Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Jordan
Jordan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate was -0.0009 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.0009 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 100.1%
World rank
188th
of 234 countries
All-time high
12.17 % change on previous year
in 1951
All-time low
-0.0009 % change on previous year
in 2025
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Jordan, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Jordan recorded -0.0009 % change on previous year for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 100.1% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Jordan peaked at 12.17 % change on previous year in 1951 and was at its lowest, -0.0009 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Jordan 188th out of 234 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 12.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 11.55 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1953 | 9.9 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1954 | 9.64 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 9.44 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 9.21 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 8.97 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 8.67 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 8.27 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1960 | 7.76 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1961 | 7.21 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 6.78 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 6.62 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 7.05 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 8 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 8.99 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 9.67 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 9.74 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 9.07 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 7.96 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 4.82 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 4.94 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 5.14 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 6.28 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 6.79 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 7.3 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 7.36 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 7.35 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 7.26 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 7.13 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 7.05 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 10.08 % change on previous year | +42.9% |
| 1991 | 9.74 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 1993 | 6.22 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 1997 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 7.06 % change on previous year | +168.5% |
| 2007 | 7 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 2009 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.62 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.12 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 7.2 % change on previous year | +129.5% |
| 2014 | 12.01 % change on previous year | +66.9% |
| 2015 | 10.85 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 2017 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 2018 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2025 | -0.0009 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's -0.0009 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9495 % change on previous year. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's -0.0009 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.97 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +168.5% | 2.63 % change on previous year | 7.06 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +129.5% | 3.14 % change on previous year | 7.2 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | -100.1% | 1.29 % change on previous year | -0.0009 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +66.9% | 7.2 % change on previous year | 12.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.76 % change on previous year | 8.27 % change on previous year | 12.17 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 8.09 % change on previous year | 6.62 % change on previous year | 9.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.58 % change on previous year | 4.81 % change on previous year | 7.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.93 % change on previous year | 5.62 % change on previous year | 7.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 10.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | 7.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 12.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 % change on previous year | -0.0009 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 6 |
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More population data for Jordan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7659 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0913 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,006 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.02 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0606 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 240.14 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.10 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Jordan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Jordan was -0.0009 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.17 % change on previous year in 1951.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0009 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Jordan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Jordan ranks 188th out of 234 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.