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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,555,022 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 4.6 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (79.8% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Jordan vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Uganda
2100 21,346,709 122,497,526
2099 21,318,400 122,436,109
2098 21,276,587 122,364,302
2097 21,237,878 122,266,255
2096 21,204,195 122,146,810
2095 21,146,160 121,976,411
2094 21,113,543 121,799,752
2093 21,064,917 121,584,860
2092 21,015,511 121,336,796
2091 20,930,262 121,070,447
2090 20,864,971 120,767,412
2089 20,783,567 120,427,771
2088 20,713,897 120,064,594
2087 20,643,710 119,668,549
2086 20,580,263 119,256,686
2085 20,502,047 118,815,763
2084 20,434,545 118,339,179
2083 20,374,054 117,821,938
2082 20,288,057 117,274,958
2081 20,191,077 116,707,394
2080 20,105,784 116,096,095
2079 20,014,191 115,474,153
2078 19,927,535 114,805,376
2077 19,835,869 114,118,687
2076 19,742,371 113,390,189
2075 19,635,722 112,637,851
2074 19,539,085 111,863,410
2073 19,432,498 111,070,771
2072 19,323,034 110,240,940
2071 19,207,735 109,392,890
2070 19,084,510 108,505,633
2069 18,977,089 107,607,659
2068 18,837,786 106,677,578
2067 18,721,500 105,722,829
2066 18,585,819 104,739,111
2065 18,450,342 103,737,893
2064 18,327,889 102,701,560
2063 18,195,124 101,646,533
2062 18,046,701 100,561,859
2061 17,905,240 99,450,764
2060 17,766,923 98,334,788
2059 17,623,583 97,187,498
2058 17,480,101 96,014,439
2057 17,332,985 94,821,765
2056 17,199,988 93,613,209
2055 17,055,494 92,385,049
2054 16,922,360 91,132,827
2053 16,788,269 89,857,705
2052 16,629,867 88,568,311
2051 16,483,332 87,270,603
2050 16,313,641 85,957,376
2049 16,143,037 84,632,277
2048 15,960,692 83,284,965
2047 15,782,848 81,928,165
2046 15,601,379 80,569,225
2045 15,401,446 79,208,662
2044 15,203,736 77,834,944
2043 15,009,222 76,453,982
2042 14,814,702 75,075,287
2041 14,610,184 73,701,695
2040 14,387,461 72,333,375
2039 14,180,166 70,963,211
2038 13,969,908 69,580,447
2037 13,763,230 68,186,136
2036 13,565,172 66,804,746
2035 13,367,627 65,411,934
2034 13,173,095 64,023,352
2033 12,977,990 62,634,483
2032 12,780,785 61,235,174
2031 12,572,455 59,825,075
2030 12,372,453 58,415,479
2029 12,165,594 57,006,283
2028 11,949,107 55,596,520
2027 11,734,783 54,191,271
2026 11,488,370 52,792,624
2025 11,596,825 51,400,003
2024 11,552,876 50,015,092
2023 11,439,213 48,656,601
2022 11,256,263 47,312,719
2021 11,066,356 45,910,930
2020 10,865,228 44,457,152
2019 10,671,891 42,999,637
2018 10,462,306 41,565,831
2017 10,234,226 40,177,388
2016 10,006,367 38,799,152
2015 9,544,729 37,531,446
2014 8,791,710 36,395,539
2013 7,991,809 35,337,042
2012 7,587,127 34,337,438
2011 7,480,424 33,354,543
2010 7,297,043 32,390,802
2009 7,141,753 31,451,151
2008 6,989,866 30,539,553
2007 6,827,227 29,653,430
2006 6,427,371 28,794,003
2005 6,029,587 27,963,289
2004 5,882,061 27,154,515
2003 5,741,828 26,352,124
2002 5,616,066 25,532,870
2001 5,498,894 24,745,676
2000 5,386,945 24,000,150
1999 5,276,444 23,257,281
1998 5,164,284 22,515,806
1997 5,046,285 21,856,046
1996 4,912,516 21,231,550
1995 4,752,096 20,665,667
1994 4,561,406 20,108,801
1993 4,348,020 19,445,161
1992 4,127,693 18,785,032
1991 3,915,149 18,155,901
1990 3,621,908 17,569,897
1989 3,349,627 17,010,698
