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
85th
of 239 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
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 85th out of 239 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.
Population in Jordan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 87,000 people | — |
| 1100 | 89,666 people | +3.1% |
| 1200 | 92,333 people | +3.0% |
| 1300 | 95,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1400 | 69,000 people | -27.4% |
| 1500 | 87,000 people | +26.1% |
| 1600 | 87,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1700 | 69,000 people | -20.7% |
| 1710 | 71,965 people | +4.3% |
| 1720 | 72,109 people | +0.2% |
| 1730 | 72,254 people | +0.2% |
| 1740 | 72,398 people | +0.2% |
| 1750 | 72,544 people | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 72,689 people | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 72,835 people | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 72,981 people | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 73,127 people | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 200,000 people | +173.5% |
| 1801 | 200,817 people | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 201,638 people | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 202,462 people | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 203,290 people | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 204,121 people | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 204,955 people | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 205,793 people | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 206,634 people | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 207,479 people | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 208,330 people | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 209,182 people | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 210,037 people | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 210,895 people | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 211,757 people | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 212,623 people | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 213,492 people | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 214,364 people | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 215,240 people | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 216,414 people | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 217,889 people | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 219,670 people | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 221,762 people | +1.0% |
| 1823 | 224,169 people | +1.1% |
| 1824 | 226,603 people | +1.1% |
| 1825 | 229,062 people | +1.1% |
| 1826 | 231,549 people | +1.1% |
| 1827 | 234,062 people | +1.1% |
| 1828 | 236,603 people | +1.1% |
| 1829 | 239,171 people | +1.1% |
| 1830 | 241,767 people | +1.1% |
| 1831 | 244,392 people | +1.1% |
| 1832 | 247,044 people | +1.1% |
| 1833 | 249,726 people | +1.1% |
| 1834 | 252,437 people | +1.1% |
| 1835 | 255,177 people | +1.1% |
| 1836 | 257,947 people | +1.1% |
| 1837 | 260,747 people | +1.1% |
| 1838 | 263,577 people | +1.1% |
| 1839 | 266,438 people | +1.1% |
| 1840 | 269,330 people | +1.1% |
| 1841 | 272,253 people | +1.1% |
| 1842 | 275,209 people | +1.1% |
| 1843 | 278,196 people | +1.1% |
| 1844 | 281,216 people | +1.1% |
| 1845 | 284,268 people | +1.1% |
| 1846 | 287,354 people | +1.1% |
| 1847 | 290,473 people | +1.1% |
| 1848 | 293,626 people | +1.1% |
| 1849 | 295,802 people | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 296,997 people | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 296,270 people | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 294,557 people | -0.6% |
| 1853 | 291,862 people | -0.9% |
| 1854 | 289,190 people | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 286,539 people | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 283,909 people | -0.9% |
| 1857 | 281,301 people | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 278,714 people | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 276,148 people | -0.9% |
| 1860 | 273,602 people | -0.9% |
| 1861 | 271,077 people | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 268,573 people | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 266,088 people | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 263,624 people | -0.9% |
| 1865 | 261,180 people | -0.9% |
| 1866 | 258,756 people | -0.9% |
| 1867 | 256,351 people | -0.9% |
| 1868 | 253,966 people | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 252,101 people | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 250,751 people | -0.5% |
| 1871 | 249,908 people | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 249,567 people | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 249,722 people | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 249,873 people | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 250,023 people | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 250,169 people | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 250,312 people | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 250,453 people | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 250,591 people | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 250,725 people | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 250,857 people | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 250,986 people | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 251,112 people | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 251,234 people | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 251,354 people | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 251,471 people | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 251,584 people | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 251,694 people | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 251,802 people | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 251,905 people | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 252,006 people | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 252,104 people | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 252,198 people | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 252,289 people | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 252,376 people | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 252,460 people | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 252,541 people | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 252,618 people | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 253,247 people | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 254,431 people | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 256,176 people | +0.7% |
| 1902 | 258,484 people | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 261,361 people | +1.1% |
| 1904 | 264,266 people | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 267,200 people | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 270,162 people | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 273,153 people | +1.1% |
| 1908 | 276,174 people | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 276,309 people | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 273,656 people | -1.0% |
| 1911 | 268,306 people | -2.0% |
| 1912 | 260,350 people | -3.0% |
