Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9321 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jordan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jordan is 0.9321 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jordan peaked at 0.9321 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4271 people per person, in 1960.
Jordan ranks 23rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4271 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4354 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4437 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4518 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4599 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4678 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4758 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4837 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4916 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4996 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5076 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5157 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.524 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5324 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5409 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5497 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5588 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5681 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5777 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5876 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5983 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6109 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6251 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6406 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.657 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6738 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6908 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7074 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7233 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7382 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7515 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7629 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7721 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7786 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7819 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7825 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7826 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7827 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7828 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7828 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7828 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7829 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.783 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7831 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7832 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7841 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7876 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7934 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8013 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8111 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8226 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8355 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8496 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8646 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8804 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8989 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9056 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9088 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.912 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9152 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9182 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9212 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.924 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9268 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9295 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9321 people per person | +0.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.9321 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.9321 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4636 people per person | 0.4271 people per person | 0.4996 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5462 people per person | 0.5076 people per person | 0.5876 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6665 people per person | 0.5983 people per person | 0.7382 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.776 people per person | 0.7515 people per person | 0.7828 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7892 people per person | 0.7828 people per person | 0.8111 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8793 people per person | 0.8226 people per person | 0.9152 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9253 people per person | 0.9182 people per person | 0.9321 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.944 people per person compare
- 21 Guam 0.9422 people per person compare
- 22 Luxembourg 0.9398 people per person compare
- 24 Argentina 0.9235 people per person compare
- 25 Northern Mariana Islands 0.9218 people per person compare
- 26 Japan 0.921 people per person compare
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, per capita in Jordan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jordan was 0.9321 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9321 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4271 people per person in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Jordan ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.