Jordan vs Palestine: Population growth rate
Jordan
1.6%
in 2023
Palestine
1.5%
in 2023
Jordan rank
74th
Palestine rank
77th
Population growth rate over time
- Jordan
- Palestine
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Palestine, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 74th and Palestine ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 7 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7% | 1.2% | 5.5% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 6.1% | 0.4% | 5.6% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 0.8% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 0.5% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.3% | 1.7% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Jordan or Palestine?
- Jordan, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Palestine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Jordan and Palestine?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palestine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Palestine rank globally for population growth rate?
- Jordan ranks 74th and Palestine ranks 77th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.