Armenia vs Jordan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Armenia
665,250 people
in 2020
Jordan
710,062 people
in 2020
Armenia rank
140th
Jordan rank
138th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Armenia
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 710,062 people against 665,250 people in Armenia, a difference of 44,812 people.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Armenia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 140th and Jordan ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 6 and Jordan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 592,012 people | 265,279 people | 326,733 people | Armenia |
| 1960s | 649,466 people | 367,518 people | 281,948 people | Armenia |
| 1970s | 683,570 people | 470,950 people | 212,620 people | Armenia |
| 1980s | 734,641 people | 550,632 people | 184,008 people | Armenia |
| 1990s | 770,626 people | 649,887 people | 120,739 people | Armenia |
| 2000s | 705,107 people | 649,365 people | 55,742 people | Armenia |
| 2010s | 667,890 people | 691,276 people | 23,386 people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 665,250 people | 710,062 people | 44,812 people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Armenia or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 710,062 people against 665,250 people in Armenia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Armenia and Jordan?
- 44,812 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Jordan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Armenia and Jordan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Armenia ranks 140th and Jordan ranks 138th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.