Jamaica vs Jordan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Jamaica
564,820 people
in 2050
Jordan
575,732 people
in 2050
Jamaica rank
141st
Jordan rank
140th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Jamaica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 575,732 people against 564,820 people in Jamaica, a difference of 10,912 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Jordan ahead.
Jamaica ranks 141st and Jordan ranks 140th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 37 and Jordan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 8,951 people | 84,783 people | 75,832 people | Jordan |
| 1100s | 17,903 people | 87,243 people | 69,340 people | Jordan |
| 1200s | 35,804 people | 89,694 people | 53,890 people | Jordan |
| 1300s | 71,602 people | 92,138 people | 20,536 people | Jordan |
| 1400s | 143,161 people | 66,814 people | 76,347 people | Jamaica |
| 1500s | 286,067 people | 84,110 people | 201,958 people | Jamaica |
| 1600s | 142,652 people | 83,975 people | 58,677 people | Jamaica |
| 1700s | 70,753 people | 66,494 people | 4,259 people | Jamaica |
| 1710s | 82,355 people | 69,020 people | 13,334 people | Jamaica |
| 1720s | 95,907 people | 68,878 people | 27,029 people | Jamaica |
| 1730s | 111,663 people | 68,707 people | 42,956 people | Jamaica |
| 1740s | 129,974 people | 68,507 people | 61,467 people | Jamaica |
| 1750s | 151,243 people | 68,272 people | 82,971 people | Jamaica |
| 1760s | 175,934 people | 68,002 people | 107,932 people | Jamaica |
| 1770s | 204,578 people | 67,690 people | 136,888 people | Jamaica |
| 1780s | 237,785 people | 67,335 people | 170,450 people | Jamaica |
| 1790s | 276,249 people | 66,931 people | 209,318 people | Jamaica |
| 1800s | 320,759 people | 66,474 people | 254,285 people | Jamaica |
| 1810s | 372,208 people | 65,959 people | 306,249 people | Jamaica |
| 1820s | 379,945 people | 65,379 people | 314,566 people | Jamaica |
| 1830s | 387,529 people | 67,999 people | 319,530 people | Jamaica |
| 1840s | 394,902 people | 70,631 people | 324,271 people | Jamaica |
| 1850s | 401,992 people | 73,257 people | 328,735 people | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 408,716 people | 75,855 people | 332,861 people | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 457,933 people | 78,397 people | 379,536 people | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 512,261 people | 96,011 people | 416,250 people | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 571,982 people | 117,295 people | 454,687 people | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 637,305 people | 142,898 people | 494,407 people | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 708,330 people | 173,527 people | 534,803 people | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 788,837 people | 201,536 people | 587,301 people | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 875,498 people | 233,043 people | 642,455 people | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 967,756 people | 268,085 people | 699,671 people | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1.14 million people | 376,201 people | 767,840 people | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1.14 million people | 591,237 people | 544,063 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.11 million people | 841,881 people | 271,442 people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.17 million people | 899,312 people | 271,029 people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.23 million people | 1.02 million people | 211,990 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.27 million people | 1.29 million people | 24,934 people | Jordan |
| 2010s | 1.25 million people | 1.05 million people | 206,875 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.15 million people | 800,086 people | 354,448 people | Jamaica |
| 2030s | 966,088 people | 645,840 people | 320,248 people | Jamaica |
| 2040s | 715,654 people | 573,857 people | 141,797 people | Jamaica |
| 2050s | 564,820 people | 575,732 people | 10,912 people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Jamaica or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 575,732 people against 564,820 people in Jamaica as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Jamaica and Jordan?
- 10,912 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Jordan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Jamaica and Jordan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Jamaica ranks 141st and Jordan ranks 140th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.