Jordan vs Syria: Natural population growth rate
Jordan
1.8%
in 2023
Syria
1.7%
in 2023
Jordan rank
58th
Syria rank
60th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Jordan
- Syria
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 58th and Syria ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 7 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 0.4% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 0.2% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Jordan or Syria?
- Jordan, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Jordan and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Syria rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Jordan ranks 58th and Syria ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.