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

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The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,520,684 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,538,682 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 6.2 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +2.51% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.5M (79.5% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Jordan vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Thailand
2100 21,206,553 45,708,431
2099 21,178,430 46,053,146
2098 21,136,891 46,403,189
2097 21,098,437 46,757,918
2096 21,064,975 47,118,652
2095 21,007,321 47,484,043
2094 20,974,918 47,853,561
2093 20,926,611 48,226,682
2092 20,877,529 48,605,235
2091 20,792,840 48,984,504
2090 20,727,978 49,368,049
2089 20,647,108 49,756,629
2088 20,577,895 50,142,276
2087 20,508,170 50,532,164
2086 20,445,139 50,925,294
2085 20,367,437 51,321,960
2084 20,300,378 51,724,454
2083 20,240,284 52,127,592
2082 20,154,852 52,533,368
2081 20,058,508 52,938,345
2080 19,973,775 53,347,733
2079 19,882,784 53,762,492
2078 19,796,696 54,177,529
2077 19,705,632 54,595,112
2076 19,612,748 55,015,291
2075 19,506,799 55,438,108
2074 19,410,797 55,867,914
2073 19,304,910 56,300,358
2072 19,196,165 56,735,274
2071 19,081,623 57,172,515
2070 18,959,207 57,616,731
2069 18,852,491 58,061,962
2068 18,714,102 58,512,248
2067 18,598,580 58,962,990
2066 18,463,790 59,413,893
2065 18,329,203 59,873,261
2064 18,207,553 60,331,851
2063 18,075,660 60,792,306
2062 17,928,211 61,257,068
2061 17,787,680 61,720,030
2060 17,650,270 62,187,380
2059 17,507,871 62,651,158
2058 17,365,332 63,113,332
2057 17,219,182 63,572,746
2056 17,087,058 64,027,520
2055 16,943,513 64,473,146
2054 16,811,253 64,912,210
2053 16,678,042 65,338,122
2052 16,520,680 65,758,061
2051 16,375,107 66,162,612
2050 16,206,530 66,552,915
2049 16,037,046 66,931,487
2048 15,855,898 67,291,479
2047 15,679,222 67,636,461
2046 15,498,944 67,967,131
2045 15,300,324 68,281,902
2044 15,103,912 68,579,656
2043 14,910,676 68,864,788
2042 14,717,433 69,133,982
2041 14,514,257 69,390,832
2040 14,292,997 69,626,857
2039 14,087,063 69,848,522
2038 13,878,186 70,056,903
2037 13,672,864 70,250,371
2036 13,476,107 70,429,677
2035 13,279,859 70,599,021
2034 13,086,605 70,751,094
2033 12,892,780 70,891,510
2032 12,696,870 71,019,665
2031 12,489,908 71,134,882
2030 12,291,219 71,241,584
2029 12,085,718 71,337,147
2028 11,870,652 71,423,119
2027 11,657,736 71,499,411
2026 11,412,941 71,565,981
2025 11,520,684 71,619,863
2024 11,552,876 71,668,011
2023 11,439,213 71,702,435
2022 11,256,263 71,735,329
2021 11,066,356 71,727,332
2020 10,865,228 71,641,484
2019 10,671,891 71,522,271
2018 10,462,306 71,376,079
2017 10,234,226 71,160,187
2016 10,006,367 70,859,841
2015 9,544,729 70,540,795
2014 8,791,710 70,216,367
2013 7,991,809 69,845,114
2012 7,587,127 69,436,098
2011 7,480,424 69,007,208
2010 7,297,043 68,579,447
2009 7,141,753 68,121,080
2008 6,989,866 67,619,830
2007 6,827,227 67,102,394
2006 6,427,371 66,567,687
2005 6,029,587 66,017,420
2004 5,882,061 65,452,047
2003 5,741,828 64,868,166
2002 5,616,066 64,266,437
2001 5,498,894 63,651,141
2000 5,386,945 63,007,815
1999 5,276,444 62,299,043
1998 5,164,284 61,522,630
1997 5,046,285 60,724,584
1996 4,912,516 59,920,064
