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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,555,022 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 1.49 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (79.8% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Jordan vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Turkmenistan
2100 21,346,709 10,046,945
2099 21,318,400 10,075,740
2098 21,276,587 10,103,319
2097 21,237,878 10,129,577
2096 21,204,195 10,154,338
2095 21,146,160 10,178,163
2094 21,113,543 10,200,371
2093 21,064,917 10,221,349
2092 21,015,511 10,240,959
2091 20,930,262 10,259,026
2090 20,864,971 10,276,261
2089 20,783,567 10,291,819
2088 20,713,897 10,306,303
2087 20,643,710 10,319,501
2086 20,580,263 10,331,090
2085 20,502,047 10,341,183
2084 20,434,545 10,349,710
2083 20,374,054 10,356,602
2082 20,288,057 10,362,422
2081 20,191,077 10,366,587
2080 20,105,784 10,369,293
2079 20,014,191 10,370,130
2078 19,927,535 10,369,013
2077 19,835,869 10,366,366
2076 19,742,371 10,361,975
2075 19,635,722 10,355,755
2074 19,539,085 10,348,384
2073 19,432,498 10,339,415
2072 19,323,034 10,328,653
2071 19,207,735 10,316,618
2070 19,084,510 10,303,565
2069 18,977,089 10,289,578
2068 18,837,786 10,274,625
2067 18,721,500 10,258,518
2066 18,585,819 10,241,362
2065 18,450,342 10,223,420
2064 18,327,889 10,204,034
2063 18,195,124 10,183,241
2062 18,046,701 10,160,903
2061 17,905,240 10,136,928
2060 17,766,923 10,111,369
2059 17,623,583 10,083,631
2058 17,480,101 10,052,905
2057 17,332,985 10,019,547
2056 17,199,988 9,983,379
2055 17,055,494 9,943,931
2054 16,922,360 9,901,473
2053 16,788,269 9,854,931
2052 16,629,867 9,804,909
2051 16,483,332 9,751,221
2050 16,313,641 9,693,713
2049 16,143,037 9,632,600
2048 15,960,692 9,567,946
2047 15,782,848 9,500,139
2046 15,601,379 9,429,355
2045 15,401,446 9,356,194
2044 15,203,736 9,280,988
2043 15,009,222 9,204,466
2042 14,814,702 9,126,898
2041 14,610,184 9,048,356
2040 14,387,461 8,969,478
2039 14,180,166 8,890,225
2038 13,969,908 8,810,850
2037 13,763,230 8,731,367
2036 13,565,172 8,651,719
2035 13,367,627 8,572,231
2034 13,173,095 8,492,483
2033 12,977,990 8,412,113
2032 12,780,785 8,330,912
2031 12,572,455 8,248,129
2030 12,372,453 8,163,024
2029 12,165,594 8,070,023
2028 11,949,107 7,969,080
2027 11,734,783 7,860,774
2026 11,488,370 7,745,331
2025 11,596,825 7,623,184
2024 11,552,876 7,494,498
2023 11,439,213 7,364,438
2022 11,256,263 7,230,193
2021 11,066,356 7,092,043
2020 10,865,228 6,949,912
2019 10,671,891 6,803,944
2018 10,462,306 6,655,524
2017 10,234,226 6,507,061
2016 10,006,367 6,360,041
2015 9,544,729 6,215,770
2014 8,791,710 6,075,283
2013 7,991,809 5,939,341
2012 7,587,127 5,808,546
2011 7,480,424 5,683,417
2010 7,297,043 5,564,356
2009 7,141,753 5,451,592
2008 6,989,866 5,345,029
2007 6,827,227 5,244,046
2006 6,427,371 5,147,105
2005 6,029,587 5,052,257
2004 5,882,061 4,958,093
2003 5,741,828 4,863,865
2002 5,616,066 4,769,465
2001 5,498,894 4,675,409
2000 5,386,945 4,582,677
1999 5,276,444 4,492,170
1998 5,164,284 4,410,507
1997 5,046,285 4,336,730
1996 4,912,516 4,263,819
1995 4,752,096 4,191,203
