Jordan vs United States: World population growth
Jordan
0.2%
in 2100
United States
0.1%
in 2100
Jordan rank
57th
United States rank
60th
World population growth over time
- Jordan
- United States
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was United States ahead.
Jordan ranks 57th and United States ranks 60th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 17 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | United States |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | United States |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 1.9% | 1.1% | United States |
| 1910s | -2.5% | 1.5% | 4.1% | United States |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | United States |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.3% | United States |
| 1940s | 4.4% | 1.2% | 3.3% | Jordan |
| 1950s | 6.7% | 1.5% | 5.2% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 6.1% | 1.4% | 4.6% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 1.0% | 2.6% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 1.0% | 3.5% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 1.1% | 3.3% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 3.1% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Jordan |
| 2030s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Jordan |
| 2040s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Jordan |
| 2050s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Jordan |
| 2060s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Jordan |
| 2070s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Jordan |
| 2080s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Jordan |
| 2090s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Jordan |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Jordan or United States?
- Jordan, at 0.2% against 0.1% in United States as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Jordan and United States?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and United States?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Jordan and United States rank globally for world population growth?
- Jordan ranks 57th and United States ranks 60th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.