1995 4,752,096 59,098,232
1994 4,561,406 58,260,854
1993 4,348,020 57,408,198
1992 4,127,693 56,528,834
1991 3,915,149 55,637,434
1990 3,621,908 54,738,329
1989 3,349,627 53,848,956
1988 3,193,039 52,969,595
1987 3,047,634 52,074,105
1986 2,909,887 51,177,834
1985 2,778,810 50,270,753
1984 2,654,688 49,351,708
1983 2,537,307 48,423,309
1982 2,426,927 47,494,577
1981 2,325,517 46,575,855
1980 2,234,186 45,650,022
1979 2,153,882 44,718,434
1978 2,083,595 43,788,976
1977 2,019,002 42,843,974
1976 1,958,177 41,896,504
1975 1,899,055 40,940,005
1974 1,839,182 39,952,891
1973 1,778,094 38,947,787
1972 1,714,555 37,933,929
1971 1,645,145 36,937,387
1970 1,565,163 35,954,408
1969 1,473,100 34,973,782
1968 1,372,460 34,002,560
1967 1,271,183 33,037,801
1966 1,178,360 32,086,071
1965 1,099,440 31,149,337
1964 1,035,640 30,232,141
1963 984,714 29,342,322
1962 940,554 28,481,040
1961 897,591 27,650,334
1960 853,471 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 people (a 1% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Thailand
2100 0.13% -0.75%
2099 0.2% -0.75%
2098 0.18% -0.76%
2097 0.16% -0.77%
2096 0.27% -0.77%
2095 0.15% -0.77%
2094 0.23% -0.77%
2093 0.24% -0.78%
2092 0.41% -0.77%
2091 0.31% -0.78%
2090 0.39% -0.78%
2089 0.34% -0.77%
2088 0.34% -0.77%
2087 0.31% -0.77%
2086 0.38% -0.77%
2085 0.33% -0.78%
2084 0.3% -0.77%
2083 0.42% -0.77%
2082 0.48% -0.76%
2081 0.42% -0.77%
2080 0.46% -0.77%
2079 0.43% -0.77%
2078 0.46% -0.76%
2077 0.47% -0.76%
2076 0.54% -0.76%
2075 0.49% -0.77%
2074 0.55% -0.77%
2073 0.57% -0.77%
2072 0.6% -0.76%
2071 0.65% -0.77%
2070 0.57% -0.77%
2069 0.74% -0.77%
2068 0.62% -0.76%
2067 0.73% -0.76%
2066 0.73% -0.77%
2065 0.67% -0.76%
2064 0.73% -0.76%
2063 0.82% -0.76%
2062 0.79% -0.75%
2061 0.78% -0.75%
2060 0.81% -0.74%
2059 0.82% -0.73%
2058 0.85% -0.72%
2057 0.77% -0.71%
2056 0.85% -0.69%
2055 0.79% -0.68%
2054 0.8% -0.65%
2053 0.95% -0.64%
2052 0.89% -0.61%
2051 1.04% -0.59%
2050 1.06% -0.57%
2049 1.14% -0.53%
2048 1.13% -0.51%
2047 1.16% -0.49%
2046 1.3% -0.46%
2045 1.3% -0.43%
2044 1.3% -0.41%
2043 1.31% -0.39%
2042 1.4% -0.37%
2041 1.55% -0.34%
2040 1.46% -0.32%
2039 1.51% -0.3%
2038 1.5% -0.28%
2037 1.46% -0.25%
2036 1.48% -0.24%
2035 1.48% -0.21%
2034 1.5% -0.2%
2033 1.54% -0.18%
2032 1.66% -0.16%
2031 1.62% -0.15%
2030 1.7% -0.13%
2029 1.81% -0.12%
2028 1.83% -0.11%
2027 2.14% -0.09%
2026 -0.94% -0.08%
2025 -0.28% -0.07%
2024 0.99% -0.05%
2023 1.63% -0.05%
2022 1.72% 0.01%
2021 1.85% 0.12%
2020 1.81% 0.17%
2019 2% 0.2%
2018 2.23% 0.3%
2017 2.28% 0.42%
2016 4.84% 0.45%
2015 8.57% 0.46%
2014 10% 0.53%
2013 5.33% 0.59%
2012 1.43% 0.62%
2011 2.51% 0.62%
2010 2.17% 0.67%
2009 2.17% 0.74%
2008 2.38% 0.77%
2007 6.22% 0.8%
2006 6.6% 0.83%
2005 2.51% 0.86%
2004 2.44% 0.9%
2003 2.24% 0.94%
2002 2.13% 0.97%
2001 2.08% 1.02%
2000 2.09% 1.14%
1999 2.17% 1.26%
1998 2.34% 1.31%
1997 2.72% 1.34%
1996 3.38% 1.39%
1995 4.18% 1.44%
1994 4.91% 1.49%
1993 5.34% 1.56%
1992 5.43% 1.6%
1991 8.1% 1.64%
1990 8.13% 1.65%
1989 4.9% 1.66%
1988 4.77% 1.72%
1987 4.73% 1.75%
1986 4.72% 1.8%
1985 4.68% 1.86%
1984 4.63% 1.92%
1983 4.55% 1.96%
1982 4.36% 1.97%
1981 4.09% 2.03%
1980 3.73% 2.08%
1979 3.37% 2.12%
1978 3.2% 2.21%
1977 3.11% 2.26%
1976 3.11% 2.34%
1975 3.26% 2.47%
1974 3.44% 2.58%
1973 3.71% 2.67%
1972 4.22% 2.7%
1971 5.11% 2.73%
1970 6.25% 2.8%
1969 7.33% 2.86%
