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Population in Jordan compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,520,684 in 2025 vs 64,747,319 people in South Africa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,538,682 people compared to 65,829,368 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • South Africa's population is 5.71 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +2.51% per year vs +1.4% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.5M (79.5% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.8M (31.7% growth).

Jordan vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan South Africa
2100 21,206,553 94,734,082
2099 21,178,430 94,523,360
2098 21,136,891 94,316,049
2097 21,098,437 94,125,043
2096 21,064,975 93,927,246
2095 21,007,321 93,719,451
2094 20,974,918 93,494,697
2093 20,926,611 93,267,274
2092 20,877,529 93,041,793
2091 20,792,840 92,793,249
2090 20,727,978 92,561,159
2089 20,647,108 92,322,396
2088 20,577,895 92,080,212
2087 20,508,170 91,833,409
2086 20,445,139 91,581,639
2085 20,367,437 91,352,906
2084 20,300,378 91,106,961
2083 20,240,284 90,845,161
2082 20,154,852 90,583,188
2081 20,058,508 90,313,417
2080 19,973,775 90,039,857
2079 19,882,784 89,770,116
2078 19,796,696 89,494,440
2077 19,705,632 89,217,520
2076 19,612,748 88,954,522
2075 19,506,799 88,681,719
2074 19,410,797 88,397,221
2073 19,304,910 88,118,589
2072 19,196,165 87,835,051
2071 19,081,623 87,509,098
2070 18,959,207 87,178,463
2069 18,852,491 86,870,660
2068 18,714,102 86,558,000
2067 18,598,580 86,237,764
2066 18,463,790 85,904,801
2065 18,329,203 85,573,984
2064 18,207,553 85,214,686
2063 18,075,660 84,845,370
2062 17,928,211 84,473,236
2061 17,787,680 84,103,016
2060 17,650,270 83,719,266
2059 17,507,871 83,325,330
2058 17,365,332 82,918,226
2057 17,219,182 82,508,742
2056 17,087,058 82,098,320
2055 16,943,513 81,669,191
2054 16,811,253 81,227,019
2053 16,678,042 80,789,939
2052 16,520,680 80,338,877
2051 16,375,107 79,858,310
2050 16,206,530 79,383,784
2049 16,037,046 78,897,472
2048 15,855,898 78,409,829
2047 15,679,222 77,894,547
2046 15,498,944 77,369,819
2045 15,300,324 76,852,544
2044 15,103,912 76,330,046
2043 14,910,676 75,800,788
2042 14,717,433 75,264,885
2041 14,514,257 74,721,871
2040 14,292,997 74,179,185
2039 14,087,063 73,636,894
2038 13,878,186 73,079,976
2037 13,672,864 72,506,991
2036 13,476,107 71,930,701
2035 13,279,859 71,337,219
2034 13,086,605 70,737,692
2033 12,892,780 70,128,299
2032 12,696,870 69,502,726
2031 12,489,908 68,865,544
2030 12,291,219 68,221,143
2029 12,085,718 67,549,189
2028 11,870,652 66,860,631
2027 11,657,736 66,166,759
2026 11,412,941 65,473,024
2025 11,520,684 64,747,319
2024 11,552,876 64,007,187
2023 11,439,213 63,212,384
2022 11,256,263 62,378,410
2021 11,066,356 61,502,603
2020 10,865,228 60,562,381
2019 10,671,891 59,587,885
2018 10,462,306 58,613,001
2017 10,234,226 57,635,162
2016 10,006,367 57,259,551
2015 9,544,729 56,723,537
2014 8,791,710 55,594,838
2013 7,991,809 54,678,791
2012 7,587,127 53,782,567
2011 7,480,424 52,995,205
2010 7,297,043 52,344,051
2009 7,141,753 51,728,516
2008 6,989,866 51,114,599
2007 6,827,227 50,528,584
2006 6,427,371 49,998,277
2005 6,029,587 49,490,033
2004 5,882,061 48,991,421
2003 5,741,828 48,500,348
2002 5,616,066 48,019,415
2001 5,498,894 47,566,800
2000 5,386,945 47,159,719
1999 5,276,444 46,730,335
1998 5,164,284 46,223,880
1997 5,046,285 45,666,838
1996 4,912,516 45,123,018
1995 4,752,096 44,541,554
1994 4,561,406 44,004,139
1993 4,348,020 43,297,156
1992 4,127,693 42,443,509
1991 3,915,149 41,687,898
1990 3,621,908 40,746,268
1989 3,349,627 39,628,575
1988 3,193,039 38,480,649
1987 3,047,634 37,326,190
1986 2,909,887 36,180,515
1985 2,778,810 35,042,093
1984 2,654,688 33,892,788
1983 2,537,307 32,739,304
1982 2,426,927 31,615,339
1981 2,325,517 30,541,044
1980 2,234,186 29,518,857
1979 2,153,882 28,634,162
1978 2,083,595 27,869,507
1977 2,019,002 27,118,952
1976 1,958,177 26,395,450
1975 1,899,055 25,690,940
1974 1,839,182 24,989,108
1973 1,778,094 24,294,263
1972 1,714,555 23,609,456
1971 1,645,145 22,942,143
1970 1,565,163 22,279,984
1969 1,473,100 21,614,676
1968 1,372,460 20,957,287
1967 1,271,183 20,314,066
1966 1,178,360 19,690,087
1965 1,099,440 19,089,380
1964 1,035,640 18,511,361
1963 984,714 17,954,564
1962 940,554 17,418,522
1961 897,591 16,908,035
1960 853,471 16,440,172

