Demographics of Jordan

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date14 Dec 2024

As of 2024, the population of Jordan is projected at 11.55 million, compared to 11.44 million in 2023. It ranks 84th in the world by population and 27th in Asia. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.38 percent, the 157th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 5.96 million males and 5.60 million females in Jordan. The percentage of the male population is 51.57%, compared to 48.43% of the female population. Jordan has 362k more males than females. The sex ratio in Jordan in 2024 will be 106.467 males per 100 females. Jordan is in the 217th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Jordan population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
1950225,762213,041438,8027.01105.971
1955320,661304,906625,5676.82105.167
1960436,853416,618853,4715.27104.857
1965562,288537,1531,099,4406.49104.679
1970800,533764,6301,565,1635.51104.695
1975972,239926,8161,899,0553.14104.901
19801,144,4611,089,7262,234,1863.86105.023
19851,423,6571,355,1532,778,8104.60105.055
19901,873,5891,748,3193,621,90810.53107.165
19952,513,0102,239,0864,752,0963.70112.234
20002,820,2292,566,7165,386,9452.05109.877
20053,132,3212,897,2676,029,5872.41108.113
20103,775,1153,521,9297,297,0432.50107.189
20154,951,9394,592,7909,544,7297.19107.820
20205,618,2925,246,93510,865,2281.89107.078
20215,718,0545,348,30211,066,3561.78106.913
20225,812,2915,443,97311,256,2631.62106.766
20235,903,2515,535,96211,439,2131.60106.635
20245,957,3775,595,49911,552,8760.38106.467
20255,934,4895,586,19511,520,684-0.94106.235
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195040.87417.0667.444
195546.75516.7017.420
196052.67815.9617.599
196557.31714.6397.932
197059.83313.8818.181
197564.14813.7417.925
198066.49314.1047.287
198568.58714.7116.534
199070.09416.1245.544
199570.91518.5354.676
200071.92618.9603.864
200572.97719.7063.653
201073.79720.6403.780
201575.06021.4953.141
202075.58323.2662.791
202174.20423.6062.735
202277.08823.9432.679
202377.81424.2792.639
202477.98124.5372.604
202578.13124.7052.573
  • Total
  • Crude

Jordan death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195010,86620,46424.76246.636
195512,44530,14919.89348.195
196013,30642,79715.59050.144
196513,31854,95212.11349.982
197015,75776,08010.06848.608
197514,33988,7327.55146.724
198013,58998,0976.08243.907
198513,826113,6264.97540.890
199014,998129,9114.14135.868
199518,932166,5833.98435.055
200020,101156,5143.73129.054
200521,925163,7383.63627.156
201027,077204,8303.71128.070
201530,267225,7643.17123.653
202037,922236,0623.49021.726
202145,015235,8104.06821.309
202235,608235,5003.16320.922
202334,873235,7763.04920.611
202436,052236,2843.12120.452
202537,030232,0463.21420.142
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Jordan

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950178,089303,23237.000
1955295,260387,69243.233
1960474,322457,93550.879
1965636,252536,29854.262
1970962,089756,82455.971
19751,189,265873,65357.650
19801,425,339949,08360.029
19851,940,204955,78166.996
19902,609,598950,98473.291
19953,576,333996,57178.207
20003,994,2401,108,89078.270
20054,541,8341,172,27779.485
20106,183,184999,20686.088
20158,266,802892,50090.256
20209,332,603876,05991.418
20219,456,165864,18991.626
20229,554,911850,46391.827
20239,638,086835,84992.020
20249,717,492821,43392.206
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Jordan population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 589,894 564,030 1,153,924 9.99 104.586
05-09 598,370 572,027 1,170,398 10.13 104.605
10-14 617,986 600,780 1,218,765 10.55 102.864
15-19 568,880 567,257 1,136,138 9.83 100.286
20-24 502,372 493,565 995,937 8.62 101.784
25-29 505,969 472,657 978,626 8.47 107.048
30-34 497,840 434,300 932,139 8.07 114.630
35-39 434,194 380,151 814,346 7.05 114.216
40-44 371,686 335,199 706,885 6.12 110.885
45-49 322,641 289,390 612,032 5.30 111.490
50-54 289,344 253,970 543,315 4.70 113.928
55-59 236,530 208,233 444,763 3.85 113.589
60-64 167,931 155,124 323,055 2.80 108.256
65-69 109,603 107,204 216,808 1.88 102.238
70-74 71,933 71,725 143,658 1.24 100.290
75-79 41,348 45,550 86,898 0.75 90.775
80-84 21,076 27,221 48,297 0.42 77.426
85-89 8,050 12,957 21,006 0.18 62.129
90-94 1,589 3,580 5,169 0.04 44.385
95-99 138 546 684 0.01 25.275
100+ 4 32 35 0.00 12.500
Total 5,957,378 5,595,498 11,552,878 106.467