Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Jordan
Jordan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 575,732 people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
575,732 people
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
140th
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.41 million people
in 2007
All-time low
65,379 people
in 1820
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Jordan, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Jordan is 575,732 people, measured in 2050.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Jordan peaked at 1.41 million people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 65,379 people, in 1820.
That places Jordan 140th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 84,783 people | — |
| 1100 | 87,243 people | +2.9% |
| 1200 | 89,694 people | +2.8% |
| 1300 | 92,138 people | +2.7% |
| 1400 | 66,814 people | -27.5% |
| 1500 | 84,110 people | +25.9% |
| 1600 | 83,975 people | -0.2% |
| 1700 | 66,494 people | -20.8% |
| 1710 | 69,020 people | +3.8% |
| 1720 | 68,878 people | -0.2% |
| 1730 | 68,707 people | -0.2% |
| 1740 | 68,507 people | -0.3% |
| 1750 | 68,272 people | -0.3% |
| 1760 | 68,002 people | -0.4% |
| 1770 | 67,690 people | -0.5% |
| 1780 | 67,335 people | -0.5% |
| 1790 | 66,931 people | -0.6% |
| 1800 | 66,474 people | -0.7% |
| 1810 | 65,959 people | -0.8% |
| 1820 | 65,379 people | -0.9% |
| 1830 | 67,999 people | +4.0% |
| 1840 | 70,631 people | +3.9% |
| 1850 | 73,257 people | +3.7% |
| 1860 | 75,855 people | +3.5% |
| 1870 | 78,397 people | +3.4% |
| 1880 | 96,011 people | +22.5% |
| 1890 | 117,295 people | +22.2% |
| 1900 | 142,898 people | +21.8% |
| 1910 | 173,527 people | +21.4% |
| 1920 | 201,536 people | +16.1% |
| 1930 | 233,043 people | +15.6% |
| 1940 | 268,085 people | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 292,376 people | +9.1% |
| 1951 | 306,906 people | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 323,222 people | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 342,736 people | +6.0% |
| 1954 | 363,063 people | +5.9% |
| 1955 | 383,946 people | +5.8% |
| 1956 | 405,236 people | +5.5% |
| 1957 | 426,828 people | +5.3% |
| 1958 | 448,376 people | +5.0% |
| 1959 | 469,325 people | +4.7% |
| 1960 | 488,949 people | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 506,794 people | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 523,276 people | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 539,814 people | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 559,393 people | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 585,085 people | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 617,740 people | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 656,346 people | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 697,766 people | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 737,206 people | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 770,713 people | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 796,731 people | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 816,202 people | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 831,507 people | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 844,284 people | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 855,064 people | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 863,989 people | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 872,040 people | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 879,933 people | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 888,344 people | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 897,538 people | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 904,969 people | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 909,866 people | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 911,898 people | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 910,598 people | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 906,328 people | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 899,782 people | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 891,694 people | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 883,390 people | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 877,055 people | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 900,067 people | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 928,144 people | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 940,726 people | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 962,760 people | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 995,038 people | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million people | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.07 million people | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million people | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.12 million people | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.15 million people | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million people | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.25 million people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.28 million people | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million people | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million people | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.41 million people | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million people | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million people | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million people | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million people | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million people | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 965,150 people | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 944,328 people | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 933,724 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 920,590 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 905,407 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 888,594 people | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 872,253 people | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 854,931 people | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 837,095 people | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 814,462 people | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 782,426 people | -3.9% |
| 2026 | 758,264 people | -3.1% |
| 2027 | 745,032 people | -1.7% |
| 2028 | 730,952 people | -1.9% |
| 2029 | 716,848 people | -1.9% |
| 2030 | 702,556 people | -2.0% |
| 2031 | 688,678 people | -2.0% |
| 2032 | 675,162 people | -2.0% |
| 2033 | 661,815 people | -2.0% |
| 2034 | 648,991 people | -1.9% |
| 2035 | 636,880 people | -1.9% |
| 2036 | 625,563 people | -1.8% |
| 2037 | 615,219 people | -1.7% |
| 2038 | 605,958 people | -1.5% |
| 2039 | 597,581 people | -1.4% |
| 2040 | 590,394 people | -1.2% |
| 2041 | 584,142 people | -1.1% |
| 2042 | 578,406 people | -1.0% |
| 2043 | 573,633 people | -0.8% |
| 2044 | 570,146 people | -0.6% |
| 2045 | 568,046 people | -0.4% |
| 2046 | 567,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2047 | 566,980 people | -0.0% |
| 2048 | 568,463 people | +0.3% |
| 2049 | 571,356 people | +0.5% |
| 2050 | 575,732 people | +0.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 575,732 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million people, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 575,732 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.86 million people, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 | -27.5% | 92,138 people | 66,814 people |
| 1500 | +25.9% | 66,814 people | 84,110 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 84,783 people | 84,783 people | 84,783 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 87,243 people | 87,243 people | 87,243 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 89,694 people | 89,694 people | 89,694 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 92,138 people | 92,138 people | 92,138 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 66,814 people | 66,814 people | 66,814 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 84,110 people | 84,110 people | 84,110 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 83,975 people | 83,975 people | 83,975 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 66,494 people | 66,494 people | 66,494 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 69,020 people | 69,020 people | 69,020 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 68,878 people | 68,878 people | 68,878 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 68,707 people | 68,707 people | 68,707 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 68,507 people | 68,507 people | 68,507 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 68,272 people | 68,272 people | 68,272 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 68,002 people | 68,002 people | 68,002 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 67,690 people | 67,690 people | 67,690 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 67,335 people | 67,335 people | 67,335 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 66,931 people | 66,931 people | 66,931 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 66,474 people | 66,474 people | 66,474 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 65,959 people | 65,959 people | 65,959 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 65,379 people | 65,379 people | 65,379 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 67,999 people | 67,999 people | 67,999 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 70,631 people | 70,631 people | 70,631 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 73,257 people | 73,257 people | 73,257 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 75,855 people | 75,855 people | 75,855 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 78,397 people | 78,397 people | 78,397 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 96,011 people | 96,011 people | 96,011 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 117,295 people | 117,295 people | 117,295 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 142,898 people | 142,898 people | 142,898 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 173,527 people | 173,527 people | 173,527 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 201,536 people | 201,536 people | 201,536 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 233,043 people | 233,043 people | 233,043 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 268,085 people | 268,085 people | 268,085 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 376,201 people | 292,376 people | 469,325 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 591,237 people | 488,949 people | 737,206 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 841,881 people | 770,713 people | 888,344 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 899,312 people | 877,055 people | 911,898 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 million people | 900,067 people | 1.15 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.41 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million people | 905,407 people | 1.29 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 800,086 people | 716,848 people | 888,594 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 645,840 people | 597,581 people | 702,556 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 573,857 people | 566,980 people | 590,394 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 575,732 people | 575,732 people | 575,732 people | 1 |
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- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.10 million people (2100)
- Population density 240.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0606 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Jordan?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Jordan was 575,732 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million people in 2007.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,379 people in 1820.
- How does Jordan rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Jordan ranks 140th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.