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Population in Jordan

Jordan: Population was 11.44 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11.44 million people
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
84th
of 238 countries
All-time high
11.44 million people
in 2023
All-time low
69,000 people
in 1400
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Jordan, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 11.44 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Jordan peaked at 11.44 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69,000 people, in 1400.

That places Jordan 84th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 87,000 people 87,000 people 87,000 people 1
1100s 89,666 people 89,666 people 89,666 people 1
1200s 92,333 people 92,333 people 92,333 people 1
1300s 95,000 people 95,000 people 95,000 people 1
1400s 69,000 people 69,000 people 69,000 people 1
1500s 87,000 people 87,000 people 87,000 people 1
1600s 87,000 people 87,000 people 87,000 people 1
1700s 69,000 people 69,000 people 69,000 people 1
1710s 71,965 people 71,965 people 71,965 people 1
1720s 72,109 people 72,109 people 72,109 people 1
1730s 72,254 people 72,254 people 72,254 people 1
1740s 72,398 people 72,398 people 72,398 people 1
1750s 72,544 people 72,544 people 72,544 people 1
1760s 72,689 people 72,689 people 72,689 people 1
1770s 72,835 people 72,835 people 72,835 people 1
1780s 72,981 people 72,981 people 72,981 people 1
1790s 73,127 people 73,127 people 73,127 people 1
1800s 203,719 people 200,000 people 207,479 people 10
1810s 212,233 people 208,330 people 216,414 people 10
1820s 228,054 people 217,889 people 239,171 people 10
1830s 253,925 people 241,767 people 266,438 people 10
1840s 282,773 people 269,330 people 295,802 people 10
1850s 287,549 people 276,148 people 296,997 people 10
1860s 262,532 people 252,101 people 273,602 people 10
1870s 250,137 people 249,567 people 250,751 people 10
1880s 251,282 people 250,725 people 251,802 people 10
1890s 252,374 people 251,905 people 253,247 people 10
1900s 265,772 people 254,431 people 276,309 people 10
1910s 235,829 people 199,033 people 273,656 people 10
1920s 210,698 people 195,996 people 230,520 people 10
1930s 236,586 people 233,585 people 239,756 people 10
1940s 321,057 people 246,075 people 415,581 people 10
1950s 612,187 people 438,808 people 807,612 people 10
1960s 1.11 million people 853,471 people 1.47 million people 10
1970s 1.87 million people 1.57 million people 2.15 million people 10
1980s 2.75 million people 2.23 million people 3.35 million people 10
1990s 4.57 million people 3.62 million people 5.28 million people 10
2000s 6.15 million people 5.39 million people 7.14 million people 10
2010s 9.01 million people 7.30 million people 10.67 million people 10
2020s 11.16 million people 10.87 million people 11.44 million people 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Jordan?
Population in Jordan was 11.44 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 11.44 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 69,000 people in 1400.
How does Jordan rank for population?
Jordan ranks 84th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.