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

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The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,520,684 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,538,682 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 2.34 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +2.51% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.5M (79.5% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Jordan vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Syria
2100 21,206,553 44,500,028
2099 21,178,430 44,570,009
2098 21,136,891 44,629,837
2097 21,098,437 44,692,566
2096 21,064,975 44,747,012
2095 21,007,321 44,774,686
2094 20,974,918 44,824,294
2093 20,926,611 44,853,295
2092 20,877,529 44,882,700
2091 20,792,840 44,895,349
2090 20,727,978 44,926,869
2089 20,647,108 44,925,891
2088 20,577,895 44,920,667
2087 20,508,170 44,928,298
2086 20,445,139 44,947,658
2085 20,367,437 44,913,669
2084 20,300,378 44,878,845
2083 20,240,284 44,850,592
2082 20,154,852 44,790,014
2081 20,058,508 44,723,244
2080 19,973,775 44,624,321
2079 19,882,784 44,567,127
2078 19,796,696 44,529,618
2077 19,705,632 44,484,155
2076 19,612,748 44,400,339
2075 19,506,799 44,306,882
2074 19,410,797 44,209,517
2073 19,304,910 44,102,028
2072 19,196,165 43,965,642
2071 19,081,623 43,821,617
2070 18,959,207 43,678,154
2069 18,852,491 43,530,683
2068 18,714,102 43,348,487
2067 18,598,580 43,154,741
2066 18,463,790 42,944,885
2065 18,329,203 42,695,249
2064 18,207,553 42,445,036
2063 18,075,660 42,198,056
2062 17,928,211 41,949,014
2061 17,787,680 41,695,586
2060 17,650,270 41,410,547
2059 17,507,871 41,097,942
2058 17,365,332 40,815,606
2057 17,219,182 40,534,091
2056 17,087,058 40,224,053
2055 16,943,513 39,918,930
2054 16,811,253 39,584,624
2053 16,678,042 39,242,144
2052 16,520,680 38,940,206
2051 16,375,107 38,629,604
2050 16,206,530 38,307,069
2049 16,037,046 37,986,965
2048 15,855,898 37,682,780
2047 15,679,222 37,391,752
2046 15,498,944 37,081,479
2045 15,300,324 36,744,441
2044 15,103,912 36,428,225
2043 14,910,676 36,090,851
2042 14,717,433 35,729,021
2041 14,514,257 35,352,033
2040 14,292,997 34,947,817
2039 14,087,063 34,533,772
2038 13,878,186 34,091,760
2037 13,672,864 33,612,993
2036 13,476,107 33,134,445
2035 13,279,859 32,608,669
2034 13,086,605 32,062,309
2033 12,892,780 31,477,500
2032 12,696,870 30,883,996
2031 12,489,908 30,248,264
2030 12,291,219 29,592,787
2029 12,085,718 28,871,638
2028 11,870,652 28,141,821
2027 11,657,736 27,355,002
2026 11,412,941 26,535,554
2025 11,520,684 25,620,427
2024 11,552,876 24,672,760
2023 11,439,213 23,594,623
2022 11,256,263 22,462,173
2021 11,066,356 21,628,839
2020 10,865,228 21,049,429
2019 10,671,891 20,353,534
2018 10,462,306 19,577,845
2017 10,234,226 19,224,668
2016 10,006,367 19,193,834
2015 9,544,729 19,424,618
2014 8,791,710 20,273,659
2013 7,991,809 21,666,917
2012 7,587,127 22,759,763
2011 7,480,424 22,878,098
2010 7,297,043 22,482,421
2009 7,141,753 21,976,969
2008 6,989,866 21,636,564
2007 6,827,227 20,884,125
2006 6,427,371 19,637,022
2005 6,029,587 18,814,091
2004 5,882,061 18,336,875
2003 5,741,828 17,889,296
2002 5,616,066 17,468,332
2001 5,498,894 17,051,338
2000 5,386,945 16,637,888
1999 5,276,444 16,228,061
1998 5,164,284 15,820,413
1997 5,046,285 15,417,542
1996 4,912,516 15,018,104
