The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,575,983 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Jordan's population is 1.29 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
- Jordan is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2005, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.03M people to 11.6M (92% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.5M to 8.96M (62.9% growth).
- Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Jordan vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
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| Population rank | 85/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | -156,369 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +311 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +113,663 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.99% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 103/197 | 49/197 |
Jordan and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 853,471 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 897,591 | 2,304,227 | 5.17% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 940,554 | 2,342,242 | 4.79% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 984,714 | 2,382,258 | 4.7% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 1,035,640 | 2,424,390 | 5.17% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 1,099,440 | 2,468,666 | 6.16% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 1,178,360 | 2,514,638 | 7.18% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 1,271,183 | 2,562,384 | 7.88% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 1,372,460 | 2,611,532 | 7.97% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 1,473,100 | 2,661,365 | 7.33% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 1,565,163 | 2,712,286 | 6.25% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 1,645,145 | 2,763,222 | 5.11% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 1,714,555 | 2,814,388 | 4.22% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 1,778,094 | 2,866,955 | 3.71% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 1,839,182 | 2,920,459 | 3.44% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 1,899,055 | 2,974,657 | 3.26% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 1,958,177 | 3,028,820 | 3.11% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 2,019,002 | 3,085,354 | 3.11% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 2,083,595 | 3,145,517 | 3.2% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 2,153,882 | 3,207,499 | 3.37% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 2,234,186 | 3,272,089 | 3.73% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 2,325,517 | 3,338,940 | 4.09% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 2,426,927 | 3,408,183 | 4.36% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 2,537,307 | 3,481,646 | 4.55% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 2,654,688 | 3,558,758 | 4.63% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 2,778,810 | 3,638,438 | 4.68% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 2,909,887 | 3,728,380 | 4.72% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 3,047,634 | 3,829,718 | 4.73% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 3,193,039 | 3,934,517 | 4.77% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 3,349,627 | 4,034,037 | 4.9% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 3,621,908 | 4,196,828 | 8.13% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 3,915,149 | 4,246,267 | 8.1% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 4,127,693 | 4,166,366 | 5.43% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 4,348,020 | 4,157,130 | 5.34% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 4,561,406 | 4,173,105 | 4.91% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 4,752,096 | 4,179,179 | 4.18% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 4,912,516 | 4,199,210 | 3.38% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 5,046,285 | 4,253,716 | 2.72% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 5,164,284 | 4,295,785 | 2.34% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 5,276,444 | 4,318,043 | 2.17% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 5,386,945 | 4,423,611 | 2.09% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 5,498,894 | 4,692,716 | 2.08% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 5,616,066 | 4,971,435 | 2.13% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 5,741,828 | 5,177,687 | 2.24% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 5,882,061 | 5,355,717 | 2.44% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 6,029,587 | 5,501,712 | 2.51% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 6,427,371 | 5,624,466 | 6.6% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 6,827,227 | 5,749,352 | 6.22% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 6,989,866 | 5,894,722 | 2.38% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 7,141,753 | 6,055,646 | 2.17% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 7,297,043 | 6,222,714 | 2.17% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 7,480,424 | 6,387,251 | 2.51% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 7,587,127 | 6,551,080 | 1.43% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 7,991,809 | 6,714,051 | 5.33% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 8,791,710 | 6,876,385 | 10% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 9,544,729 | 7,037,655 | 8.57% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 10,006,367 | 7,205,328 | 4.84% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 10,234,226 | 7,379,299 | 2.28% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 10,462,306 | 7,554,563 | 2.23% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 10,671,891 | 7,731,991 | 2% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 10,865,228 | 7,912,558 | 1.81% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 11,066,356 | 8,094,602 | 1.85% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 11,256,263 | 8,276,807 | 1.72% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 11,439,213 | 8,460,512 | 1.63% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 11,552,876 | 8,642,022 | 0.99% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 11,520,678 | 8,819,789 | -0.28% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 11,589,528 | 8,996,743 | 0.6% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 11,819,454 | 9,174,695 | 1.98% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 12,034,459 | 9,349,021 | 1.82% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 12,245,726 | 9,520,811 | 1.76% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 12,448,772 | 9,694,851 | 1.66% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 12,652,545 | 9,870,295 | 1.64% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 12,854,926 | 10,047,193 | 1.6% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 13,050,713 | 10,221,006 | 1.52% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 13,245,158 | 10,391,485 | 1.49% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 13,440,821 | 10,563,163 | 1.48% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 13,638,248 | 10,734,341 | 1.47% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 13,840,237 | 10,902,263 | 1.48% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 14,048,303 | 11,066,143 | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 14,256,684 | 11,230,060 | 1.48% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 14,471,288 | 11,398,391 | 1.51% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 14,684,501 | 11,566,213 | 1.47% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 14,883,641 | 11,728,787 | 1.36% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 15,077,789 | 11,887,934 | 1.3% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 15,273,526 | 12,049,424 | 1.3% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 15,471,971 | 12,208,872 | 1.3% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 15,662,312 | 12,363,446 | 1.23% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 15,841,619 | 12,512,739 | 1.14% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 16,021,374 | 12,659,609 | 1.13% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 16,197,518 | 12,805,136 | 1.1% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 16,367,341 | 12,948,320 | 1.05% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Jordan increased by 3,515,142 people (a 58.3% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Jordan gained 2,031,254 (a 21.3% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2005 and is 85th in 2025. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2005 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 44.5% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
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Population differences between Jordan and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 28.4 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 25.5 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.6:48.4 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.64 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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