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

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The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,520,684 in 2025 vs 6,549,143 people in Serbia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,538,682 people compared to 6,500,256 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 1.78 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +2.51% per year vs -0.77% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.5M (79.5% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.5M (12.3% decline).

Jordan vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Serbia
2100 21,206,553 3,624,616
2099 21,178,430 3,652,806
2098 21,136,891 3,681,036
2097 21,098,437 3,709,552
2096 21,064,975 3,738,231
2095 21,007,321 3,767,093
2094 20,974,918 3,796,201
2093 20,926,611 3,825,522
2092 20,877,529 3,855,267
2091 20,792,840 3,885,260
2090 20,727,978 3,915,419
2089 20,647,108 3,946,052
2088 20,577,895 3,976,782
2087 20,508,170 4,008,021
2086 20,445,139 4,039,630
2085 20,367,437 4,071,614
2084 20,300,378 4,104,024
2083 20,240,284 4,137,041
2082 20,154,852 4,170,603
2081 20,058,508 4,204,520
2080 19,973,775 4,239,046
2079 19,882,784 4,274,213
2078 19,796,696 4,310,048
2077 19,705,632 4,346,216
2076 19,612,748 4,382,620
2075 19,506,799 4,419,404
2074 19,410,797 4,456,820
2073 19,304,910 4,494,554
2072 19,196,165 4,532,671
2071 19,081,623 4,571,200
2070 18,959,207 4,610,279
2069 18,852,491 4,649,626
2068 18,714,102 4,689,227
2067 18,598,580 4,728,969
2066 18,463,790 4,768,652
2065 18,329,203 4,808,648
2064 18,207,553 4,848,712
2063 18,075,660 4,888,888
2062 17,928,211 4,929,248
2061 17,787,680 4,969,370
2060 17,650,270 5,009,557
2059 17,507,871 5,049,580
2058 17,365,332 5,089,783
2057 17,219,182 5,130,427
2056 17,087,058 5,171,093
2055 16,943,513 5,211,735
2054 16,811,253 5,252,427
2053 16,678,042 5,293,039
2052 16,520,680 5,334,193
2051 16,375,107 5,376,024
2050 16,206,530 5,417,847
2049 16,037,046 5,460,219
2048 15,855,898 5,502,886
2047 15,679,222 5,546,051
2046 15,498,944 5,589,756
2045 15,300,324 5,634,078
2044 15,103,912 5,678,918
2043 14,910,676 5,724,337
2042 14,717,433 5,770,492
2041 14,514,257 5,817,068
2040 14,292,997 5,863,637
2039 14,087,063 5,910,619
2038 13,878,186 5,957,363
2037 13,672,864 6,004,061
2036 13,476,107 6,050,436
2035 13,279,859 6,096,764
2034 13,086,605 6,142,866
2033 12,892,780 6,188,997
2032 12,696,870 6,234,637
2031 12,489,908 6,279,936
2030 12,291,219 6,325,002
2029 12,085,718 6,369,418
2028 11,870,652 6,413,572
2027 11,657,736 6,457,306
2026 11,412,941 6,500,256
2025 11,520,684 6,549,143
2024 11,552,876 6,586,476
2023 11,439,213 6,623,183
2022 11,256,263 6,664,449
2021 11,066,356 6,834,326
2020 10,865,228 6,899,126
2019 10,671,891 6,945,235
2018 10,462,306 6,982,604
2017 10,234,226 7,020,858
2016 10,006,367 7,058,322
2015 9,544,729 7,095,383
2014 8,791,710 7,131,787
2013 7,991,809 7,166,553
2012 7,587,127 7,201,497
2011 7,480,424 7,236,519
2010 7,297,043 7,291,436
2009 7,141,753 7,320,807
2008 6,989,866 7,350,222
2007 6,827,227 7,381,579
2006 6,427,371 7,411,569
2005 6,029,587 7,440,769
2004 5,882,061 7,463,157
2003 5,741,828 7,480,591
2002 5,616,066 7,500,031
2001 5,498,894 7,503,433
2000 5,386,945 7,516,346
1999 5,276,444 7,540,401
1998 5,164,284 7,567,745
1997 5,046,285 7,598,538
1996 4,912,516 7,622,185
1995 4,752,096 7,628,264
1994 4,561,406 7,622,711
1993 4,348,020 7,614,328
1992 4,127,693 7,604,063
1991 3,915,149 7,595,636
1990 3,621,908 7,897,937
1989 3,349,627 7,893,787
1988 3,193,039 7,884,218
1987 3,047,634 7,868,027
1986 2,909,887 7,853,824
1985 2,778,810 7,835,902
1984 2,654,688 7,813,549
1983 2,537,307 7,788,100
1982 2,426,927 7,763,335
1981 2,325,517 7,736,787
1980 2,234,186 7,709,544
1979 2,153,882 7,541,997
1978 2,083,595 7,504,017
1977 2,019,002 7,462,783
1976 1,958,177 7,418,973
1975 1,899,055 7,368,717
1974 1,839,182 7,326,043
1973 1,778,094 7,283,902
1972 1,714,555 7,252,012
1971 1,645,145 7,211,716
1970 1,565,163 7,164,993
1969 1,473,100 7,123,249
1968 1,372,460 7,007,586
1967 1,271,183 6,966,522
1966 1,178,360 6,927,969
1965 1,099,440 6,876,624
1964 1,035,640 6,832,855
1963 984,714 6,787,950
1962 940,554 6,740,264
1961 897,591 6,689,077
1960 853,471 6,638,992

