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Population in Jordan compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,555,022 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 1.92 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (79.8% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Jordan vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Sri Lanka
2100 21,346,709 20,270,496
2099 21,318,400 20,383,669
2098 21,276,587 20,498,567
2097 21,237,878 20,611,123
2096 21,204,195 20,723,560
2095 21,146,160 20,834,629
2094 21,113,543 20,943,809
2093 21,064,917 21,052,131
2092 21,015,511 21,158,833
2091 20,930,262 21,263,961
2090 20,864,971 21,371,263
2089 20,783,567 21,475,426
2088 20,713,897 21,577,177
2087 20,643,710 21,677,510
2086 20,580,263 21,777,420
2085 20,502,047 21,876,464
2084 20,434,545 21,970,336
2083 20,374,054 22,062,801
2082 20,288,057 22,151,745
2081 20,191,077 22,240,834
2080 20,105,784 22,326,555
2079 20,014,191 22,411,438
2078 19,927,535 22,489,772
2077 19,835,869 22,565,028
2076 19,742,371 22,637,463
2075 19,635,722 22,707,112
2074 19,539,085 22,778,489
2073 19,432,498 22,844,703
2072 19,323,034 22,905,707
2071 19,207,735 22,964,866
2070 19,084,510 23,022,515
2069 18,977,089 23,076,310
2068 18,837,786 23,129,541
2067 18,721,500 23,184,596
2066 18,585,819 23,234,419
2065 18,450,342 23,285,901
2064 18,327,889 23,331,390
2063 18,195,124 23,372,184
2062 18,046,701 23,409,522
2061 17,905,240 23,441,893
2060 17,766,923 23,474,032
2059 17,623,583 23,502,132
2058 17,480,101 23,528,076
2057 17,332,985 23,550,580
2056 17,199,988 23,570,923
2055 17,055,494 23,582,432
2054 16,922,360 23,591,414
2053 16,788,269 23,601,371
2052 16,629,867 23,605,361
2051 16,483,332 23,606,194
2050 16,313,641 23,603,330
2049 16,143,037 23,597,604
2048 15,960,692 23,587,307
2047 15,782,848 23,570,881
2046 15,601,379 23,547,409
2045 15,401,446 23,515,133
2044 15,203,736 23,483,546
2043 15,009,222 23,446,242
2042 14,814,702 23,404,983
2041 14,610,184 23,357,358
2040 14,387,461 23,306,148
2039 14,180,166 23,248,341
2038 13,969,908 23,187,512
2037 13,763,230 23,120,775
2036 13,565,172 23,053,427
2035 13,367,627 22,981,808
2034 13,173,095 22,906,587
2033 12,977,990 22,826,414
2032 12,780,785 22,742,267
2031 12,572,455 22,655,907
2030 12,372,453 22,564,038
2029 12,165,594 22,470,759
2028 11,949,107 22,370,999
2027 11,734,783 22,266,017
2026 11,488,370 22,155,543
2025 11,596,825 22,039,908
2024 11,552,876 21,916,000
2023 11,439,213 22,037,000
2022 11,256,263 22,181,000
2021 11,066,356 22,156,000
2020 10,865,228 21,919,000
2019 10,671,891 21,803,000
2018 10,462,306 21,670,000
2017 10,234,226 21,453,000
2016 10,006,367 21,209,000
2015 9,544,729 20,970,000
2014 8,791,710 20,778,000
2013 7,991,809 20,585,000
2012 7,587,127 21,169,458
2011 7,480,424 21,009,048
2010 7,297,043 20,879,089
2009 7,141,753 20,756,435
2008 6,989,866 20,629,378
2007 6,827,227 20,492,545
2006 6,427,371 20,352,411
2005 6,029,587 20,216,524
2004 5,882,061 20,087,605
2003 5,741,828 19,951,521
2002 5,616,066 19,805,752
2001 5,498,894 19,600,362
2000 5,386,945 19,293,054
1999 5,276,444 18,944,731
1998 5,164,284 18,596,003
1997 5,046,285 18,248,200
1996 4,912,516 17,905,018
1995 4,752,096 17,564,068