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/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M people compared to the peak of 94.7M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan South Africa
2100 0.13% 0.22%
2099 0.2% 0.22%
2098 0.18% 0.2%
2097 0.16% 0.21%
2096 0.27% 0.22%
2095 0.15% 0.24%
2094 0.23% 0.24%
2093 0.24% 0.24%
2092 0.41% 0.27%
2091 0.31% 0.25%
2090 0.39% 0.26%
2089 0.34% 0.26%
2088 0.34% 0.27%
2087 0.31% 0.27%
2086 0.38% 0.25%
2085 0.33% 0.27%
2084 0.3% 0.29%
2083 0.42% 0.29%
2082 0.48% 0.3%
2081 0.42% 0.3%
2080 0.46% 0.3%
2079 0.43% 0.31%
2078 0.46% 0.31%
2077 0.47% 0.3%
2076 0.54% 0.31%
2075 0.49% 0.32%
2074 0.55% 0.32%
2073 0.57% 0.32%
2072 0.6% 0.37%
2071 0.65% 0.38%
2070 0.57% 0.35%
2069 0.74% 0.36%
2068 0.62% 0.37%
2067 0.73% 0.39%
2066 0.73% 0.39%
2065 0.67% 0.42%
2064 0.73% 0.44%
2063 0.82% 0.44%
2062 0.79% 0.44%
2061 0.78% 0.46%
2060 0.81% 0.47%
2059 0.82% 0.49%
2058 0.85% 0.5%
2057 0.77% 0.5%
2056 0.85% 0.53%
2055 0.79% 0.54%
2054 0.8% 0.54%
2053 0.95% 0.56%
2052 0.89% 0.6%
2051 1.04% 0.6%
2050 1.06% 0.62%
2049 1.14% 0.62%
2048 1.13% 0.66%
2047 1.16% 0.68%
2046 1.3% 0.67%
2045 1.3% 0.68%
2044 1.3% 0.7%
2043 1.31% 0.71%
2042 1.4% 0.73%
2041 1.55% 0.73%
2040 1.46% 0.74%
2039 1.51% 0.76%
2038 1.5% 0.79%
2037 1.46% 0.8%
2036 1.48% 0.83%
2035 1.48% 0.85%
2034 1.5% 0.87%
2033 1.54% 0.9%
2032 1.66% 0.93%
2031 1.62% 0.94%
2030 1.7% 0.99%
2029 1.81% 1.03%
2028 1.83% 1.05%
2027 2.14% 1.06%
2026 -0.94% 1.12%
2025 -0.28% 1.16%
2024 0.99% 1.26%
2023 1.63% 1.34%
2022 1.72% 1.42%
2021 1.85% 1.55%
2020 1.81% 1.64%
2019 2% 1.66%
2018 2.23% 1.7%
2017 2.28% 0.66%
2016 4.84% 0.94%
2015 8.57% 2.03%
2014 10% 1.68%
2013 5.33% 1.67%
2012 1.43% 1.49%
2011 2.51% 1.24%
2010 2.17% 1.19%
2009 2.17% 1.2%
2008 2.38% 1.16%
2007 6.22% 1.06%
2006 6.6% 1.03%
2005 2.51% 1.02%
2004 2.44% 1.01%
2003 2.24% 1%
2002 2.13% 0.95%
2001 2.08% 0.86%
2000 2.09% 0.92%
1999 2.17% 1.1%
1998 2.34% 1.22%
1997 2.72% 1.21%
1996 3.38% 1.31%
1995 4.18% 1.22%
1994 4.91% 1.63%
1993 5.34% 2.01%
1992 5.43% 1.81%
1991 8.1% 2.31%
1990 8.13% 2.82%
1989 4.9% 2.98%
1988 4.77% 3.09%
1987 4.73% 3.17%
1986 4.72% 3.25%
1985 4.68% 3.39%
1984 4.63% 3.52%
1983 4.55% 3.56%
1982 4.36% 3.52%
1981 4.09% 3.46%
1980 3.73% 3.09%
1979 3.37% 2.74%
1978 3.2% 2.77%
1977 3.11% 2.74%
1976 3.11% 2.74%
1975 3.26% 2.81%
1974 3.44% 2.86%
1973 3.71% 2.9%
1972 4.22% 2.91%
1971 5.11% 2.97%
1970 6.25% 3.08%
1969 7.33% 3.14%
1968 7.97% 3.17%
1967 7.88% 3.17%
1966 7.18% 3.15%
1965 6.16% 3.12%
1964 5.17% 3.1%
1963 4.7% 3.08%
1962 4.79% 3.02%
1961 5.17% 2.85%

