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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,555,022 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 4.62 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (79.8% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Jordan vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Sudan
2100 21,346,709 137,695,876
2099 21,318,400 137,114,644
2098 21,276,587 136,500,499
2097 21,237,878 135,860,701
2096 21,204,195 135,222,218
2095 21,146,160 134,553,615
2094 21,113,543 133,902,112
2093 21,064,917 133,186,791
2092 21,015,511 132,427,642
2091 20,930,262 131,674,049
2090 20,864,971 130,893,042
2089 20,783,567 130,075,970
2088 20,713,897 129,234,968
2087 20,643,710 128,358,981
2086 20,580,263 127,463,823
2085 20,502,047 126,555,673
2084 20,434,545 125,612,419
2083 20,374,054 124,663,868
2082 20,288,057 123,716,124
2081 20,191,077 122,772,016
2080 20,105,784 121,805,246
2079 20,014,191 120,822,781
2078 19,927,535 119,802,944
2077 19,835,869 118,776,597
2076 19,742,371 117,748,457
2075 19,635,722 116,688,549
2074 19,539,085 115,601,159
2073 19,432,498 114,499,847
2072 19,323,034 113,374,089
2071 19,207,735 112,235,978
2070 19,084,510 111,102,687
2069 18,977,089 109,945,533
2068 18,837,786 108,791,037
2067 18,721,500 107,581,192
2066 18,585,819 106,357,353
2065 18,450,342 105,145,307
2064 18,327,889 103,903,801
2063 18,195,124 102,642,643
2062 18,046,701 101,354,095
2061 17,905,240 100,067,335
2060 17,766,923 98,765,585
2059 17,623,583 97,461,067
2058 17,480,101 96,135,716
2057 17,332,985 94,800,344
2056 17,199,988 93,458,640
2055 17,055,494 92,089,717
2054 16,922,360 90,711,253
2053 16,788,269 89,342,122
2052 16,629,867 87,962,125
2051 16,483,332 86,581,277
2050 16,313,641 85,194,794
2049 16,143,037 83,803,171
2048 15,960,692 82,442,635
2047 15,782,848 81,085,689
2046 15,601,379 79,725,126
2045 15,401,446 78,359,927
2044 15,203,736 77,006,049
2043 15,009,222 75,652,858
2042 14,814,702 74,312,465
2041 14,610,184 72,968,877
2040 14,387,461 71,640,015
2039 14,180,166 70,319,906
2038 13,969,908 69,001,239
2037 13,763,230 67,665,904
2036 13,565,172 66,337,650
2035 13,367,627 65,001,359
2034 13,173,095 63,664,516
2033 12,977,990 62,329,849
2032 12,780,785 61,007,985
2031 12,572,455 59,695,860
2030 12,372,453 58,384,521
2029 12,165,594 57,082,767
2028 11,949,107 55,800,806
2027 11,734,783 54,523,219
2026 11,488,370 52,894,744
2025 11,596,825 51,256,148
2024 11,552,876 50,448,963
2023 11,439,213 50,042,791
2022 11,256,263 49,383,346
2021 11,066,356 48,066,924
2020 10,865,228 46,789,231
2019 10,671,891 45,548,175
2018 10,462,306 44,230,596
2017 10,234,226 42,714,306
2016 10,006,367 41,259,892
2015 9,544,729 40,024,431
2014 8,791,710 38,823,318
2013 7,991,809 37,785,849
2012 7,587,127 36,923,178
2011 7,480,424 36,140,806
2010 7,297,043 35,414,399
2009 7,141,753 34,569,113
2008 6,989,866 33,623,980
2007 6,827,227 32,764,135
2006 6,427,371 31,992,435
2005 6,029,587 31,262,444
2004 5,882,061 30,556,637
2003 5,741,828 29,896,035
2002 5,616,066 29,228,727
2001 5,498,894 28,516,770
2000 5,386,945 27,816,745
1999 5,276,444 27,130,613
1998 5,164,284 26,458,999
1997 5,046,285 25,799,821
1996 4,912,516 25,231,528
1995 4,752,096 24,672,143
1994 4,561,406 24,043,948
1993 4,348,020 23,445,592
1992 4,127,693 22,927,355
1991 3,915,149 22,470,676