1988 3,193,039 16,470,483
1987 3,047,634 15,954,170
1986 2,909,887 15,467,579
1985 2,778,810 15,023,681
1984 2,654,688 14,607,677
1983 2,537,307 14,221,881
1982 2,426,927 13,873,631
1981 2,325,517 13,556,452
1980 2,234,186 13,275,741
1979 2,153,882 13,002,163
1978 2,083,595 12,692,113
1977 2,019,002 12,359,669
1976 1,958,177 12,037,294
1975 1,899,055 11,725,240
1974 1,839,182 11,424,846
1973 1,778,094 11,144,236
1972 1,714,555 10,885,796
1971 1,645,145 10,618,206
1970 1,565,163 10,321,603
1969 1,473,100 10,014,858
1968 1,372,460 9,708,632
1967 1,271,183 9,408,924
1966 1,178,360 9,122,864
1965 1,099,440 8,849,203
1964 1,035,640 8,586,363
1963 984,714 8,333,663
1962 940,554 8,092,231
1961 897,591 7,862,217
1960 853,471 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Uganda
2100 0.13% 0.05%
2099 0.2% 0.06%
2098 0.18% 0.08%
2097 0.16% 0.1%
2096 0.27% 0.14%
2095 0.15% 0.15%
2094 0.23% 0.18%
2093 0.24% 0.2%
2092 0.41% 0.22%
2091 0.31% 0.25%
2090 0.39% 0.28%
2089 0.34% 0.3%
2088 0.34% 0.33%
2087 0.31% 0.35%
2086 0.38% 0.37%
2085 0.33% 0.4%
2084 0.3% 0.44%
2083 0.42% 0.47%
2082 0.48% 0.49%
2081 0.42% 0.53%
2080 0.46% 0.54%
2079 0.43% 0.58%
2078 0.46% 0.6%
2077 0.47% 0.64%
2076 0.54% 0.67%
2075 0.49% 0.69%
2074 0.55% 0.71%
2073 0.57% 0.75%
2072 0.6% 0.78%
2071 0.65% 0.82%
2070 0.57% 0.83%
2069 0.74% 0.87%
2068 0.62% 0.9%
2067 0.73% 0.94%
2066 0.73% 0.97%
2065 0.67% 1.01%
2064 0.73% 1.04%
2063 0.82% 1.08%
2062 0.79% 1.12%
2061 0.78% 1.13%
2060 0.81% 1.18%
2059 0.82% 1.22%
2058 0.85% 1.26%
2057 0.77% 1.29%
2056 0.85% 1.33%
2055 0.79% 1.37%
2054 0.8% 1.42%
2053 0.95% 1.46%
2052 0.89% 1.49%
2051 1.04% 1.53%
2050 1.06% 1.57%
2049 1.14% 1.62%
2048 1.13% 1.66%
2047 1.16% 1.69%
2046 1.3% 1.72%
2045 1.3% 1.76%
2044 1.3% 1.81%
2043 1.31% 1.84%
2042 1.4% 1.86%
2041 1.55% 1.89%
2040 1.46% 1.93%
2039 1.51% 1.99%
2038 1.5% 2.04%
2037 1.46% 2.07%
2036 1.48% 2.13%
2035 1.48% 2.17%
2034 1.5% 2.22%
2033 1.54% 2.29%
2032 1.66% 2.36%
2031 1.62% 2.41%
2030 1.7% 2.47%
2029 1.81% 2.54%
2028 1.83% 2.59%
2027 2.14% 2.65%
2026 -0.94% 2.71%
2025 0.38% 2.77%
2024 0.99% 2.79%
2023 1.63% 2.84%
2022 1.72% 3.05%
2021 1.85% 3.27%
2020 1.81% 3.39%
2019 2% 3.45%
2018 2.23% 3.46%
2017 2.28% 3.55%
2016 4.84% 3.38%
2015 8.57% 3.12%
2014 10% 3%
2013 5.33% 2.91%
2012 1.43% 2.95%
2011 2.51% 2.98%
2010 2.17% 2.99%
2009 2.17% 2.98%
2008 2.38% 2.99%
2007 6.22% 2.98%
2006 6.6% 2.97%
2005 2.51% 2.98%
2004 2.44% 3.04%
2003 2.24% 3.21%
2002 2.13% 3.18%
2001 2.08% 3.11%
2000 2.09% 3.19%
1999 2.17% 3.29%
1998 2.34% 3.02%
1997 2.72% 2.94%
1996 3.38% 2.74%
1995 4.18% 2.77%
1994 4.91% 3.41%
1993 5.34% 3.51%
1992 5.43% 3.47%
1991 8.1% 3.34%
1990 8.13% 3.29%
1989 4.9% 3.28%
1988 4.77% 3.24%
1987 4.73% 3.15%
1986 4.72% 2.95%
1985 4.68% 2.85%
1984 4.63% 2.71%
1983 4.55% 2.51%
1982 4.36% 2.34%
1981 4.09% 2.11%
1980 3.73% 2.1%
1979 3.37% 2.44%
1978 3.2% 2.69%
1977 3.11% 2.68%
1976 3.11% 2.66%
1975 3.26% 2.63%
1974 3.44% 2.52%
1973 3.71% 2.37%
1972 4.22% 2.52%
1971 5.11% 2.87%
1970 6.25% 3.06%
1969 7.33% 3.15%
1968 7.97% 3.19%
1967 7.88% 3.14%
1966 7.18% 3.09%
1965 6.16% 3.06%
1964 5.17% 3.03%
1963 4.7% 2.98%
1962 4.79% 2.93%
1961 5.17% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Jordan grew by 0.99%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Jordan Uganda
Current population
11555022
53170946
Population rank 86/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.64%
One net population change