1994 4,561,406 4,116,662
1993 4,348,020 4,032,407
1992 4,127,693 3,944,689
1991 3,915,149 3,855,894
1990 3,621,908 3,760,562
1989 3,349,627 3,662,459
1988 3,193,039 3,559,363
1987 3,047,634 3,452,731
1986 2,909,887 3,347,809
1985 2,778,810 3,247,534
1984 2,654,688 3,154,079
1983 2,537,307 3,067,534
1982 2,426,927 2,985,557
1981 2,325,517 2,907,187
1980 2,234,186 2,832,203
1979 2,153,882 2,760,358
1978 2,083,595 2,691,088
1977 2,019,002 2,623,948
1976 1,958,177 2,558,521
1975 1,899,055 2,494,570
1974 1,839,182 2,432,028
1973 1,778,094 2,370,919
1972 1,714,555 2,311,430
1971 1,645,145 2,253,119
1970 1,565,163 2,195,616
1969 1,473,100 2,139,024
1968 1,372,460 2,083,069
1967 1,271,183 2,027,403
1966 1,178,360 1,971,737
1965 1,099,440 1,915,916
1964 1,035,640 1,859,997
1963 984,714 1,804,272
1962 940,554 1,749,214
1961 897,591 1,695,400
1960 853,471 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Turkmenistan
2100 0.13% -0.29%
2099 0.2% -0.27%
2098 0.18% -0.26%
2097 0.16% -0.24%
2096 0.27% -0.23%
2095 0.15% -0.22%
2094 0.23% -0.21%
2093 0.24% -0.19%
2092 0.41% -0.18%
2091 0.31% -0.17%
2090 0.39% -0.15%
2089 0.34% -0.14%
2088 0.34% -0.13%
2087 0.31% -0.11%
2086 0.38% -0.1%
2085 0.33% -0.08%
2084 0.3% -0.07%
2083 0.42% -0.06%
2082 0.48% -0.04%
2081 0.42% -0.03%
2080 0.46% -0.008%
2079 0.43% 0.01%
2078 0.46% 0.03%
2077 0.47% 0.04%
2076 0.54% 0.06%
2075 0.49% 0.07%
2074 0.55% 0.09%
2073 0.57% 0.1%
2072 0.6% 0.12%
2071 0.65% 0.13%
2070 0.57% 0.14%
2069 0.74% 0.15%
2068 0.62% 0.16%
2067 0.73% 0.17%
2066 0.73% 0.18%
2065 0.67% 0.19%
2064 0.73% 0.2%
2063 0.82% 0.22%
2062 0.79% 0.24%
2061 0.78% 0.25%
2060 0.81% 0.28%
2059 0.82% 0.31%
2058 0.85% 0.33%
2057 0.77% 0.36%
2056 0.85% 0.4%
2055 0.79% 0.43%
2054 0.8% 0.47%
2053 0.95% 0.51%
2052 0.89% 0.55%
2051 1.04% 0.59%
2050 1.06% 0.63%
2049 1.14% 0.68%
2048 1.13% 0.71%
2047 1.16% 0.75%
2046 1.3% 0.78%
2045 1.3% 0.81%
2044 1.3% 0.83%
2043 1.31% 0.85%
2042 1.4% 0.87%
2041 1.55% 0.88%
2040 1.46% 0.89%
2039 1.51% 0.9%
2038 1.5% 0.91%
2037 1.46% 0.92%
2036 1.48% 0.93%
2035 1.48% 0.94%
2034 1.5% 0.96%
2033 1.54% 0.97%
2032 1.66% 1%
2031 1.62% 1.04%
2030 1.7% 1.15%
2029 1.81% 1.27%
2028 1.83% 1.38%
2027 2.14% 1.49%
2026 -0.94% 1.6%
2025 0.38% 1.72%
2024 0.99% 1.77%
2023 1.63% 1.86%
2022 1.72% 1.95%
2021 1.85% 2.05%
2020 1.81% 2.15%
2019 2% 2.23%
2018 2.23% 2.28%
2017 2.28% 2.31%
2016 4.84% 2.32%
2015 8.57% 2.31%
2014 10% 2.29%
2013 5.33% 2.25%
2012 1.43% 2.2%
2011 2.51% 2.14%
2010 2.17% 2.07%
2009 2.17% 1.99%
2008 2.38% 1.93%
2007 6.22% 1.88%
2006 6.6% 1.88%
2005 2.51% 1.9%
2004 2.44% 1.94%
2003 2.24% 1.98%
2002 2.13% 2.01%
2001 2.08% 2.02%
2000 2.09% 2.01%
1999 2.17% 1.85%
1998 2.34% 1.7%
1997 2.72% 1.71%
1996 3.38% 1.73%
1995 4.18% 1.81%
1994 4.91% 2.09%
1993 5.34% 2.22%
1992 5.43% 2.3%
1991 8.1% 2.54%
1990 8.13% 2.68%
1989 4.9% 2.9%
1988 4.77% 3.09%
1987 4.73% 3.13%
1986 4.72% 3.09%
1985 4.68% 2.96%
1984 4.63% 2.82%
1983 4.55% 2.75%
1982 4.36% 2.7%
1981 4.09% 2.65%
1980 3.73% 2.6%
1979 3.37% 2.57%
1978 3.2% 2.56%
1977 3.11% 2.56%
1976 3.11% 2.56%
1975 3.26% 2.57%
1974 3.44% 2.58%
1973 3.71% 2.57%
1972 4.22% 2.59%
1971 5.11% 2.62%