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

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/serbia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,417,847 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Serbia
2100 0.13% -0.77%
2099 0.2% -0.77%
2098 0.18% -0.77%
2097 0.16% -0.77%
2096 0.27% -0.77%
2095 0.15% -0.77%
2094 0.23% -0.77%
2093 0.24% -0.77%
2092 0.41% -0.77%
2091 0.31% -0.77%
2090 0.39% -0.78%
2089 0.34% -0.77%
2088 0.34% -0.78%
2087 0.31% -0.78%
2086 0.38% -0.79%
2085 0.33% -0.79%
2084 0.3% -0.8%
2083 0.42% -0.8%
2082 0.48% -0.81%
2081 0.42% -0.81%
2080 0.46% -0.82%
2079 0.43% -0.83%
2078 0.46% -0.83%
2077 0.47% -0.83%
2076 0.54% -0.83%
2075 0.49% -0.84%
2074 0.55% -0.84%
2073 0.57% -0.84%
2072 0.6% -0.84%
2071 0.65% -0.85%
2070 0.57% -0.85%
2069 0.74% -0.84%
2068 0.62% -0.84%
2067 0.73% -0.83%
2066 0.73% -0.83%
2065 0.67% -0.83%
2064 0.73% -0.82%
2063 0.82% -0.82%
2062 0.79% -0.81%
2061 0.78% -0.8%
2060 0.81% -0.79%
2059 0.82% -0.79%
2058 0.85% -0.79%
2057 0.77% -0.79%
2056 0.85% -0.78%
2055 0.79% -0.77%
2054 0.8% -0.77%
2053 0.95% -0.77%
2052 0.89% -0.78%
2051 1.04% -0.77%
2050 1.06% -0.78%
2049 1.14% -0.78%
2048 1.13% -0.78%
2047 1.16% -0.78%
2046 1.3% -0.79%
2045 1.3% -0.79%
2044 1.3% -0.79%
2043 1.31% -0.8%
2042 1.4% -0.8%
2041 1.55% -0.79%
2040 1.46% -0.79%
2039 1.51% -0.78%
2038 1.5% -0.78%
2037 1.46% -0.77%
2036 1.48% -0.76%
2035 1.48% -0.75%
2034 1.5% -0.75%
2033 1.54% -0.73%
2032 1.66% -0.72%
2031 1.62% -0.71%
2030 1.7% -0.7%
2029 1.81% -0.69%
2028 1.83% -0.68%
2027 2.14% -0.66%
2026 -0.94% -0.75%
2025 -0.28% -0.57%
2024 0.99% -0.55%
2023 1.63% -0.62%
2022 1.72% -2.49%
2021 1.85% -0.94%
2020 1.81% -0.66%
2019 2% -0.54%
2018 2.23% -0.54%
2017 2.28% -0.53%
2016 4.84% -0.52%
2015 8.57% -0.51%
2014 10% -0.49%
2013 5.33% -0.49%
2012 1.43% -0.48%
2011 2.51% -0.75%
2010 2.17% -0.4%
2009 2.17% -0.4%
2008 2.38% -0.42%
2007 6.22% -0.4%
2006 6.6% -0.39%
2005 2.51% -0.3%
2004 2.44% -0.23%
2003 2.24% -0.26%
2002 2.13% -0.05%
2001 2.08% -0.17%
2000 2.09% -0.32%
1999 2.17% -0.36%
1998 2.34% -0.41%
1997 2.72% -0.31%
1996 3.38% -0.08%
1995 4.18% 0.07%
1994 4.91% 0.11%
1993 5.34% 0.13%
1992 5.43% 0.11%
1991 8.1% -3.83%
1990 8.13% 0.05%
1989 4.9% 0.12%
1988 4.77% 0.21%
1987 4.73% 0.18%
1986 4.72% 0.23%
1985 4.68% 0.29%
1984 4.63% 0.33%
1983 4.55% 0.32%
1982 4.36% 0.34%
1981 4.09% 0.35%
1980 3.73% 2.22%
1979 3.37% 0.51%
1978 3.2% 0.55%
1977 3.11% 0.59%
1976 3.11% 0.68%
1975 3.26% 0.58%
1974 3.44% 0.58%
1973 3.71% 0.44%
1972 4.22% 0.56%
1971 5.11% 0.65%
1970 6.25% 0.59%
1969 7.33% 1.65%
1968 7.97% 0.59%
1967 7.88% 0.56%
1966 7.18% 0.75%
1965 6.16% 0.64%
1964 5.17% 0.66%
1963 4.7% 0.71%
1962 4.79% 0.77%
1961 5.17% 0.75%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/serbia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Jordan declined by 0.28%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Jordan Serbia
Current population
11538682
6500256
Population rank 86/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.08%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