1995 4,752,096 14,616,801
1994 4,561,406 14,208,583
1993 4,348,020 13,795,686
1992 4,127,693 13,385,571
1991 3,915,149 12,980,821
1990 3,621,908 12,579,208
1989 3,349,627 12,179,060
1988 3,193,039 11,782,264
1987 3,047,634 11,388,923
1986 2,909,887 11,002,844
1985 2,778,810 10,625,672
1984 2,654,688 10,258,398
1983 2,537,307 9,904,809
1982 2,426,927 9,572,511
1981 2,325,517 9,260,189
1980 2,234,186 8,957,663
1979 2,153,882 8,661,909
1978 2,083,595 8,372,759
1977 2,019,002 8,090,501
1976 1,958,177 7,817,320
1975 1,899,055 7,554,364
1974 1,839,182 7,302,160
1973 1,778,094 7,060,321
1972 1,714,555 6,826,024
1971 1,645,145 6,598,094
1970 1,565,163 6,380,609
1969 1,473,100 6,175,166
1968 1,372,460 5,978,742
1967 1,271,183 5,790,198
1966 1,178,360 5,609,047
1965 1,099,440 5,435,267
1964 1,035,640 5,269,087
1963 984,714 5,110,467
1962 940,554 4,959,340
1961 897,591 4,815,466
1960 853,471 4,673,500

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M people compared to the peak of 44.9M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Syria
2100 0.13% -0.16%
2099 0.2% -0.13%
2098 0.18% -0.14%
2097 0.16% -0.12%
2096 0.27% -0.06%
2095 0.15% -0.11%
2094 0.23% -0.06%
2093 0.24% -0.07%
2092 0.41% -0.03%
2091 0.31% -0.07%
2090 0.39% 0.002%
2089 0.34% 0.01%
2088 0.34% -0.02%
2087 0.31% -0.04%
2086 0.38% 0.08%
2085 0.33% 0.08%
2084 0.3% 0.06%
2083 0.42% 0.14%
2082 0.48% 0.15%
2081 0.42% 0.22%
2080 0.46% 0.13%
2079 0.43% 0.08%
2078 0.46% 0.1%
2077 0.47% 0.19%
2076 0.54% 0.21%
2075 0.49% 0.22%
2074 0.55% 0.24%
2073 0.57% 0.31%
2072 0.6% 0.33%
2071 0.65% 0.33%
2070 0.57% 0.34%
2069 0.74% 0.42%
2068 0.62% 0.45%
2067 0.73% 0.49%
2066 0.73% 0.58%
2065 0.67% 0.59%
2064 0.73% 0.59%
2063 0.82% 0.59%
2062 0.79% 0.61%
2061 0.78% 0.69%
2060 0.81% 0.76%
2059 0.82% 0.69%
2058 0.85% 0.69%
2057 0.77% 0.77%
2056 0.85% 0.76%
2055 0.79% 0.84%
2054 0.8% 0.87%
2053 0.95% 0.78%
2052 0.89% 0.8%
2051 1.04% 0.84%
2050 1.06% 0.84%
2049 1.14% 0.81%
2048 1.13% 0.78%
2047 1.16% 0.84%
2046 1.3% 0.92%
2045 1.3% 0.87%
2044 1.3% 0.93%
2043 1.31% 1.01%
2042 1.4% 1.07%
2041 1.55% 1.16%
2040 1.46% 1.2%
2039 1.51% 1.3%
2038 1.5% 1.42%
2037 1.46% 1.44%
2036 1.48% 1.61%
2035 1.48% 1.7%
2034 1.5% 1.86%
2033 1.54% 1.92%
2032 1.66% 2.1%
2031 1.62% 2.21%
2030 1.7% 2.5%
2029 1.81% 2.59%
2028 1.83% 2.88%
2027 2.14% 3.09%
2026 -0.94% 3.57%
2025 -0.28% 3.84%
2024 0.99% 4.57%
2023 1.63% 5.04%
2022 1.72% 3.85%
2021 1.85% 2.75%
2020 1.81% 3.42%
2019 2% 3.96%
2018 2.23% 1.84%
2017 2.28% 0.16%
2016 4.84% -1.19%
2015 8.57% -4.19%
2014 10% -6.43%
2013 5.33% -4.8%
2012 1.43% -0.52%
2011 2.51% 1.76%
2010 2.17% 2.3%
2009 2.17% 1.57%
2008 2.38% 3.6%
2007 6.22% 6.35%
2006 6.6% 4.37%
2005 2.51% 2.6%
2004 2.44% 2.5%
2003 2.24% 2.41%
2002 2.13% 2.45%
2001 2.08% 2.48%
2000 2.09% 2.53%
1999 2.17% 2.58%
1998 2.34% 2.61%
1997 2.72% 2.66%
1996 3.38% 2.75%
1995 4.18% 2.87%
1994 4.91% 2.99%
1993 5.34% 3.06%
1992 5.43% 3.12%
1991 8.1% 3.19%
1990 8.13% 3.29%
1989 4.9% 3.37%
1988 4.77% 3.45%
1987 4.73% 3.51%
1986 4.72% 3.55%
1985 4.68% 3.58%
1984 4.63% 3.57%
1983 4.55% 3.47%
1982 4.36% 3.37%
1981 4.09% 3.38%
1980 3.73% 3.41%
1979 3.37% 3.45%
1978 3.2% 3.49%
1977 3.11% 3.49%
1976 3.11% 3.48%
1975 3.26% 3.45%
1974 3.44% 3.43%
1973 3.71% 3.43%
1972 4.22% 3.45%
1971 5.11% 3.41%
1970 6.25% 3.33%
1969 7.33% 3.29%
1968 7.97% 3.26%
1967 7.88% 3.23%
1966 7.18% 3.2%
1965 6.16% 3.15%
1964 5.17% 3.1%
