The latest officially reported population of Jordan was 11,552,876 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jordan's population is 11,592,040 people compared to 22,528,646 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 1.94 times bigger than Jordan's.
- Jordan is ranked the 85th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.14% for Jordan vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, Jordan has had an average growth rate of +3.45% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2006, the population of Jordan has increased from 6.43M people to 11.6M (80.4% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.5M (85.7% growth).
- Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Jordan vs Zambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
11592040
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22528646
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| Population rank | 85/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
4.62 minutes
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.23 minutes
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
15.1 minutes
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.36 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | -156,369 | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +311 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +113,663 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.99% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 103/197 | 21/197 |
Jordan and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 853,471 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 897,591 | 3,254,086 | 5.17% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 940,554 | 3,358,099 | 4.79% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 984,714 | 3,465,907 | 4.7% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 1,035,640 | 3,577,017 | 5.17% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 1,099,440 | 3,692,086 | 6.16% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 1,178,360 | 3,812,003 | 7.18% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 1,271,183 | 3,936,343 | 7.88% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 1,372,460 | 4,065,593 | 7.97% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 1,473,100 | 4,197,116 | 7.33% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 1,565,163 | 4,321,718 | 6.25% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 1,645,145 | 4,442,525 | 5.11% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 1,714,555 | 4,569,309 | 4.22% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 1,778,094 | 4,702,693 | 3.71% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 1,839,182 | 4,842,746 | 3.44% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 1,899,055 | 4,990,086 | 3.26% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 1,958,177 | 5,143,842 | 3.11% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 2,019,002 | 5,302,480 | 3.11% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 2,083,595 | 5,465,374 | 3.2% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 2,153,882 | 5,631,728 | 3.37% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 2,234,186 | 5,802,833 | 3.73% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 2,325,517 | 5,983,289 | 4.09% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 2,426,927 | 6,178,637 | 4.36% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 2,537,307 | 6,381,038 | 4.55% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 2,654,688 | 6,580,490 | 4.63% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 2,778,810 | 6,780,953 | 4.68% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 2,909,887 | 6,986,471 | 4.72% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 3,047,634 | 7,191,282 | 4.73% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 3,193,039 | 7,391,440 | 4.77% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 3,349,627 | 7,589,216 | 4.9% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 3,621,908 | 7,786,169 | 8.13% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 3,915,149 | 7,981,650 | 8.1% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 4,127,693 | 8,176,680 | 5.43% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 4,348,020 | 8,373,921 | 5.34% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 4,561,406 | 8,576,269 | 4.91% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 4,752,096 | 8,785,763 | 4.18% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 4,912,516 | 9,004,053 | 3.38% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 5,046,285 | 9,237,063 | 2.72% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 5,164,284 | 9,482,408 | 2.34% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 5,276,444 | 9,740,005 | 2.17% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 5,386,945 | 10,017,631 | 2.09% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 5,498,894 | 10,325,185 | 2.08% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 5,616,066 | 10,647,949 | 2.13% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 5,741,828 | 10,983,595 | 2.24% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 5,882,061 | 11,338,198 | 2.44% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 6,029,587 | 11,718,819 | 2.51% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 6,427,371 | 12,129,553 | 6.6% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 6,827,227 | 12,565,085 | 6.22% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 6,989,866 | 13,021,324 | 2.38% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 7,141,753 | 13,490,389 | 2.17% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 7,297,043 | 13,965,594 | 2.17% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 7,480,424 | 14,437,796 | 2.51% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 7,587,127 | 14,913,629 | 1.43% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 7,991,809 | 15,398,997 | 5.33% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 8,791,710 | 15,895,315 | 10% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 9,544,729 | 16,399,089 | 8.57% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 10,006,367 | 16,914,423 | 4.84% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 10,234,226 | 17,441,320 | 2.28% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 10,462,306 | 17,973,569 | 2.23% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 10,671,891 | 18,513,839 | 2% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 10,865,228 | 19,059,395 | 1.81% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 11,066,356 | 19,603,607 | 1.85% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 11,256,263 | 20,152,938 | 1.72% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 11,439,213 | 20,723,965 | 1.63% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 11,552,876 | 21,314,956 | 0.99% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 11,520,678 | 21,913,869 | -0.28% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 11,589,528 | 22,521,905 | 0.6% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 11,819,454 | 23,138,716 | 1.98% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 12,034,459 | 23,761,368 | 1.82% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 12,245,726 | 24,389,681 | 1.76% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 12,448,772 | 25,024,887 | 1.66% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 12,652,545 | 25,666,496 | 1.64% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 12,854,926 | 26,311,946 | 1.6% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 13,050,713 | 26,960,073 | 1.52% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 13,245,158 | 27,611,621 | 1.49% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 13,440,821 | 28,266,887 | 1.48% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 13,638,248 | 28,925,103 | 1.47% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 13,840,237 | 29,583,482 | 1.48% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 14,048,303 | 30,240,549 | 1.5% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 14,256,684 | 30,895,586 | 1.48% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 14,471,288 | 31,550,394 | 1.51% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 14,684,501 | 32,204,340 | 1.47% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 14,883,641 | 32,856,596 | 1.36% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 15,077,789 | 33,510,500 | 1.3% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 15,273,526 | 34,165,920 | 1.3% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 15,471,971 | 34,821,101 | 1.3% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 15,662,312 | 35,475,795 | 1.23% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 15,841,619 | 36,129,270 | 1.14% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 16,021,374 | 36,782,260 | 1.13% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 16,197,518 | 37,434,667 | 1.1% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 16,367,341 | 38,083,369 | 1.05% | 1.73% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jordan increased by 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jordan gained 1,585,673 (a 15.8% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,614,223 (a 33.2% growth).
Jordan was ranked 101st most populous country in 2006 and is 85th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Jordan's population will grow by 41.2% to 16,367,341 people with a rank change from 85th to 79th. The population of Zambia will increase by 69% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
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Population differences between Jordan and Zambia
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| Life expectancy | 78.3 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 28.4 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 25.5 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.6:48.4 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.64 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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