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

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The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,520,684 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,538,682 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 7.47 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.18% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +2.51% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.5M (79.5% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Jordan vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Turkey
2100 21,206,553 64,394,191
2099 21,178,430 65,045,868
2098 21,136,891 65,690,351
2097 21,098,437 66,342,622
2096 21,064,975 66,990,674
2095 21,007,321 67,642,188
2094 20,974,918 68,296,562
2093 20,926,611 68,963,773
2092 20,877,529 69,625,957
2091 20,792,840 70,290,255
2090 20,727,978 70,960,483
2089 20,647,108 71,623,547
2088 20,577,895 72,281,102
2087 20,508,170 72,928,397
2086 20,445,139 73,576,610
2085 20,367,437 74,223,570
2084 20,300,378 74,853,312
2083 20,240,284 75,483,067
2082 20,154,852 76,111,533
2081 20,058,508 76,726,689
2080 19,973,775 77,339,541
2079 19,882,784 77,938,889
2078 19,796,696 78,532,577
2077 19,705,632 79,120,573
2076 19,612,748 79,705,459
2075 19,506,799 80,277,544
2074 19,410,797 80,848,141
2073 19,304,910 81,396,237
2072 19,196,165 81,938,080
2071 19,081,623 82,465,112
2070 18,959,207 82,981,973
2069 18,852,491 83,480,362
2068 18,714,102 83,963,140
2067 18,598,580 84,428,242
2066 18,463,790 84,886,666
2065 18,329,203 85,336,225
2064 18,207,553 85,771,285
2063 18,075,660 86,187,013
2062 17,928,211 86,587,114
2061 17,787,680 86,962,577
2060 17,650,270 87,319,314
2059 17,507,871 87,663,392
2058 17,365,332 87,973,789
2057 17,219,182 88,264,809
2056 17,087,058 88,534,755
2055 16,943,513 88,764,080
2054 16,811,253 88,972,362
2053 16,678,042 89,151,673
2052 16,520,680 89,310,785
2051 16,375,107 89,437,110
2050 16,206,530 89,541,520
2049 16,037,046 89,614,107
2048 15,855,898 89,651,068
2047 15,679,222 89,659,415
2046 15,498,944 89,634,354
2045 15,300,324 89,608,012
2044 15,103,912 89,557,421
2043 14,910,676 89,493,042
2042 14,717,433 89,404,193
2041 14,514,257 89,303,546
2040 14,292,997 89,187,952
2039 14,087,063 89,051,669
2038 13,878,186 88,901,719
2037 13,672,864 88,727,471
2036 13,476,107 88,537,927
2035 13,279,859 88,343,153
2034 13,086,605 88,139,515
2033 12,892,780 87,918,397
2032 12,696,870 87,687,495
2031 12,489,908 87,437,150
2030 12,291,219 87,166,904
2029 12,085,718 86,903,490
2028 11,870,652 86,627,469
2027 11,657,736 86,350,539
2026 11,412,941 86,093,293
2025 11,520,684 85,878,556
2024 11,552,876 85,518,661
2023 11,439,213 85,325,965
2022 11,256,263 84,979,913
2021 11,066,356 84,147,318
2020 10,865,228 83,384,680
2019 10,671,891 82,579,440
2018 10,462,306 81,407,204
2017 10,234,226 80,312,698
2016 10,006,367 79,277,962
2015 9,544,729 78,218,479
2014 8,791,710 77,181,884
2013 7,991,809 76,147,624
2012 7,587,127 75,175,827
2011 7,480,424 74,223,629
2010 7,297,043 73,142,150
2009 7,141,753 72,039,206
2008 6,989,866 71,051,678
2007 6,827,227 70,158,112
2006 6,427,371 70,045,349
2005 6,029,587 69,329,557
2004 5,882,061 68,592,617
2003 5,741,828 67,831,730
2002 5,616,066 67,048,795
2001 5,498,894 66,245,128
2000 5,386,945 65,425,961
1999 5,276,444 64,591,923
1998 5,164,284 63,734,383
1997 5,046,285 62,852,966
1996 4,912,516 61,951,134
1995 4,752,096 61,024,503
1994 4,561,406 60,033,836
1993 4,348,020 58,999,167
1992 4,127,693 57,990,118
1991 3,915,149 57,009,887
1990 3,621,908 56,015,628
