Jordan vs Norway: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Jordan
575,732 people
in 2050
Norway
507,075 people
in 2050
Jordan rank
140th
Norway rank
143rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Jordan
- Norway
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 575,732 people against 507,075 people in Norway, a difference of 68,657 people.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.
Jordan ranks 140th and Norway ranks 143rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 40.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 84,783 people | 199,763 people | 114,980 people | Norway |
| 1100s | 87,243 people | 269,520 people | 182,277 people | Norway |
| 1200s | 89,694 people | 339,093 people | 249,398 people | Norway |
| 1300s | 92,138 people | 398,400 people | 306,262 people | Norway |
| 1400s | 66,814 people | 198,800 people | 131,986 people | Norway |
| 1500s | 84,110 people | 396,400 people | 312,290 people | Norway |
| 1600s | 83,975 people | 493,000 people | 409,025 people | Norway |
| 1700s | 66,494 people | 576,044 people | 509,550 people | Norway |
| 1710s | 69,020 people | 585,214 people | 516,194 people | Norway |
| 1720s | 68,878 people | 594,298 people | 525,420 people | Norway |
| 1730s | 68,707 people | 603,279 people | 534,572 people | Norway |
| 1740s | 68,507 people | 612,137 people | 543,630 people | Norway |
| 1750s | 68,272 people | 620,852 people | 552,580 people | Norway |
| 1760s | 68,002 people | 629,401 people | 561,399 people | Norway |
| 1770s | 67,690 people | 637,763 people | 570,072 people | Norway |
| 1780s | 67,335 people | 645,911 people | 578,576 people | Norway |
| 1790s | 66,931 people | 653,820 people | 586,889 people | Norway |
| 1800s | 66,474 people | 661,463 people | 594,989 people | Norway |
| 1810s | 65,959 people | 668,810 people | 602,851 people | Norway |
| 1820s | 65,379 people | 714,064 people | 648,685 people | Norway |
| 1830s | 67,999 people | 790,761 people | 722,762 people | Norway |
| 1840s | 70,631 people | 867,230 people | 796,599 people | Norway |
| 1850s | 73,257 people | 960,022 people | 886,765 people | Norway |
| 1860s | 75,855 people | 1.06 million people | 981,645 people | Norway |
| 1870s | 78,397 people | 1.13 million people | 1.05 million people | Norway |
| 1880s | 96,011 people | 1.17 million people | 1.07 million people | Norway |
| 1890s | 117,295 people | 1.21 million people | 1.10 million people | Norway |
| 1900s | 142,898 people | 1.32 million people | 1.18 million people | Norway |
| 1910s | 173,527 people | 1.36 million people | 1.19 million people | Norway |
| 1920s | 201,536 people | 1.46 million people | 1.26 million people | Norway |
| 1930s | 233,043 people | 1.50 million people | 1.27 million people | Norway |
| 1940s | 268,085 people | 1.55 million people | 1.28 million people | Norway |
| 1950s | 376,201 people | 1.77 million people | 1.39 million people | Norway |
| 1960s | 591,237 people | 1.65 million people | 1.06 million people | Norway |
| 1970s | 841,881 people | 1.26 million people | 418,167 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 899,312 people | 1.19 million people | 295,395 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.02 million people | 1.14 million people | 120,952 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.29 million people | 1.03 million people | 257,346 people | Jordan |
| 2010s | 1.05 million people | 984,582 people | 62,312 people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 800,086 people | 916,693 people | 116,607 people | Norway |
| 2030s | 645,840 people | 802,524 people | 156,684 people | Norway |
| 2040s | 573,857 people | 624,527 people | 50,670 people | Norway |
| 2050s | 575,732 people | 507,075 people | 68,657 people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Jordan or Norway?
- Jordan, at 575,732 people against 507,075 people in Norway as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Jordan and Norway?
- 68,657 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Norway?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Jordan and Norway rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Jordan ranks 140th and Norway ranks 143rd 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.