Jordan vs South Korea: Population by world region
Jordan
21.32 million people
in 2100
South Korea
21.85 million people
in 2100
Jordan rank
73rd
South Korea rank
72nd
Population by world region over time
- Jordan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 21.85 million people against 21.32 million people in Jordan, a difference of 525,900 people.
Across all 318 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 73rd and South Korea ranks 72nd of 238 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 87,000 people | 1.60 million people | 1.51 million people | South Korea |
| 1100s | 89,666 people | 1.92 million people | 1.83 million people | South Korea |
| 1200s | 92,333 people | 2.56 million people | 2.47 million people | South Korea |
| 1300s | 95,000 people | 1.92 million people | 1.82 million people | South Korea |
| 1400s | 69,000 people | 2.24 million people | 2.17 million people | South Korea |
| 1500s | 87,000 people | 2.56 million people | 2.47 million people | South Korea |
| 1600s | 87,000 people | 3.20 million people | 3.11 million people | South Korea |
| 1700s | 69,000 people | 4.00 million people | 3.93 million people | South Korea |
| 1710s | 71,965 people | 4.40 million people | 4.33 million people | South Korea |
| 1720s | 72,109 people | 4.71 million people | 4.64 million people | South Korea |
| 1730s | 72,254 people | 5.05 million people | 4.98 million people | South Korea |
| 1740s | 72,398 people | 5.41 million people | 5.34 million people | South Korea |
| 1750s | 72,544 people | 5.80 million people | 5.72 million people | South Korea |
| 1760s | 72,689 people | 6.21 million people | 6.14 million people | South Korea |
| 1770s | 72,835 people | 6.65 million people | 6.58 million people | South Korea |
| 1780s | 72,981 people | 7.13 million people | 7.06 million people | South Korea |
| 1790s | 73,127 people | 7.64 million people | 7.57 million people | South Korea |
| 1800s | 203,719 people | 9.39 million people | 9.19 million people | South Korea |
| 1810s | 212,233 people | 9.40 million people | 9.18 million people | South Korea |
| 1820s | 228,054 people | 9.42 million people | 9.19 million people | South Korea |
| 1830s | 253,925 people | 9.47 million people | 9.21 million people | South Korea |
| 1840s | 282,773 people | 9.52 million people | 9.23 million people | South Korea |
| 1850s | 287,549 people | 9.57 million people | 9.29 million people | South Korea |
| 1860s | 262,532 people | 9.63 million people | 9.37 million people | South Korea |
| 1870s | 250,137 people | 9.67 million people | 9.42 million people | South Korea |
| 1880s | 251,282 people | 9.67 million people | 9.42 million people | South Korea |
| 1890s | 252,374 people | 9.68 million people | 9.42 million people | South Korea |
| 1900s | 265,772 people | 9.75 million people | 9.48 million people | South Korea |
| 1910s | 235,829 people | 10.55 million people | 10.31 million people | South Korea |
| 1920s | 210,698 people | 12.35 million people | 12.14 million people | South Korea |
| 1930s | 236,586 people | 14.23 million people | 13.99 million people | South Korea |
| 1940s | 321,057 people | 17.36 million people | 17.03 million people | South Korea |
| 1950s | 612,187 people | 22.05 million people | 21.44 million people | South Korea |
| 1960s | 1.11 million people | 29.00 million people | 27.89 million people | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.87 million people | 35.37 million people | 33.51 million people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2.75 million people | 40.84 million people | 38.10 million people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 4.57 million people | 45.29 million people | 40.71 million people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 6.15 million people | 47.73 million people | 41.57 million people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 9.01 million people | 50.53 million people | 41.52 million people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 11.54 million people | 51.65 million people | 40.11 million people | South Korea |
| 2030s | 13.35 million people | 50.33 million people | 36.99 million people | South Korea |
| 2040s | 15.36 million people | 47.36 million people | 32.00 million people | South Korea |
| 2050s | 17.02 million people | 42.85 million people | 25.83 million people | South Korea |
| 2060s | 18.41 million people | 37.38 million people | 18.97 million people | South Korea |
| 2070s | 19.59 million people | 32.24 million people | 12.66 million people | South Korea |
| 2080s | 20.46 million people | 27.73 million people | 7.27 million people | South Korea |
| 2090s | 21.10 million people | 23.76 million people | 2.65 million people | South Korea |
| 2100s | 21.32 million people | 21.85 million people | 525,900 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Jordan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 21.85 million people against 21.32 million people in Jordan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Jordan and South Korea?
- 525,900 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and South Korea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Jordan and South Korea rank globally for population by world region?
- Jordan ranks 73rd and South Korea ranks 72nd 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 Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.