1994 4,561,406 17,275,773
1993 4,348,020 17,025,918
1992 4,127,693 16,739,284
1991 3,915,149 16,475,354
1990 3,621,908 16,352,458
1989 3,349,627 16,248,557
1988 3,193,039 16,078,621
1987 3,047,634 15,916,576
1986 2,909,887 15,731,256
1985 2,778,810 15,544,154
1984 2,654,688 15,441,860
1983 2,537,307 15,388,794
1982 2,426,927 15,286,567
1981 2,325,517 15,099,414
1980 2,234,186 14,847,974
1979 2,153,882 14,579,614
1978 2,083,595 14,310,128
1977 2,019,002 14,049,371
1976 1,958,177 13,796,770
1975 1,899,055 13,548,984
1974 1,839,182 13,305,693
1973 1,778,094 13,060,916
1972 1,714,555 12,809,205
1971 1,645,145 12,551,910
1970 1,565,163 12,287,110
1969 1,473,100 12,013,858
1968 1,372,460 11,736,088
1967 1,271,183 11,457,328
1966 1,178,360 11,183,928
1965 1,099,440 10,916,965
1964 1,035,640 10,653,397
1963 984,714 10,395,040
1962 940,554 10,143,754
1961 897,591 9,899,372
1960 853,471 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Sri Lanka
2100 0.13% -0.56%
2099 0.2% -0.56%
2098 0.18% -0.55%
2097 0.16% -0.54%
2096 0.27% -0.53%
2095 0.15% -0.52%
2094 0.23% -0.51%
2093 0.24% -0.5%
2092 0.41% -0.49%
2091 0.31% -0.5%
2090 0.39% -0.49%
2089 0.34% -0.47%
2088 0.34% -0.46%
2087 0.31% -0.46%
2086 0.38% -0.45%
2085 0.33% -0.43%
2084 0.3% -0.42%
2083 0.42% -0.4%
2082 0.48% -0.4%
2081 0.42% -0.38%
2080 0.46% -0.38%
2079 0.43% -0.35%
2078 0.46% -0.33%
2077 0.47% -0.32%
2076 0.54% -0.31%
2075 0.49% -0.31%
2074 0.55% -0.29%
2073 0.57% -0.27%
2072 0.6% -0.26%
2071 0.65% -0.25%
2070 0.57% -0.23%
2069 0.74% -0.23%
2068 0.62% -0.24%
2067 0.73% -0.21%
2066 0.73% -0.22%
2065 0.67% -0.19%
2064 0.73% -0.17%
2063 0.82% -0.16%
2062 0.79% -0.14%
2061 0.78% -0.14%
2060 0.81% -0.12%
2059 0.82% -0.11%
2058 0.85% -0.1%
2057 0.77% -0.09%
2056 0.85% -0.05%
2055 0.79% -0.04%
2054 0.8% -0.04%
2053 0.95% -0.02%
2052 0.89% -0.004%
2051 1.04% 0.01%
2050 1.06% 0.02%
2049 1.14% 0.04%
2048 1.13% 0.07%
2047 1.16% 0.1%
2046 1.3% 0.14%
2045 1.3% 0.13%
2044 1.3% 0.16%
2043 1.31% 0.18%
2042 1.4% 0.2%
2041 1.55% 0.22%
2040 1.46% 0.25%
2039 1.51% 0.26%
2038 1.5% 0.29%
2037 1.46% 0.29%
2036 1.48% 0.31%
2035 1.48% 0.33%
2034 1.5% 0.35%
2033 1.54% 0.37%
2032 1.66% 0.38%
2031 1.62% 0.41%
2030 1.7% 0.42%
2029 1.81% 0.45%
2028 1.83% 0.47%
2027 2.14% 0.5%
2026 -0.94% 0.52%
2025 0.38% 0.57%
2024 0.99% -0.55%
2023 1.63% -0.65%
2022 1.72% 0.11%
2021 1.85% 1.08%
2020 1.81% 0.53%
2019 2% 0.61%
2018 2.23% 1.01%
2017 2.28% 1.15%
2016 4.84% 1.14%
2015 8.57% 0.92%
2014 10% 0.94%
2013 5.33% -2.76%
2012 1.43% 0.76%
2011 2.51% 0.62%
2010 2.17% 0.59%
2009 2.17% 0.62%
2008 2.38% 0.67%
2007 6.22% 0.69%
2006 6.6% 0.67%
2005 2.51% 0.64%
2004 2.44% 0.68%
2003 2.24% 0.74%
2002 2.13% 1.05%
2001 2.08% 1.59%
2000 2.09% 1.84%
1999 2.17% 1.88%
1998 2.34% 1.91%
1997 2.72% 1.92%
1996 3.38% 1.94%
1995 4.18% 1.67%
1994 4.91% 1.47%
1993 5.34% 1.71%
1992 5.43% 1.6%
1991 8.1% 0.75%
1990 8.13% 0.64%
1989 4.9% 1.06%
1988 4.77% 1.02%
1987 4.73% 1.18%
1986 4.72% 1.2%
1985 4.68% 0.66%
1984 4.63% 0.34%
1983 4.55% 0.67%
1982 4.36% 1.24%
1981 4.09% 1.69%
1980 3.73% 1.84%
1979 3.37% 1.88%
1978 3.2% 1.86%
1977 3.11% 1.83%
1976 3.11% 1.83%
1975 3.26% 1.83%
1974 3.44% 1.87%
1973 3.71% 1.97%
1972 4.22% 2.05%
1971 5.11% 2.16%
1970 6.25% 2.27%
1969 7.33% 2.37%
