🇯🇴 Jordan Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Jordan is 11,589,532, ranking #85 in the world (0.14% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 2.12% per year. The biggest city is Amman with 1,275,857 inhabitants.

Live estimate

11,594,888

Growth rate

2.12%

Density

131

people / km² (338 / mi²)

Median age

24.9

Fertility rate

2.54

births per woman

Life expectancy

78.3

years

Jordan population 1950–2100

Population of Jordan, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Jordan is projected to reach 16,367,354, and 21,322,926 by 2100.

Jordan population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	11,589,532	2.12%	130.5	24.9
2025	11,520,684	-0.94%	129.7	24.7
2024	11,552,876	0.38%	130.1	24.5
2023	11,439,214	1.60%	128.8	24.3
2022	11,256,263	1.62%	126.8	23.9
2021	11,066,356	1.78%	124.6	23.6
2020	10,865,228	1.89%	122.4	23.3
2019	10,671,892	1.70%	120.2	22.9
2018	10,462,306	2.27%	117.8	22.5
2017	10,234,226	2.14%	115.3	22.2
2016	10,006,366	2.37%	112.7	21.8
2015	9,544,729	7.19%	107.5	21.5
2014	8,791,710	9.33%	99.0	21.3
2013	7,991,809	9.77%	90.0	21.2
2012	7,587,127	0.39%	85.4	21.0
2011	7,480,424	2.46%	84.2	20.8
2010	7,297,044	2.50%	82.2	20.6
2009	7,141,754	1.79%	80.4	20.5
2008	6,989,866	2.52%	78.7	20.3
2007	6,827,227	2.19%	76.9	20.1
2006	6,427,371	10.13%	72.4	19.9
2005	6,029,587	2.41%	67.9	19.7
2004	5,882,062	2.55%	66.2	19.5
2003	5,741,828	2.28%	64.7	19.3
2002	5,616,066	2.15%	63.2	19.2
2001	5,498,894	2.06%	61.9	19.1
2000	5,386,946	2.05%	60.7	19.0
1999	5,276,444	2.10%	59.4	18.9
1998	5,164,284	2.20%	58.2	18.8
1997	5,046,285	2.42%	56.8	18.8
1996	4,912,516	2.96%	55.3	18.7
1995	4,752,096	3.70%	53.5	18.5
1994	4,561,406	4.51%	51.4	18.3
1993	4,348,020	5.08%	49.0	17.9
1992	4,127,692	5.32%	46.5	17.5
1991	3,915,150	5.25%	44.1	17.0
1990	3,621,908	10.53%	40.8	16.1
1989	3,349,627	4.88%	37.7	15.3
1988	3,193,039	4.69%	36.0	15.2
1987	3,047,634	4.63%	34.3	15.0
1986	2,909,886	4.62%	32.8	14.8
1985	2,778,810	4.60%	31.3	14.7
1984	2,654,688	4.54%	29.9	14.6
1983	2,537,308	4.51%	28.6	14.4
1982	2,426,926	4.38%	27.3	14.3
1981	2,325,517	4.15%	26.2	14.2
1980	2,234,186	3.86%	25.2	14.1
1979	2,153,882	3.45%	24.3	14.0
1978	2,083,596	3.18%	23.5	13.9
1977	2,019,002	3.12%	22.7	13.8
1976	1,958,177	3.00%	22.1	13.8
1975	1,899,055	3.14%	21.4	13.7
1974	1,839,182	3.27%	20.7	13.7
1973	1,778,094	3.49%	20.0	13.7
1972	1,714,555	3.80%	19.3	13.8
1971	1,645,145	4.48%	18.5	13.8
1970	1,565,163	5.51%	17.6	13.9
1969	1,473,100	6.65%	16.6	14.0
1968	1,372,460	7.54%	15.5	14.1
1967	1,271,183	7.81%	14.3	14.3
1966	1,178,360	7.34%	13.3	14.4
1965	1,099,440	6.49%	12.4	14.6
1964	1,035,640	5.43%	11.7	14.9
1963	984,714	4.63%	11.1	15.1
1962	940,554	4.54%	10.6	15.4
1961	897,590	4.82%	10.1	15.7
1960	853,471	5.27%	9.6	16.0
1959	807,609	5.79%	9.1	16.2
1958	760,822	6.16%	8.6	16.4
1957	714,355	6.45%	8.0	16.5
1956	669,101	6.64%	7.5	16.6
1955	625,567	6.82%	7.0	16.7
1954	583,846	6.99%	6.6	16.8
1953	544,098	7.11%	6.1	16.8
1952	506,444	7.23%	5.7	16.9
1951	471,151	7.21%	5.3	17.0
1950	438,802	7.01%	4.9	17.1

