Jordan — Population
Population, Total for Jordan, 1960–2025.
Population for Jordan was 11.52 million in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.55 million in 2024. The lowest was 853,471 in 1960 (about 13.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.09% per year.
Jordan ranks 83 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 38%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 11.52 million, so Jordan sits level with it. It peaked in 2024 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 21%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 12 of 23 economies; United Arab Emirates (11.51 million) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 10% in 2014. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1972; grown tenfold by 2014. Doubling roughly every 17 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 140th of 216 in 1960 → 133rd of 216 in 1970 → 130th of 216 in 1980 → 118th of 217 in 1990 → 104th of 217 in 2000 → 99th of 217 in 2010 → 84th of 217 in 2020 → 83rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,520,684 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11,552,876 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11,439,213 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 11,256,263 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 11,066,356 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 10,865,228 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 10,671,891 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 10,462,306 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 10,234,226 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 10,006,367 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 9,544,729 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 8,791,710 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 7,991,809 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 7,587,127 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7,480,424 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 7,297,043 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 7,141,753 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 6,989,866 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6,827,227 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 6,427,371 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 6,029,587 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5,882,061 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5,741,828 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5,616,066 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5,498,894 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 5,386,945 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 5,276,444 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 5,164,284 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 5,046,285 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 4,912,516 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 4,752,096 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 4,561,406 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 4,348,020 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 4,127,693 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 3,915,149 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 3,621,908 | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 3,349,627 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 3,193,039 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 3,047,634 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 2,909,887 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 2,778,810 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 2,654,688 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 2,537,307 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 2,426,927 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 2,325,517 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 2,234,186 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 2,153,882 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 2,083,595 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 2,019,002 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 1,958,177 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1,899,055 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1,839,182 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 1,778,094 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 1,714,555 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 1,645,145 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 1,565,163 | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 1,473,100 | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 1,372,460 | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 1,271,183 | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 1,178,360 | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 1,099,440 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 1,035,640 | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 984,714 | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 940,554 | +4.8% |
| 1961 | 897,591 | +5.2% |
| 1960 | 853,471 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Jordan’s Population in 1961?
897,591 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Jordan’s Population figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — people — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Jordan’s Population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +1249.9% in total — about 4.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.TOTL. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 11,520,684; 2024: 11,552,876; 2023: 11,439,213; 2022: 11,256,263; 2021: 11,066,356. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.TOTL — Population, Total. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.