1990 3,621,908 22,021,481
1989 3,349,627 21,578,022
1988 3,193,039 21,138,431
1987 3,047,634 20,704,904
1986 2,909,887 20,288,238
1985 2,778,810 19,905,872
1984 2,654,688 19,546,528
1983 2,537,307 19,109,770
1982 2,426,927 18,486,645
1981 2,325,517 17,780,572
1980 2,234,186 17,058,905
1979 2,153,882 16,355,352
1978 2,083,595 15,695,003
1977 2,019,002 15,086,614
1976 1,958,177 14,569,716
1975 1,899,055 14,064,798
1974 1,839,182 13,580,723
1973 1,778,094 13,049,315
1972 1,714,555 12,527,856
1971 1,645,145 12,105,539
1970 1,565,163 11,695,771
1969 1,473,100 11,298,936
1968 1,372,460 10,917,999
1967 1,271,183 10,550,597
1966 1,178,360 10,197,578
1965 1,099,440 9,858,030
1964 1,035,640 9,531,109
1963 984,714 9,218,077
1962 940,554 8,919,028
1961 897,591 8,634,941
1960 853,471 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Sudan
2100 0.13% 0.42%
2099 0.2% 0.45%
2098 0.18% 0.47%
2097 0.16% 0.47%
2096 0.27% 0.5%
2095 0.15% 0.49%
2094 0.23% 0.54%
2093 0.24% 0.57%
2092 0.41% 0.57%
2091 0.31% 0.6%
2090 0.39% 0.63%
2089 0.34% 0.65%
2088 0.34% 0.68%
2087 0.31% 0.7%
2086 0.38% 0.72%
2085 0.33% 0.75%
2084 0.3% 0.76%
2083 0.42% 0.77%
2082 0.48% 0.77%
2081 0.42% 0.79%
2080 0.46% 0.81%
2079 0.43% 0.85%
2078 0.46% 0.86%
2077 0.47% 0.87%
2076 0.54% 0.91%
2075 0.49% 0.94%
2074 0.55% 0.96%
2073 0.57% 0.99%
2072 0.6% 1.01%
2071 0.65% 1.02%
2070 0.57% 1.05%
2069 0.74% 1.06%
2068 0.62% 1.12%
2067 0.73% 1.15%
2066 0.73% 1.15%
2065 0.67% 1.19%
2064 0.73% 1.23%
2063 0.82% 1.27%
2062 0.79% 1.29%
2061 0.78% 1.32%
2060 0.81% 1.34%
2059 0.82% 1.38%
2058 0.85% 1.41%
2057 0.77% 1.44%
2056 0.85% 1.49%
2055 0.79% 1.52%
2054 0.8% 1.53%
2053 0.95% 1.57%
2052 0.89% 1.59%
2051 1.04% 1.63%
2050 1.06% 1.66%
2049 1.14% 1.65%
2048 1.13% 1.67%
2047 1.16% 1.71%
2046 1.3% 1.74%
2045 1.3% 1.76%
2044 1.3% 1.79%
2043 1.31% 1.8%
2042 1.4% 1.84%
2041 1.55% 1.85%
2040 1.46% 1.88%
2039 1.51% 1.91%
2038 1.5% 1.97%
2037 1.46% 2%
2036 1.48% 2.06%
2035 1.48% 2.1%
2034 1.5% 2.14%
2033 1.54% 2.17%
2032 1.66% 2.2%
2031 1.62% 2.25%
2030 1.7% 2.28%
2029 1.81% 2.3%
2028 1.83% 2.34%
2027 2.14% 3.08%
2026 -0.94% 3.2%
2025 0.38% 1.6%
2024 0.99% 0.81%
2023 1.63% 1.34%
2022 1.72% 2.74%
2021 1.85% 2.73%
2020 1.81% 2.72%
2019 2% 2.98%
2018 2.23% 3.55%
2017 2.28% 3.53%
2016 4.84% 3.09%
2015 8.57% 3.09%
2014 10% 2.75%
2013 5.33% 2.34%
2012 1.43% 2.16%
2011 2.51% 2.05%
2010 2.17% 2.45%
2009 2.17% 2.81%
2008 2.38% 2.62%
2007 6.22% 2.41%
2006 6.6% 2.34%
2005 2.51% 2.31%
2004 2.44% 2.21%
2003 2.24% 2.28%
2002 2.13% 2.5%
2001 2.08% 2.52%
2000 2.09% 2.53%
1999 2.17% 2.54%
1998 2.34% 2.55%
1997 2.72% 2.25%
1996 3.38% 2.27%
1995 4.18% 2.61%
1994 4.91% 2.55%
1993 5.34% 2.26%
1992 5.43% 2.03%
1991 8.1% 2.04%
1990 8.13% 2.06%
1989 4.9% 2.08%
1988 4.77% 2.09%
1987 4.73% 2.05%
1986 4.72% 1.92%
1985 4.68% 1.84%
1984 4.63% 2.29%
1983 4.55% 3.37%
1982 4.36% 3.97%
1981 4.09% 4.23%
1980 3.73% 4.3%
1979 3.37% 4.21%
1978 3.2% 4.03%
1977 3.11% 3.55%
1976 3.11% 3.59%
1975 3.26% 3.56%
1974 3.44% 4.07%
1973 3.71% 4.16%
1972 4.22% 3.49%
1971 5.11% 3.5%
1970 6.25% 3.51%
1969 7.33% 3.49%
1968 7.97% 3.48%
1967 7.88% 3.46%
1966 7.18% 3.44%
1965 6.16% 3.43%
1964 5.17% 3.4%
1963 4.7% 3.35%
1962 4.79% 3.29%
1961 5.17% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jordan grew by 0.99%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Jordan Sudan