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	11,819,464	1.81%	133.1	25.1
2028	12,034,460	1.80%	135.5	25.4
2029	12,245,732	1.69%	137.9	25.6
2030	12,448,776	1.60%	140.2	25.9
2031	12,652,554	1.64%	142.5	26.2
2032	12,854,936	1.53%	144.8	26.5
2033	13,050,720	1.49%	147.0	26.7
2034	13,245,168	1.47%	149.2	27.0
2035	13,440,834	1.47%	151.4	27.4
2036	13,638,260	1.45%	153.6	27.7
2037	13,840,244	1.49%	155.9	28.1
2038	14,048,317	1.49%	158.2	28.4
2039	14,256,696	1.45%	160.6	28.7
2040	14,471,297	1.54%	163.0	29.1
2041	14,684,512	1.39%	165.4	29.4
2042	14,883,652	1.30%	167.6	29.8
2043	15,077,800	1.29%	169.8	30.1
2044	15,273,540	1.29%	172.0	30.4
2045	15,471,984	1.29%	174.2	30.7
2046	15,662,322	1.16%	176.4	31.1
2047	15,841,638	1.12%	178.4	31.4
2048	16,021,390	1.14%	180.4	31.7
2049	16,197,530	1.05%	182.4	32.0
2050	16,367,354	1.03%	184.3	32.3
2051	16,525,167	0.89%	186.1	32.5
2052	16,677,346	0.95%	187.8	32.8
2053	16,823,316	0.80%	189.5	33.1
2054	16,956,675	0.78%	191.0	33.4
2055	17,095,225	0.84%	192.5	33.7
2056	17,233,707	0.77%	194.1	34.0
2057	17,373,498	0.84%	195.7	34.2
2058	17,518,520	0.82%	197.3	34.5
2059	17,661,659	0.81%	198.9	34.7
2060	17,802,220	0.78%	200.5	34.9
2061	17,941,844	0.79%	202.1	35.2
2062	18,086,511	0.82%	203.7	35.4
2063	18,226,838	0.73%	205.3	35.6
2064	18,354,204	0.67%	206.7	35.8
2065	18,482,925	0.73%	208.2	36.0
2066	18,618,247	0.73%	209.7	36.2
2067	18,743,990	0.62%	211.1	36.4
2068	18,871,542	0.74%	212.5	36.6
2069	18,994,671	0.56%	213.9	36.9
2070	19,109,774	0.64%	215.2	37.1
2071	19,228,810	0.60%	216.6	37.3
2072	19,340,978	0.56%	217.8	37.5
2073	19,448,799	0.55%	219.0	37.8
2074	19,550,217	0.49%	220.2	38.0
2075	19,651,667	0.54%	221.3	38.2
2076	19,751,551	0.47%	222.4	38.5
2077	19,843,957	0.46%	223.5	38.7
2078	19,932,949	0.43%	224.5	39.0
2079	20,021,905	0.46%	225.5	39.2
2080	20,110,179	0.42%	226.5	39.5
2081	20,201,143	0.48%	227.5	39.7
2082	20,292,458	0.42%	228.5	39.9
2083	20,365,563	0.30%	229.4	40.2
2084	20,429,438	0.33%	230.1	40.4
2085	20,502,159	0.38%	230.9	40.7
2086	20,572,856	0.31%	231.7	40.9
2087	20,639,546	0.34%	232.4	41.1
2088	20,709,341	0.34%	233.2	41.3
2089	20,784,735	0.39%	234.1	41.5
2090	20,857,944	0.31%	234.9	41.7
2091	20,933,071	0.41%	235.7	41.8
2092	21,000,270	0.23%	236.5	42.0
2093	21,049,193	0.23%	237.1	42.2
2094	21,089,737	0.15%	237.5	42.3
2095	21,134,978	0.27%	238.0	42.5
2096	21,180,750	0.16%	238.5	42.6
2097	21,216,876	0.18%	238.9	42.7
2098	21,257,061	0.20%	239.4	42.9
2099	21,292,055	0.13%	239.8	43.0
2100	21,322,926	0.16%	240.1	43.1

States & provinces of Jordan by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Amman	1,972,712	17.0%
2	Irbid	942,069	8.1%
3	Zarqa	910,800	7.9%
4	Balqa	409,500	3.5%
5	Mafraq	246,783	2.1%
6	Jarash	237,000	2.0%
7	Karak	207,335	1.8%
8	Aqaba	139,200	1.2%
9	Madaba	131,900	1.1%
10	Ma`an	121,400	1.0%
11	Tafilah	89,400	0.8%
12	Ajlun	55,000	0.5%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Jordan

#	City	Region	Population
1	Amman capital	Amman	1,275,857
2	Zarqa	Zarqa	792,665
3	Irbid	Irbid	569,068
4	Russeifa	Zarqa	268,237
5	Khuraybat as Sūq	Amman	186,158
6	Wādī as Sīr	Amman	181,212
7	Ar Ramthā	Irbid	155,693
8	Ṣuwayliḥ	Balqa	151,016
9	‘Ajlūn	Ajloun	125,557
10	As Salţ	Balqa	107,874
11	Aqaba	Aqaba	95,048
12	Rukban	Mafraq	85,000
13	Marj Al Hamam	Amman	82,788
14	Mādabā	Madaba	82,335
15	Mafraq	Mafraq	57,118

FAQ

What is the population of Jordan in 2026?

The population of Jordan is 11,589,532 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Jordan?

Amman is the biggest city in Jordan with 1,275,857 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Jordan growing or shrinking?

The population of Jordan is growing at 2.12% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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