14.1 minutes
One birth every
2.22 minutes
8.67 minutes
One death every
14.6 minutes
5.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline -88 -102
Annual growth/decline -32,192 -37,333
Annual growth/decline rate -0.28% -0.57%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 187/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 -13,086
Net migration rank 190/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -13,086
2024 200,223 -156,369 -37,543 -8,132
2023 200,895 -17,445 -36,427 4,348
2022 199,900 -17,445 -46,651 40,118
2021 190,795 6,573 -74,494 -8,974
2020 198,138 6,745 -55,193 -10,220
2019 204,933 -23,156 -36,810 -18,891
2018 205,333 32,062 -37,707 -18,883
2017 205,903 12,873 -39,317 -18,651
2016 205,891 31,046 -35,998 -18,322
2015 195,495 490,844 -37,605 -18,789
2014 184,169 635,528 -34,946 -18,846
2013 170,473 609,631 -34,399 -17,866
2012 175,437 -146,181 -35,288 -18,513
2011 177,076 7,057 -36,906 611
2010 177,748 4,872 -34,999 3,632
2009 177,651 -49,687 -33,676 6,043
2008 175,048 767 -33,590 7,070
2007 167,574 -18,108 -34,693 7,045
2006 147,643 502,609 -31,870 8,018
2005 141,816 3,500 -34,227 7,945
2004 141,752 7,979 -26,121 7,300
2003 142,443 -11,699 -24,686 6,854
2002 139,250 -18,463 -24,750 1,562
2001 136,450 -22,896 -20,259 -12,007
2000 136,414 -26,077 -30,065 -14,368
1999 138,201 -27,530 -29,408 -4,073
1998 140,696 -27,036 -23,006 -5,665
1997 145,358 -23,021 -18,389 -5,817
1996 147,852 -2,655 -16,007 -5,598
1995 147,652 27,991 -7,628 -6,019
1994 144,199 61,533 -7,157 -5,934
1993 139,467 81,576 -5,703 -5,972
1992 134,241 85,376 -3,779 -4,415
1991 129,642 75,824 2,210 -8,483
1990 114,912 266,100 7,416 -16,260
1989 112,608 50,941 11,872 -16,360
1988 109,754 39,873 13,852 -15,715
1987 106,536 34,646 16,711 -16,686
1986 103,551 30,763 19,407 -17,990
1985 99,801 28,040 22,090 -17,646
1984 96,092 24,316 23,815 -15,567
1983 92,863 21,487 27,515 -15,301
1982 89,473 16,944 30,603 -13,550
1981 86,751 9,659 34,304 -8,531
1980 84,508 1,735 36,273 287
1979 82,076 -7,706 39,022 -960
1978 79,908 -13,701 43,636 -1,481
1977 78,101 -15,132 48,105 -1,953
1976 75,981 -17,309 51,399 -2,744
1975 74,392 -14,822 52,502 -3,490
1974 72,212 -12,024 51,583 -3,525
1973 70,058 -8,072 49,596 -2,396
1972 67,707 -2,622 48,248 -348
1971 64,763 8,976 47,424 1,655
1970 60,321 25,894 48,343 1,861
1969 57,431 40,481 50,304 4,112
1968 53,336 50,036 51,653 5,430
1967 48,791 50,397 53,120 6,114
1966 44,580 41,882 53,338 7,037
1965 41,635 29,737 53,383 7,957
1964 39,205 17,018 54,185 8,045
1963 36,858 8,763 55,580 8,276
1962 34,598 8,098 59,307 6,064
1961 32,143 11,097 61,065 6,422
1960 29,491 15,509 63,642 4,377

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/serbia | CC BY

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 Serbia 85.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 437,745 people) and 14.9% is from migration (a loss of 76,396 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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