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

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The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,520,684 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,538,682 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 3.41 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Jordan is ranked the 86th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +2.51% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.5M (79.5% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Jordan vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jordan Uruguay
2100 21,206,553 2,256,662
2099 21,178,430 2,279,820
2098 21,136,891 2,303,272
2097 21,098,437 2,326,907
2096 21,064,975 2,350,717
2095 21,007,321 2,374,752
2094 20,974,918 2,398,877
2093 20,926,611 2,423,185
2092 20,877,529 2,447,561
2091 20,792,840 2,472,040
2090 20,727,978 2,496,427
2089 20,647,108 2,520,765
2088 20,577,895 2,544,964
2087 20,508,170 2,569,010
2086 20,445,139 2,592,884
2085 20,367,437 2,616,538
2084 20,300,378 2,639,909
2083 20,240,284 2,663,057
2082 20,154,852 2,685,928
2081 20,058,508 2,708,500
2080 19,973,775 2,730,788
2079 19,882,784 2,752,736
2078 19,796,696 2,774,335
2077 19,705,632 2,795,612
2076 19,612,748 2,816,580
2075 19,506,799 2,837,210
2074 19,410,797 2,857,609
2073 19,304,910 2,877,622
2072 19,196,165 2,897,443
2071 19,081,623 2,916,996
2070 18,959,207 2,936,376
2069 18,852,491 2,955,513
2068 18,714,102 2,974,342
2067 18,598,580 2,992,883
2066 18,463,790 3,011,205
2065 18,329,203 3,029,336
2064 18,207,553 3,047,237
2063 18,075,660 3,064,958
2062 17,928,211 3,082,535
2061 17,787,680 3,099,898
2060 17,650,270 3,117,041
2059 17,507,871 3,133,843
2058 17,365,332 3,150,140
2057 17,219,182 3,165,945
2056 17,087,058 3,181,263
2055 16,943,513 3,195,961
2054 16,811,253 3,209,999
2053 16,678,042 3,223,284
2052 16,520,680 3,235,861
2051 16,375,107 3,247,775
2050 16,206,530 3,258,995
2049 16,037,046 3,269,562
2048 15,855,898 3,279,496
2047 15,679,222 3,288,855
2046 15,498,944 3,297,581
2045 15,300,324 3,305,802
2044 15,103,912 3,313,441
2043 14,910,676 3,320,450
2042 14,717,433 3,326,840
2041 14,514,257 3,332,768
2040 14,292,997 3,338,161
2039 14,087,063 3,343,179
2038 13,878,186 3,347,674
2037 13,672,864 3,351,794
2036 13,476,107 3,355,554
2035 13,279,859 3,359,009
2034 13,086,605 3,362,159
2033 12,892,780 3,365,133
2032 12,696,870 3,367,940
2031 12,489,908 3,370,610
2030 12,291,219 3,373,156
2029 12,085,718 3,375,688
2028 11,870,652 3,378,080
2027 11,657,736 3,380,387
2026 11,412,941 3,382,672
2025 11,520,684 3,384,688
2024 11,552,876 3,386,588
2023 11,439,213 3,388,081
2022 11,256,263 3,390,913
2021 11,066,356 3,396,695
2020 10,865,228 3,398,968
2019 10,671,891 3,397,206
2018 10,462,306 3,394,534
2017 10,234,226 3,388,438
2016 10,006,367 3,379,283
2015 9,544,729 3,368,017
2014 8,791,710 3,356,334
2013 7,991,809 3,345,337
2012 7,587,127 3,335,401
2011 7,480,424 3,326,825
2010 7,297,043 3,318,580
2009 7,141,753 3,310,091
2008 6,989,866 3,302,177
2007 6,827,227 3,295,153
2006 6,427,371 3,289,506
2005 6,029,587 3,285,771
2004 5,882,061 3,283,148
2003 5,741,828 3,281,186
2002 5,616,066 3,278,867
2001 5,498,894 3,274,251
2000 5,386,945 3,266,206
1999 5,276,444 3,254,015
1998 5,164,284 3,239,280
1997 5,046,285 3,223,345
1996 4,912,516 3,206,324
1995 4,752,096 3,189,440
1994 4,561,406 3,172,834
1993 4,348,020 3,156,345
1992 4,127,693 3,139,702