4.62 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
2.23 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
15.1 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +311 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +113,663 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 22/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -303,267 -119,059
Net migration rank 190/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -119,059
2024 - -156,369 - -117,924
2023 200,895 -17,445 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 199,900 -17,445 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 190,795 6,573 1,423,377 43,464
2020 198,138 6,745 1,397,288 43,464
2019 204,933 -23,156 1,367,044 107,210
2018 205,333 32,062 1,332,600 60,724
2017 205,903 12,873 1,290,658 92,879
2016 205,891 31,046 1,249,565 123,379
2015 195,495 490,844 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 184,169 635,528 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 170,473 609,631 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 175,437 -146,181 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 177,076 7,057 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 177,748 4,872 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 177,651 -49,687 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 175,048 767 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 167,574 -18,108 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 147,643 502,609 999,958 -156,232
2005 141,816 3,500 969,096 -151,386
2004 141,752 7,979 938,623 -138,770
2003 142,443 -11,699 901,374 -96,429
2002 139,250 -18,463 868,756 -35,149
2001 136,450 -22,896 836,751 -95,956
2000 136,414 -26,077 803,069 -52,824
1999 138,201 -27,530 775,166 -39,695
1998 140,696 -27,036 741,175 6,277
1997 145,358 -23,021 727,523 -155,461
1996 147,852 -2,655 699,707 -22,795
1995 147,652 27,991 697,218 -242,378
1994 144,199 61,533 675,092 -16,198
1993 139,467 81,576 650,032 18,349
1992 134,241 85,376 627,139 24,723
1991 129,642 75,824 602,740 3,643
1990 114,912 266,100 587,291 -21,688
1989 112,608 50,941 565,367 -12,576
1988 109,754 39,873 547,759 -20,113
1987 106,536 34,646 527,397 -22,415
1986 103,551 30,763 487,693 -19,485
1985 99,801 28,040 462,534 -42,942
1984 96,092 24,316 421,241 -8,818
1983 92,863 21,487 404,940 -45,776
1982 89,473 16,944 390,820 -53,497
1981 86,751 9,659 380,028 -83,010
1980 84,508 1,735 370,287 -105,900
1979 82,076 -7,706 381,626 -98,863
1978 79,908 -13,701 371,930 -34,606
1977 78,101 -15,132 365,216 -37,671
1976 75,981 -17,309 359,458 -42,259
1975 74,392 -14,822 354,278 -47,359
1974 72,212 -12,024 345,773 -51,910
1973 70,058 -8,072 340,780 -73,439
1972 67,707 -2,622 335,935 -86,409
1971 64,763 8,976 328,294 -42,642
1970 60,321 25,894 333,202 -25,646
1969 57,431 40,481 320,486 -14,548
1968 53,336 50,036 309,725 -3,214
1967 48,791 50,397 296,692 -3,773
1966 44,580 41,882 282,225 -3,021
1965 41,635 29,737 271,830 -3,716
1964 39,205 17,018 260,733 -3,169
1963 36,858 8,763 250,885 -3,058
1962 34,598 8,098 241,513 -6,470
1961 32,143 11,097 232,894 -7,893
1960 29,491 15,509 225,080 -7,586

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

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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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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