1968 7.97% 2.43%
1967 7.88% 2.44%
1966 7.18% 2.45%
1965 6.16% 2.47%
1964 5.17% 2.49%
1963 4.7% 2.48%
1962 4.79% 2.47%
1961 5.17% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jordan grew by 0.99%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Jordan Sri Lanka
Current population
11555022
22185425
Population rank 86/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.27%
One net population change
4.62 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
2.23 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
15.1 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +311 -332
Annual growth/decline +113,663 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 188/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 -30,724
Net migration rank 190/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -30,724
2024 - -156,369 - -27,245
2023 200,895 -17,445 66,111 -28,011
2022 199,900 -17,445 95,378 -27,435
2021 190,795 6,573 121,858 -29,586
2020 198,138 6,745 170,968 -29,875
2019 204,933 -23,156 172,243 -28,426
2018 205,333 32,062 183,610 -28,607
2017 205,903 12,873 187,993 -22,324
2016 205,891 31,046 194,232 -18,388
2015 195,495 490,844 201,815 -29,797
2014 184,169 635,528 211,541 -33,672
2013 170,473 609,631 221,021 -37,754
2012 175,437 -146,181 229,138 -41,955
2011 177,076 7,057 224,461 -90,839
2010 177,748 4,872 224,325 -98,060
2009 177,651 -49,687 200,175 -81,130
2008 175,048 767 232,225 -97,144
2007 167,574 -18,108 248,287 -109,695
2006 147,643 502,609 248,706 -107,045
2005 141,816 3,500 248,683 -118,594
2004 141,752 7,979 212,527 -84,795
2003 142,443 -11,699 252,008 -107,573
2002 139,250 -18,463 252,840 -105,718
2001 136,450 -22,896 244,377 19,273
2000 136,414 -26,077 227,060 123,894
1999 138,201 -27,530 206,876 138,799
1998 140,696 -27,036 201,059 150,724
1997 145,358 -23,021 208,193 135,636
1996 147,852 -2,655 215,290 127,236
1995 147,652 27,991 221,957 117,416
1994 144,199 61,533 228,904 8,323
1993 139,467 81,576 226,257 36,232
1992 134,241 85,376 222,230 88,542
1991 129,642 75,824 218,117 -1,047
1990 114,912 266,100 224,454 -195,736
1989 112,608 50,941 212,401 -33,305
1988 109,754 39,873 219,184 -58,415
1987 106,536 34,646 226,414 -63,105
1986 103,551 30,763 233,782 -26,460
1985 99,801 28,040 247,836 -80,950
1984 96,092 24,316 263,175 -225,450
1983 92,863 21,487 277,768 -209,362
1982 89,473 16,944 300,030 -163,987
1981 86,751 9,659 328,096 -89,824
1980 84,508 1,735 328,155 -63,541
1979 82,076 -7,706 329,791 -57,683
1978 79,908 -13,701 317,055 -50,189
1977 78,101 -15,132 300,038 -45,383
1976 75,981 -17,309 291,816 -41,258
1975 74,392 -14,822 282,496 -37,475
1974 72,212 -12,024 275,521 -33,979
1973 70,058 -8,072 278,577 -30,582
1972 67,707 -2,622 282,494 -27,071
1971 64,763 8,976 281,200 -22,021
1970 60,321 25,894 286,719 -16,299
1969 57,431 40,481 286,218 -10,152
1968 53,336 50,036 286,642 -7,163
1967 48,791 50,397 284,738 -6,696
1966 44,580 41,882 275,549 -6,794
1965 41,635 29,737 272,422 -7,249
1964 39,205 17,018 269,584 -7,614
1963 36,858 8,763 262,880 -8,118
1962 34,598 8,098 256,719 -8,909
1961 32,143 11,097 251,087 -10,144
1960 29,491 15,509 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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