| 1913 | 249,872 people | -4.0% |
| 1914 | 239,812 people | -4.0% |
| 1915 | 230,154 people | -4.0% |
| 1916 | 220,881 people | -4.0% |
| 1917 | 211,978 people | -4.0% |
| 1918 | 204,246 people | -3.6% |
| 1919 | 199,033 people | -2.6% |
| 1920 | 196,295 people | -1.4% |
| 1921 | 195,996 people | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 198,098 people | +1.1% |
| 1923 | 202,568 people | +2.3% |
| 1924 | 207,139 people | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 211,813 people | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 216,593 people | +2.3% |
| 1927 | 221,480 people | +2.3% |
| 1928 | 226,478 people | +2.3% |
| 1929 | 230,520 people | +1.8% |
| 1930 | 233,585 people | +1.3% |
| 1931 | 235,652 people | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 236,696 people | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 236,696 people | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 236,696 people | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 236,696 people | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 236,696 people | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 236,696 people | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 236,696 people | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 239,756 people | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 246,075 people | +2.6% |
| 1941 | 255,861 people | +4.0% |
| 1942 | 269,341 people | +5.3% |
| 1943 | 286,751 people | +6.5% |
| 1944 | 305,288 people | +6.5% |
| 1945 | 325,022 people | +6.5% |
| 1946 | 346,033 people | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 368,401 people | +6.5% |
| 1948 | 392,215 people | +6.5% |
| 1949 | 415,581 people | +6.0% |
| 1950 | 438,808 people | +5.6% |
| 1951 | 471,160 people | +7.4% |
| 1952 | 506,449 people | +7.5% |
| 1953 | 544,109 people | +7.4% |
| 1954 | 583,856 people | +7.3% |
| 1955 | 625,572 people | +7.1% |
| 1956 | 669,110 people | +7.0% |
| 1957 | 714,362 people | +6.8% |
| 1958 | 760,829 people | +6.5% |
| 1959 | 807,612 people | +6.1% |
| 1960 | 853,471 people | +5.7% |
| 1961 | 897,599 people | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 940,564 people | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 984,720 people | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 1.04 million people | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 1.10 million people | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 1.18 million people | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 1.27 million people | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 1.37 million people | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 1.47 million people | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 1.57 million people | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 1.65 million people | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 1.71 million people | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 1.78 million people | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.84 million people | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.90 million people | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.96 million people | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 2.02 million people | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 2.08 million people | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 2.15 million people | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 2.23 million people | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 2.33 million people | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 2.43 million people | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 2.54 million people | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 2.65 million people | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 2.78 million people | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.91 million people | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 3.05 million people | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 3.19 million people | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 3.35 million people | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 3.62 million people | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 3.92 million people | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 4.13 million people | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 4.35 million people | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 4.56 million people | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 4.75 million people | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 4.91 million people | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 5.05 million people | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.16 million people | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 5.28 million people | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.39 million people | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.50 million people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 5.62 million people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.74 million people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.88 million people | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 6.03 million people | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.43 million people | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 6.83 million people | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 6.99 million people | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.14 million people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.30 million people | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.48 million people | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 7.59 million people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.99 million people | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 8.79 million people | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 9.54 million people | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 10.01 million people | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.23 million people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10.46 million people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.67 million people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 10.87 million people | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.07 million people | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 11.26 million people | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 11.44 million people | +1.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 11.44 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 11.44 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.44 million people, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +173.5% | 73,127 people | 200,000 people |
| 1400 | -27.4% | 95,000 people | 69,000 people |
| 1500 | +26.1% | 69,000 people | 87,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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 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 85th out of 239 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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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.