1968 7.97% 2.92%
1967 7.88% 2.97%
1966 7.18% 3.01%
1965 6.16% 3.03%
1964 5.17% 3.03%
1963 4.7% 3.02%
1962 4.79% 3%
1961 5.17% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Jordan declined by 0.28%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Jordan Thailand
Current population
11538682
71565981
Population rank 86/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.86%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
2.22 minutes
54.2 seconds
One death every
14.6 minutes
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -88 -132
Annual growth/decline -32,192 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate -0.28% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 164/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 +27,509
Net migration rank 190/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - 27,509
2024 200,223 -156,369 -65,720 23,321
2023 200,895 -17,445 -46,105 19,648
2022 199,900 -17,445 -61,046 21,683
2021 190,795 6,573 57,382 -2,093
2020 198,138 6,745 84,107 32,277
2019 204,933 -23,156 116,867 5,221
2018 205,333 32,062 159,383 10,984
2017 205,903 12,873 194,695 66,805
2016 205,891 31,046 226,255 112,978
2015 195,495 490,844 266,362 32,500
2014 184,169 635,528 294,628 55,358
2013 170,473 609,631 325,059 67,452
2012 175,437 -146,181 351,485 74,033
2011 177,076 7,057 365,670 66,607
2010 177,748 4,872 370,466 52,791
2009 177,651 -49,687 382,636 110,883
2008 175,048 767 401,730 107,333
2007 167,574 -18,108 425,362 100,486
2006 147,643 502,609 441,211 102,362
2005 141,816 3,500 456,378 100,542
2004 141,752 7,979 466,542 107,199
2003 142,443 -11,699 488,003 105,917
2002 139,250 -18,463 504,299 105,215
2001 136,450 -22,896 524,230 96,817
2000 136,414 -26,077 543,884 121,640
1999 138,201 -27,530 578,073 173,924
1998 140,696 -27,036 617,318 183,471
1997 145,358 -23,021 644,834 150,411
1996 147,852 -2,655 661,397 152,397
1995 147,652 27,991 682,703 147,226
1994 144,199 61,533 712,589 132,271
1993 139,467 81,576 737,696 122,746
1992 134,241 85,376 754,999 143,318
1991 129,642 75,824 760,508 124,034
1990 114,912 266,100 760,808 152,916
1989 112,608 50,941 774,563 90,497
1988 109,754 39,873 765,252 128,469
1987 106,536 34,646 774,498 122,791
1986 103,551 30,763 783,430 111,820
1985 99,801 28,040 776,935 141,963
1984 96,092 24,316 779,856 139,345
1983 92,863 21,487 794,239 143,393
1982 89,473 16,944 817,951 101,885
1981 86,751 9,659 839,297 78,337
1980 84,508 1,735 845,575 88,478
1979 82,076 -7,706 843,434 85,693
1978 79,908 -13,701 847,799 82,011
1977 78,101 -15,132 871,232 88,937
1976 75,981 -17,309 894,072 40,656
1975 74,392 -14,822 911,980 66,306
1974 72,212 -12,024 923,151 72,801
1973 70,058 -8,072 933,540 80,704
1972 67,707 -2,622 940,420 73,082
1971 64,763 8,976 936,215 43,400
1970 60,321 25,894 937,116 49,221
1969 57,431 40,481 948,314 26,551
1968 53,336 50,036 953,806 13,718
1967 48,791 50,397 944,980 17,005
1966 44,580 41,882 929,469 12,016
1965 41,635 29,737 909,000 22,995
1964 39,205 17,018 885,137 17,249
1963 36,858 8,763 860,728 16,494
1962 34,598 8,098 828,741 16,605
1961 32,143 11,097 801,140 14,968
1960 29,491 15,509 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/thailand | 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 Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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