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

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The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,520,684 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,538,682 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 1.48 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 +2.51% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.5M (79.5% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Jordan vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Turkmenistan
2100 21,206,553 10,041,228
2099 21,178,430 10,070,007
2098 21,136,891 10,097,571
2097 21,098,437 10,123,813
2096 21,064,975 10,148,560
2095 21,007,321 10,172,371
2094 20,974,918 10,194,567
2093 20,926,611 10,215,533
2092 20,877,529 10,235,132
2091 20,792,840 10,253,189
2090 20,727,978 10,270,414
2089 20,647,108 10,285,963
2088 20,577,895 10,300,439
2087 20,508,170 10,313,629
2086 20,445,139 10,325,212
2085 20,367,437 10,335,299
2084 20,300,378 10,343,821
2083 20,240,284 10,350,710
2082 20,154,852 10,356,526
2081 20,058,508 10,360,689
2080 19,973,775 10,363,394
2079 19,882,784 10,364,229
2078 19,796,696 10,363,113
2077 19,705,632 10,360,467
2076 19,612,748 10,356,079
2075 19,506,799 10,349,863
2074 19,410,797 10,342,496
2073 19,304,910 10,333,532
2072 19,196,165 10,322,776
2071 19,081,623 10,310,748
2070 18,959,207 10,297,702
2069 18,852,491 10,283,723
2068 18,714,102 10,268,779
2067 18,598,580 10,252,681
2066 18,463,790 10,235,535
2065 18,329,203 10,217,603
2064 18,207,553 10,198,228
2063 18,075,660 10,177,447
2062 17,928,211 10,155,121
2061 17,787,680 10,131,160
2060 17,650,270 10,105,616
2059 17,507,871 10,077,893
2058 17,365,332 10,047,185
2057 17,219,182 10,013,846
2056 17,087,058 9,977,699
2055 16,943,513 9,938,273
2054 16,811,253 9,895,840
2053 16,678,042 9,849,324
2052 16,520,680 9,799,331
2051 16,375,107 9,745,673
2050 16,206,530 9,688,197
2049 16,037,046 9,627,119
2048 15,855,898 9,562,502
2047 15,679,222 9,494,734
2046 15,498,944 9,423,990
2045 15,300,324 9,350,870
2044 15,103,912 9,275,707
2043 14,910,676 9,199,229
2042 14,717,433 9,121,705
2041 14,514,257 9,043,208
2040 14,292,997 8,964,374
2039 14,087,063 8,885,167
2038 13,878,186 8,805,836
2037 13,672,864 8,726,399
2036 13,476,107 8,646,796
2035 13,279,859 8,567,354
2034 13,086,605 8,487,651
2033 12,892,780 8,407,327
2032 12,696,870 8,326,172
2031 12,489,908 8,243,436
2030 12,291,219 8,158,380
2029 12,085,718 8,065,431
2028 11,870,652 7,964,546
2027 11,657,736 7,856,302
2026 11,412,941 7,740,924
2025 11,520,684 7,618,847
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% 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 40.5% to 16,206,530 people with a rank change from 86th to 79th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M 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 -0.28% 1.66%
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 (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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Jordan Turkmenistan
Current population
11538682
7800189
Population rank 86/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.09%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
2.22 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
14.6 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -88 +341
Annual growth/decline -32,192 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.28% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 63/197
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 200,223 -156,369 112,942 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/jordan/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 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 108K
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 (1960–2025, 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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