Current population
11555022
53335233
Population rank 86/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.64%
One net population change
4.62 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
2.23 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
15.1 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +311 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +113,663 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 116/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 +291,469
Net migration rank 190/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - 291,469
2024 - -156,369 - -544,257
2023 200,895 -17,445 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 199,900 -17,445 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 190,795 6,573 1,293,817 31,664
2020 198,138 6,745 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 204,933 -23,156 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 205,333 32,062 1,257,387 125,499
2017 205,903 12,873 1,208,046 441,623
2016 205,891 31,046 1,174,422 84,728
2015 195,495 490,844 1,145,259 66,476
2014 184,169 635,528 1,097,962 92,504
2013 170,473 609,631 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 175,437 -146,181 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 177,076 7,057 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 177,748 4,872 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 177,651 -49,687 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 175,048 767 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 167,574 -18,108 992,819 -201,769
2006 147,643 502,609 963,740 -211,387
2005 141,816 3,500 907,017 -199,378
2004 141,752 7,979 889,382 -185,392
2003 142,443 -11,699 898,226 -281,001
2002 139,250 -18,463 897,965 -180,603
2001 136,450 -22,896 880,284 -173,745
2000 136,414 -26,077 858,536 -165,030
1999 138,201 -27,530 835,840 -157,090
1998 140,696 -27,036 814,752 -150,271
1997 145,358 -23,021 802,245 -148,368
1996 147,852 -2,655 792,926 -310,221
1995 147,652 27,991 780,700 -144,670
1994 144,199 61,533 764,645 -144,324
1993 139,467 81,576 743,249 -166,861
1992 134,241 85,376 731,177 -271,093
1991 129,642 75,824 714,612 -261,341
1990 114,912 266,100 699,953 -254,825
1989 112,608 50,941 683,743 -241,979
1988 109,754 39,873 672,604 -235,213
1987 106,536 34,646 658,416 -228,756
1986 103,551 30,763 649,649 -245,968
1985 99,801 28,040 583,382 -222,315
1984 96,092 24,316 577,405 -219,755
1983 92,863 21,487 570,198 -54,325
1982 89,473 16,944 606,362 124,007
1981 86,751 9,659 585,087 96,697
1980 84,508 1,735 552,930 208,602
1979 82,076 -7,706 524,942 120,613
1978 79,908 -13,701 497,987 177,153
1977 78,101 -15,132 483,089 58,540
1976 75,981 -17,309 470,019 22,147
1975 74,392 -14,822 454,813 62,843
1974 72,212 -12,024 444,456 6,023
1973 70,058 -8,072 439,201 173,143
1972 67,707 -2,622 428,340 2,238
1971 64,763 8,976 417,641 -3,577
1970 60,321 25,894 401,013 4,479
1969 57,431 40,481 385,712 2,476
1968 53,336 50,036 370,917 2,776
1967 48,791 50,397 356,599 4,508
1966 44,580 41,882 342,118 2,813
1965 41,635 29,737 327,799 6,367
1964 39,205 17,018 315,166 4,505
1963 36,858 8,763 302,132 4,263
1962 34,598 8,098 287,317 4,387
1961 32,143 11,097 272,562 3,904
1960 29,491 15,509 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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