1989 3,349,627 54,976,723
1988 3,193,039 53,909,626
1987 3,047,634 52,843,670
1986 2,909,887 51,777,772
1985 2,778,810 50,687,115
1984 2,654,688 49,574,069
1983 2,537,307 48,447,410
1982 2,426,927 47,322,096
1981 2,325,517 46,321,190
1980 2,234,186 45,408,815
1979 2,153,882 44,510,429
1978 2,083,595 43,645,306
1977 2,019,002 42,773,298
1976 1,958,177 41,899,984
1975 1,899,055 41,053,126
1974 1,839,182 40,210,234
1973 1,778,094 39,329,533
1972 1,714,555 38,430,221
1971 1,645,145 37,518,611
1970 1,565,163 36,638,465
1969 1,473,100 35,787,774
1968 1,372,460 34,921,684
1967 1,271,183 34,050,421
1966 1,178,360 33,177,672
1965 1,099,440 32,345,220
1964 1,035,640 31,543,072
1963 984,714 30,726,841
1962 940,554 29,916,147
1961 897,591 29,119,238
1960 853,471 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Turkey
2100 0.13% -1%
2099 0.2% -0.98%
2098 0.18% -0.98%
2097 0.16% -0.97%
2096 0.27% -0.96%
2095 0.15% -0.96%
2094 0.23% -0.97%
2093 0.24% -0.95%
2092 0.41% -0.95%
2091 0.31% -0.94%
2090 0.39% -0.93%
2089 0.34% -0.91%
2088 0.34% -0.89%
2087 0.31% -0.88%
2086 0.38% -0.87%
2085 0.33% -0.84%
2084 0.3% -0.83%
2083 0.42% -0.83%
2082 0.48% -0.8%
2081 0.42% -0.79%
2080 0.46% -0.77%
2079 0.43% -0.76%
2078 0.46% -0.74%
2077 0.47% -0.73%
2076 0.54% -0.71%
2075 0.49% -0.71%
2074 0.55% -0.67%
2073 0.57% -0.66%
2072 0.6% -0.64%
2071 0.65% -0.62%
2070 0.57% -0.6%
2069 0.74% -0.57%
2068 0.62% -0.55%
2067 0.73% -0.54%
2066 0.73% -0.53%
2065 0.67% -0.51%
2064 0.73% -0.48%
2063 0.82% -0.46%
2062 0.79% -0.43%
2061 0.78% -0.41%
2060 0.81% -0.39%
2059 0.82% -0.35%
2058 0.85% -0.33%
2057 0.77% -0.3%
2056 0.85% -0.26%
2055 0.79% -0.23%
2054 0.8% -0.2%
2053 0.95% -0.18%
2052 0.89% -0.14%
2051 1.04% -0.12%
2050 1.06% -0.08%
2049 1.14% -0.04%
2048 1.13% -0.009%
2047 1.16% 0.03%
2046 1.3% 0.03%
2045 1.3% 0.06%
2044 1.3% 0.07%
2043 1.31% 0.1%
2042 1.4% 0.11%
2041 1.55% 0.13%
2040 1.46% 0.15%
2039 1.51% 0.17%
2038 1.5% 0.2%
2037 1.46% 0.21%
2036 1.48% 0.22%
2035 1.48% 0.23%
2034 1.5% 0.25%
2033 1.54% 0.26%
2032 1.66% 0.29%
2031 1.62% 0.31%
2030 1.7% 0.3%
2029 1.81% 0.32%
2028 1.83% 0.32%
2027 2.14% 0.3%
2026 -0.94% 0.25%
2025 -0.28% 0.42%
2024 0.99% 0.23%
2023 1.63% 0.41%
2022 1.72% 0.99%
2021 1.85% 0.91%
2020 1.81% 0.98%
2019 2% 1.44%
2018 2.23% 1.36%
2017 2.28% 1.31%
2016 4.84% 1.35%
2015 8.57% 1.34%
2014 10% 1.36%
2013 5.33% 1.29%
2012 1.43% 1.28%
2011 2.51% 1.48%
2010 2.17% 1.53%
2009 2.17% 1.39%
2008 2.38% 1.27%
2007 6.22% 0.16%
2006 6.6% 1.03%
2005 2.51% 1.07%
2004 2.44% 1.12%
2003 2.24% 1.17%
2002 2.13% 1.21%
2001 2.08% 1.25%
2000 2.09% 1.29%
1999 2.17% 1.35%
1998 2.34% 1.4%
1997 2.72% 1.46%
1996 3.38% 1.52%
1995 4.18% 1.65%
1994 4.91% 1.75%
1993 5.34% 1.74%
1992 5.43% 1.72%
1991 8.1% 1.77%
1990 8.13% 1.89%
1989 4.9% 1.98%
1988 4.77% 2.02%
1987 4.73% 2.06%
1986 4.72% 2.15%
1985 4.68% 2.25%
1984 4.63% 2.33%
1983 4.55% 2.38%
1982 4.36% 2.16%
1981 4.09% 2.01%
1980 3.73% 2.02%
1979 3.37% 1.98%
1978 3.2% 2.04%
1977 3.11% 2.08%
1976 3.11% 2.06%
1975 3.26% 2.1%
1974 3.44% 2.24%
1973 3.71% 2.34%
1972 4.22% 2.43%
1971 5.11% 2.4%
1970 6.25% 2.38%
1969 7.33% 2.48%
1968 7.97% 2.56%
1967 7.88% 2.63%
1966 7.18% 2.57%
1965 6.16% 2.54%
1964 5.17% 2.66%
1963 4.7% 2.71%
1962 4.79% 2.74%
1961 5.17% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Jordan Turkey
Current population
11538682
86225430
Population rank 86/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.04%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
2.22 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
14.6 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -88 +986
