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Jordan

Population

11,665,581

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
85th
Share of world
0.14%
Annual change
+68,8480.93%

Population of Jordan

010M20M30M40M95% prediction interval202611.7M2050 projection16.4M↑ 40% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 11,665,581. 2050 projection: 16,367,355.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Jordan. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202611,589,5320.93%85
202511,520,6841.18%84
202010,865,2281.81%85
201910,671,8912.00%86
201810,462,3062.23%87
201710,234,2262.28%89
20159,544,7295.52%92
20107,297,0433.89%101
20056,029,5872.28%102
20005,386,9452.54%104

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Amman is home to 3,140,757 people, 27.10% of Jordan's population.

City population3M1M500K
Amman 3.1MZarqa 811.0KIrbid 641.9KRusseifa 603.5KTila' al-'Ali - Khilda - Umm as-Summaq 320.5KAl-Jubayhah 251.7KSahab 216.3K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Amman3.1M27.10%
2Zarqa811.0K7.00%
3Irbid641.9K5.54%
4Russeifa603.5K5.21%
5Al-Quwaysimah - Al-Juwaydah - Abu 'Alanda - Ar-Rajib378.9K3.27%
6Tila' al-'Ali - Khilda - Umm as-Summaq320.5K2.77%
7Wadi as-Sir308.8K2.66%
8Al-Jubayhah251.7K2.17%
9Khraibat as-Suq - Jawa - Al-Yadudah237.7K2.05%
10Sahab216.3K1.87%

Jordan by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Jordan is home to an estimated 11,665,581 people, the 85th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Jordan has a net population change of approximately 673 people per day, driven by 610 births, 103 deaths, and net immigration of 166 people.
Share of world
Jordan makes up 0.14% of the world's population and 0.23% of Asia's.
Density
130.5 people per km² of land (338.0 per mi²), ranking 97th among countries and territories.
Urban living
93.21% of people live in urban areas.

Jordan Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 6100+ years, female: 5295–99 years, male: 19195–99 years, female: 73290–94 years, male: 2,02590–94 years, female: 4,48085–89 years, male: 9,23885–89 years, female: 14,82280–84 years, male: 23,27880–84 years, female: 29,70075–79 years, male: 46,20375–79 years, female: 50,49770–74 years, male: 77,18070–74 years, female: 78,84165–69 years, male: 122,22965–69 years, female: 119,36960–64 years, male: 187,90560–64 years, female: 171,64255–59 years, male: 252,95355–59 years, female: 222,28350–54 years, male: 294,64950–54 years, female: 261,62345–49 years, male: 330,83645–49 years, female: 298,55840–44 years, male: 382,31440–44 years, female: 342,58435–39 years, male: 439,45035–39 years, female: 379,57830–34 years, male: 485,76830–34 years, female: 433,34125–29 years, male: 456,63525–29 years, female: 441,93920–24 years, male: 507,41020–24 years, female: 502,67415–19 years, male: 593,71315–19 years, female: 592,04210–14 years, male: 604,15310–14 years, female: 579,8785–9 years, male: 578,8675–9 years, female: 554,4130–4 years, male: 569,7520–4 years, female: 545,731100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

25.9 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

78.3 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

51.47%

Female

48.53%

Life expectancy 76.2Life expectancy 80.6

Ethnicity

69.3%

Jordanian

  • Jordanian69.3%
  • Syrian13.3%
  • Palestinian6.7%
  • Egyptian6.7%
  • Other2.6%
  • Iraqi1.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2015 est.

Religion

97.1%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim97.1%
  • Christian2.1%
  • Buddhist0.4%
  • Hindu0.1%
  • Jewish0.1%
  • folk0.1%
  • Other0.1%
  • unaffiliated0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Muslim: official; predominantly Sunni

Christian: majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations

Jewish: less than 0.1%

folk: less than 0.1%

Other: less than 0.1%

unaffiliated: less than 0.1%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Jordan United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Department of Statistics (DoS) of Jordan.