1991 3,915,149 3,122,354
1990 3,621,908 3,104,403
1989 3,349,627 3,086,255
1988 3,193,039 3,067,961
1987 3,047,634 3,049,896
1986 2,909,887 3,032,845
1985 2,778,810 3,017,037
1984 2,654,688 3,002,488
1983 2,537,307 2,988,778
1982 2,426,927 2,975,492
1981 2,325,517 2,963,246
1980 2,234,186 2,951,953
1979 2,153,882 2,939,903
1978 2,083,595 2,925,715
1977 2,019,002 2,909,461
1976 1,958,177 2,891,392
1975 1,899,055 2,872,320
1974 1,839,182 2,853,944
1973 1,778,094 2,837,133
1972 1,714,555 2,821,644
1971 1,645,145 2,806,462
1970 1,565,163 2,790,807
1969 1,473,100 2,773,974
1968 1,372,460 2,754,606
1967 1,271,183 2,732,277
1966 1,178,360 2,707,646
1965 1,099,440 2,681,169
1964 1,035,640 2,653,180
1963 984,714 2,623,766
1962 940,554 2,593,298
1961 897,591 2,562,044
1960 853,471 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Jordan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jordan Uruguay
2100 0.13% -1.02%
2099 0.2% -1.02%
2098 0.18% -1.02%
2097 0.16% -1.01%
2096 0.27% -1.01%
2095 0.15% -1.01%
2094 0.23% -1%
2093 0.24% -1%
2092 0.41% -0.99%
2091 0.31% -0.98%
2090 0.39% -0.97%
2089 0.34% -0.95%
2088 0.34% -0.94%
2087 0.31% -0.92%
2086 0.38% -0.9%
2085 0.33% -0.89%
2084 0.3% -0.87%
2083 0.42% -0.85%
2082 0.48% -0.83%
2081 0.42% -0.82%
2080 0.46% -0.8%
2079 0.43% -0.78%
2078 0.46% -0.76%
2077 0.47% -0.74%
2076 0.54% -0.73%
2075 0.49% -0.71%
2074 0.55% -0.7%
2073 0.57% -0.68%
2072 0.6% -0.67%
2071 0.65% -0.66%
2070 0.57% -0.65%
2069 0.74% -0.63%
2068 0.62% -0.62%
2067 0.73% -0.61%
2066 0.73% -0.6%
2065 0.67% -0.59%
2064 0.73% -0.58%
2063 0.82% -0.57%
2062 0.79% -0.56%
2061 0.78% -0.55%
2060 0.81% -0.54%
2059 0.82% -0.52%
2058 0.85% -0.5%
2057 0.77% -0.48%
2056 0.85% -0.46%
2055 0.79% -0.44%
2054 0.8% -0.41%
2053 0.95% -0.39%
2052 0.89% -0.37%
2051 1.04% -0.34%
2050 1.06% -0.32%
2049 1.14% -0.3%
2048 1.13% -0.28%
2047 1.16% -0.26%
2046 1.3% -0.25%
2045 1.3% -0.23%
2044 1.3% -0.21%
2043 1.31% -0.19%
2042 1.4% -0.18%
2041 1.55% -0.16%
2040 1.46% -0.15%
2039 1.51% -0.13%
2038 1.5% -0.12%
2037 1.46% -0.11%
2036 1.48% -0.1%
2035 1.48% -0.09%
2034 1.5% -0.09%
2033 1.54% -0.08%
2032 1.66% -0.08%
2031 1.62% -0.08%
2030 1.7% -0.08%
2029 1.81% -0.07%
2028 1.83% -0.07%
2027 2.14% -0.07%
2026 -0.94% -0.06%
2025 -0.28% -0.06%
2024 0.99% -0.04%
2023 1.63% -0.08%
2022 1.72% -0.17%
2021 1.85% -0.07%
2020 1.81% 0.05%
2019 2% 0.08%
2018 2.23% 0.18%
2017 2.28% 0.27%
2016 4.84% 0.33%
2015 8.57% 0.35%
2014 10% 0.33%
2013 5.33% 0.3%
2012 1.43% 0.26%
2011 2.51% 0.25%
2010 2.17% 0.26%
2009 2.17% 0.24%
2008 2.38% 0.21%
2007 6.22% 0.17%
2006 6.6% 0.11%
2005 2.51% 0.08%
2004 2.44% 0.06%
2003 2.24% 0.07%
2002 2.13% 0.14%
2001 2.08% 0.25%
2000 2.09% 0.37%
1999 2.17% 0.45%
1998 2.34% 0.49%
1997 2.72% 0.53%
1996 3.38% 0.53%
1995 4.18% 0.52%
1994 4.91% 0.52%
1993 5.34% 0.53%
1992 5.43% 0.56%
1991 8.1% 0.58%
1990 8.13% 0.59%
1989 4.9% 0.6%
1988 4.77% 0.59%
1987 4.73% 0.56%
1986 4.72% 0.52%
1985 4.68% 0.48%
1984 4.63% 0.46%
1983 4.55% 0.45%
1982 4.36% 0.41%
1981 4.09% 0.38%
1980 3.73% 0.41%
1979 3.37% 0.48%
1978 3.2% 0.56%
1977 3.11% 0.62%
1976 3.11% 0.66%
1975 3.26% 0.64%
1974 3.44% 0.59%
1973 3.71% 0.55%
1972 4.22% 0.54%
1971 5.11% 0.56%
1970 6.25% 0.61%
1969 7.33% 0.7%
1968 7.97% 0.82%
1967 7.88% 0.91%
1966 7.18% 0.99%
1965 6.16% 1.05%
1964 5.17% 1.12%
1963 4.7% 1.17%
1962 4.79% 1.22%
1961 5.17% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Jordan Uruguay
Current population