Annual growth/decline -32,192 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.28% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 138/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 -258,205
Net migration rank 190/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -258,205
2024 200,223 -156,369 453,249 -275,952
2023 200,895 -17,445 426,630 -318,070
2022 199,900 -17,445 535,373 -301,544
2021 190,795 6,573 521,713 20,283
2020 198,138 6,745 608,708 37,934
2019 204,933 -23,156 751,472 -15,690
2018 205,333 32,062 830,353 187,570
2017 205,903 12,873 875,408 659,846
2016 205,891 31,046 895,841 352,063
2015 195,495 490,844 930,799 1,063,140
2014 184,169 635,528 957,055 1,033,384
2013 170,473 609,631 921,386 438,618
2012 175,437 -146,181 917,145 258,623
2011 177,076 7,057 875,839 68,849
2010 177,748 4,872 892,334 55,532
2009 177,651 -49,687 900,491 24,276
2008 175,048 767 868,749 47,915
2007 167,574 -18,108 876,626 -186,402
2006 147,643 502,609 897,351 -190,194
2005 141,816 3,500 898,650 -174,177
2004 141,752 7,979 896,025 -146,574
2003 142,443 -11,699 893,683 -121,383
2002 139,250 -18,463 922,927 -129,444
2001 136,450 -22,896 980,560 -166,759
2000 136,414 -26,077 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 138,201 -27,530 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 140,696 -27,036 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 145,358 -23,021 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 147,852 -2,655 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 147,652 27,991 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 144,199 61,533 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 139,467 81,576 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 134,241 85,376 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 129,642 75,824 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 114,912 266,100 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 112,608 50,941 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 109,754 39,873 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 106,536 34,646 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 103,551 30,763 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 99,801 28,040 1,098,846 8,960
1984 96,092 24,316 1,096,529 21,787
1983 92,863 21,487 1,095,106 39,871
1982 89,473 16,944 1,091,863 23,728
1981 86,751 9,659 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 84,508 1,735 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 82,076 -7,706 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 79,908 -13,701 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 78,101 -15,132 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 75,981 -17,309 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 74,392 -14,822 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 72,212 -12,024 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 70,058 -8,072 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 67,707 -2,622 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 64,763 8,976 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 60,321 25,894 991,950 -150,924
1969 57,431 40,481 970,958 -110,578
1968 53,336 50,036 950,778 -78,973
1967 48,791 50,397 936,727 -65,993
1966 44,580 41,882 925,790 -50,999
1965 41,635 29,737 904,016 -113,911
1964 39,205 17,018 884,152 -69,978
1963 36,858 8,763 862,626 -44,317
1962 34,598 8,098 837,473 -34,353
1961 32,143 11,097 816,911 -26,187
1960 29,491 15,509 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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