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/south-africa | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Jordan declined by 0.28%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Jordan South Africa
Current population
11538682
65829368
Population rank 86/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.79%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
42.7 seconds
One birth every
2.22 minutes
26.7 seconds
One death every
14.6 minutes
53.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline -88 +2,028
Annual growth/decline -32,192 +740,132
Annual growth/decline rate -0.28% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 91/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 +146,370
Net migration rank 190/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - 146,370
2024 200,223 -156,369 591,618 166,972
2023 200,895 -17,445 602,793 228,222
2022 199,900 -17,445 603,636 233,284
2021 190,795 6,573 456,411 458,246
2020 198,138 6,745 595,873 369,901
2019 204,933 -23,156 652,130 331,124
2018 205,333 32,062 648,319 318,260
2017 205,903 12,873 645,975 343,146
2016 205,891 31,046 641,365 -879,235
2015 195,495 490,844 668,771 641,150
2014 184,169 635,528 674,754 272,697
2013 170,473 609,631 652,427 232,230
2012 175,437 -146,181 643,723 264,091
2011 177,076 7,057 601,708 65,166
2010 177,748 4,872 566,834 68,563
2009 177,651 -49,687 554,115 41,528
2008 175,048 767 595,332 36,869
2007 167,574 -18,108 503,567 36,339
2006 147,643 502,609 487,584 33,159
2005 141,816 3,500 464,464 31,286
2004 141,752 7,979 442,540 58,924
2003 142,443 -11,699 415,018 65,604
2002 139,250 -18,463 430,926 50,313
2001 136,450 -22,896 484,801 -60,793
2000 136,414 -26,077 526,963 -136,794
1999 138,201 -27,530 594,643 -126,011
1998 140,696 -27,036 627,027 -82,722
1997 145,358 -23,021 667,969 -98,181
1996 147,852 -2,655 710,868 -193,007
1995 147,652 27,991 743,488 -98,403
1994 144,199 61,533 698,609 -268,849
1993 139,467 81,576 789,220 194,977
1992 134,241 85,376 794,415 -71,342
1991 129,642 75,824 827,296 -39,131
1990 114,912 266,100 835,421 259,718
1989 112,608 50,941 884,629 255,605
1988 109,754 39,873 909,221 246,382
1987 106,536 34,646 922,330 231,009
1986 103,551 30,763 903,644 234,378
1985 99,801 28,040 893,889 244,940
1984 96,092 24,316 869,011 290,789
1983 92,863 21,487 837,013 310,172
1982 89,473 16,944 807,550 293,195
1981 86,751 9,659 767,833 279,985
1980 84,508 1,735 738,415 258,127
1979 82,076 -7,706 716,541 56,323
1978 79,908 -13,701 694,341 62,121
1977 78,101 -15,132 680,929 63,739
1976 75,981 -17,309 675,011 27,333
1975 74,392 -14,822 667,862 38,809
1974 72,212 -12,024 658,438 38,518
1973 70,058 -8,072 651,596 41,125
1972 67,707 -2,622 638,754 38,163
1971 64,763 8,976 624,761 32,961
1970 60,321 25,894 605,102 61,514
1969 57,431 40,481 590,794 73,225
1968 53,336 50,036 571,841 78,932
1967 48,791 50,397 553,741 81,932
1966 44,580 41,882 534,862 77,417
1965 41,635 29,737 506,632 82,514
1964 39,205 17,018 490,606 76,298
1963 36,858 8,763 473,821 72,844
1962 34,598 8,098 455,634 69,771
1961 32,143 11,097 437,851 57,728
1960 29,491 15,509 421,263 18,891

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

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/south-africa | 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 South Africa 73.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,106,891 people) and 26.6% is from migration (a gain of 2,211,070 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

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
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pretoria 742K
Pietermaritzburg 619K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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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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