11538682
3382672
Population rank 86/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.04%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
4.62 hours
One birth every
2.22 minutes
15.8 minutes
One death every
14.6 minutes
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -88 -5
Annual growth/decline -32,192 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate -0.28% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 161/197
One migration net change every
1.74 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -303,267 -1,338
Net migration rank 190/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 5,280,168 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 13/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 45.7% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 10/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jordan
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jordan Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -303,267 - -1,338
2024 200,223 -156,369 -443 -1,348
2023 200,895 -17,445 298 -1,501
2022 199,900 -17,445 -2,964 -1,501
2021 190,795 6,573 -5,621 -1,482
2020 198,138 6,745 4,048 -1,482
2019 204,933 -23,156 3,873 -2,899
2018 205,333 32,062 7,322 -2,963
2017 205,903 12,873 10,907 -3,091
2016 205,891 31,046 14,008 -3,506
2015 195,495 490,844 16,194 -4,157
2014 184,169 635,528 16,238 -4,919
2013 170,473 609,631 16,318 -5,647
2012 175,437 -146,181 15,520 -6,317
2011 177,076 7,057 14,934 -6,982
2010 177,748 4,872 16,231 -7,696
2009 177,651 -49,687 16,947 -8,510
2008 175,048 767 16,838 -9,458
2007 167,574 -18,108 17,422 -10,750
2006 147,643 502,609 17,783 -13,161
2005 141,816 3,500 18,926 -16,086
2004 141,752 7,979 18,067 -15,668
2003 142,443 -11,699 18,628 -17,105
2002 139,250 -18,463 20,073 -16,957
2001 136,450 -22,896 20,729 -14,620
2000 136,414 -26,077 21,060 -11,076
1999 138,201 -27,530 21,844 -7,441
1998 140,696 -27,036 22,114 -7,048
1997 145,358 -23,021 23,737 -6,938
1996 147,852 -2,655 24,635 -7,397
1995 147,652 27,991 24,872 -8,339
1994 144,199 61,533 24,637 -7,955
1993 139,467 81,576 24,212 -7,922
1992 134,241 85,376 24,847 -7,850
1991 129,642 75,824 25,422 -7,714
1990 114,912 266,100 25,699 -7,499
1989 112,608 50,941 25,322 -7,229
1988 109,754 39,873 25,071 -6,582
1987 106,536 34,646 24,469 -6,833
1986 103,551 30,763 24,505 -8,046
1985 99,801 28,040 23,988 -8,832
1984 96,092 24,316 23,684 -9,730
1983 92,863 21,487 24,146 -10,671
1982 89,473 16,944 25,224 -12,131
1981 86,751 9,659 24,968 -13,577
1980 84,508 1,735 25,451 -14,252
1979 82,076 -7,706 27,456 -14,552
1978 79,908 -13,701 30,076 -14,611
1977 78,101 -15,132 31,321 -14,280
1976 75,981 -17,309 33,199 -14,096
1975 74,392 -14,822 33,393 -14,350
1974 72,212 -12,024 32,221 -14,512
1973 70,058 -8,072 30,213 -14,312
1972 67,707 -2,622 28,896 -13,817
1971 64,763 8,976 28,584 -13,288
1970 60,321 25,894 28,737 -12,727
1969 57,431 40,481 28,805 -11,149
1968 53,336 50,036 29,103 -8,028
1967 48,791 50,397 29,514 -5,938
1966 44,580 41,882 30,293 -4,599
1965 41,635 29,737 30,807 -3,542
1964 39,205 17,018 31,340 -2,623
1963 36,858 8,763 31,824 -1,707
1962 34,598 8,098 31,441 -623
1961 32,143 11,097 30,975 703
1960 29,491 15,509 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 5,280,168 residents or 45.7% of the population were not native-born in Jordan, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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