,641 | 325,888 | 1.36% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 15,077,789 | 330,908 | 1.3% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 15,273,526 | 335,919 | 1.3% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 15,471,971 | 340,911 | 1.3% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 15,662,312 | 345,883 | 1.23% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 15,841,619 | 350,758 | 1.14% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 16,021,374 | 355,569 | 1.13% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 16,197,518 | 360,353 | 1.1% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 16,367,341 | 365,103 | 1.05% | 1.32% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Jordan increased by 3,515,142 people (a 58.3% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Jordan gained 2,031,254 (a 21.3% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).
Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2005 and is 85th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Jordan's population will grow by 41.4% to 16,367,341 people with a rank change from 85th to 79th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
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Population differences between Jordan and Sao Tome and Principe
|
Jordan
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 28.4 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 25.5 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.6:48.4 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.64 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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