1970 6.25% 2.65%
1969 7.33% 2.69%
1968 7.97% 2.75%
1967 7.88% 2.82%
1966 7.18% 2.91%
1965 6.16% 3.01%
1964 5.17% 3.09%
1963 4.7% 3.15%
1962 4.79% 3.17%
1961 5.17% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jordan grew by 0.99%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Jordan Turkmenistan
Current population
11555022
7776557
Population rank 86/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.09%
One net population change
4.62 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
2.23 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
15.1 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +311 +356
Annual growth/decline +113,663 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 61/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 +13,268
Net migration rank 190/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - 13,268
2024 - -156,369 - 14,646
2023 200,895 -17,445 117,529 15,005
2022 199,900 -17,445 121,814 14,141
2021 190,795 6,573 122,721 17,617
2020 198,138 6,745 124,014 19,913
2019 204,933 -23,156 128,275 19,735
2018 205,333 32,062 129,537 19,293
2017 205,903 12,873 131,417 16,678
2016 205,891 31,046 132,581 13,365
2015 195,495 490,844 132,663 9,936
2014 184,169 635,528 129,677 8,696
2013 170,473 609,631 126,217 7,287
2012 175,437 -146,181 120,957 7,125
2011 177,076 7,057 115,197 6,992
2010 177,748 4,872 109,318 6,621
2009 177,651 -49,687 102,931 6,656
2008 175,048 767 96,815 6,734
2007 167,574 -18,108 92,038 6,388
2006 147,643 502,609 87,840 7,613
2005 141,816 3,500 83,968 10,263
2004 141,752 7,979 79,850 14,242
2003 142,443 -11,699 76,737 17,625
2002 139,250 -18,463 75,639 18,803
2001 136,450 -22,896 76,682 16,982
2000 136,414 -26,077 76,875 14,925
1999 138,201 -27,530 76,362 12,859
1998 140,696 -27,036 77,342 -3,239
1997 145,358 -23,021 79,045 -5,600
1996 147,852 -2,655 80,996 -8,627
1995 147,652 27,991 86,289 -13,423
1994 144,199 61,533 89,319 -13,094
1993 139,467 81,576 92,596 -312
1992 134,241 85,376 96,668 -13,517
1991 129,642 75,824 99,297 -4,864
1990 114,912 266,100 101,099 -4,864
1989 112,608 50,941 103,553 -3,576
1988 109,754 39,873 104,802 1,408
1987 106,536 34,646 103,885 3,161
1986 103,551 30,763 100,930 1,878
1985 99,801 28,040 95,890 1,861
1984 96,092 24,316 90,591 -1,427
1983 92,863 21,487 85,183 -1,264
1982 89,473 16,944 80,989 -961
1981 86,751 9,659 77,829 -1,102
1980 84,508 1,735 74,394 -1,152
1979 82,076 -7,706 71,135 -677
1978 79,908 -13,701 68,437 -350
1977 78,101 -15,132 66,318 -132
1976 75,981 -17,309 64,513 160
1975 74,392 -14,822 62,681 550
1974 72,212 -12,024 60,925 924
1973 70,058 -8,072 59,169 1,194
1972 67,707 -2,622 57,326 1,293
1971 64,763 8,976 56,666 1,348
1970 60,321 25,894 55,617 1,376
1969 57,431 40,481 54,791 1,397
1968 53,336 50,036 54,324 1,401
1967 48,791 50,397 54,209 1,397
1966 44,580 41,882 54,353 1,377
1965 41,635 29,737 54,558 1,366
1964 39,205 17,018 54,574 1,340
1963 36,858 8,763 54,203 1,332
1962 34,598 8,098 53,248 1,337
1961 32,143 11,097 51,659 1,372
1960 29,491 15,509 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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