1963 4.7% 3.05%
1962 4.79% 2.99%
1961 5.17% 3.04%

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

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In 2025, the population of Jordan declined by 0.28%, while Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Jordan Syria
Current population
11538682
26956472
Population rank 86/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.32%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
33.4 seconds
One birth every
2.22 minutes
55.2 seconds
One death every
14.6 minutes
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -88 +2,596
Annual growth/decline -32,192 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate -0.28% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 5/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 +421,693
Net migration rank 190/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - 421,693
2024 200,223 -156,369 449,784 546,494
2023 200,895 -17,445 402,713 757,309
2022 199,900 -17,445 369,750 735,142
2021 190,795 6,573 350,560 211,220
2020 198,138 6,745 327,992 269,050
2019 204,933 -23,156 293,762 500,985
2018 205,333 32,062 242,530 514,102
2017 205,903 12,873 237,214 -287,501
2016 205,891 31,046 236,007 -124,063
2015 195,495 490,844 253,977 -827,496
2014 184,169 635,528 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 170,473 609,631 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 175,437 -146,181 475,520 -999,267
2011 177,076 7,057 543,950 -256,888
2010 177,748 4,872 558,666 -54,359
2009 177,651 -49,687 559,314 -52,703
2008 175,048 767 576,593 -402,393
2007 167,574 -18,108 529,162 801,514
2006 147,643 502,609 480,616 682,911
2005 141,816 3,500 468,960 13,382
2004 141,752 7,979 461,209 10,881
2003 142,443 -11,699 457,000 -33,920
2002 139,250 -18,463 453,967 -35,096
2001 136,450 -22,896 451,503 -36,383
2000 136,414 -26,077 446,211 -34,425
1999 138,201 -27,530 439,261 -31,394
1998 140,696 -27,036 433,447 -26,025
1997 145,358 -23,021 429,887 -31,571
1996 147,852 -2,655 430,765 -30,197
1995 147,652 27,991 430,172 -28,122
1994 144,199 61,533 426,996 -12,630
1993 139,467 81,576 420,244 -8,828
1992 134,241 85,376 412,878 -4,063
1991 129,642 75,824 410,830 -10,154
1990 114,912 266,100 409,177 -6,620
1989 112,608 50,941 406,111 -8,379
1988 109,754 39,873 404,285 -8,426
1987 106,536 34,646 399,159 -8,335
1986 103,551 30,763 390,821 -9,485
1985 99,801 28,040 379,231 -6,221
1984 96,092 24,316 366,768 -5,245
1983 92,863 21,487 355,375 -9,729
1982 89,473 16,944 319,664 -721
1981 86,751 9,659 330,237 -24,536
1980 84,508 1,735 332,464 -33,114
1979 82,076 -7,706 324,943 -32,793
1978 79,908 -13,701 316,724 -30,567
1977 78,101 -15,132 306,630 -28,275
1976 75,981 -17,309 294,267 -26,268
1975 74,392 -14,822 282,299 -24,389
1974 72,212 -12,024 270,735 -24,242
1973 70,058 -8,072 254,687 -17,502
1972 67,707 -2,622 249,027 -17,610
1971 64,763 8,976 239,610 -15,167
1970 60,321 25,894 230,117 -19,594
1969 57,431 40,481 219,114 -18,749
1968 53,336 50,036 209,454 -16,968
1967 48,791 50,397 199,223 -14,618
1966 44,580 41,882 191,122 -13,434
1965 41,635 29,737 182,560 -12,704
1964 39,205 17,018 174,549 -12,044
1963 36,858 8,763 166,555 -11,817
1962 34,598 8,098 159,155 -11,641
1961 32,143 11,097 151,485 -11,237
1960 29,491 15,509 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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