Jordan vs Syria

Jordan vs Syria: Population

Population in 2023: 11.4 million people in Jordan and 23.6 million people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 12.2 million people, or 2.06 times that in Jordan.

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Jordan vs Syria: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 11.4 million people in Jordan and 23.6 million people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 12.2 million people, or 2.06 times that in Jordan.
JordanSyriaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Syria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Jordan ranked 84 and Syria ranked 58 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Jordan at 21.3 million people and Syria at 43.7 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearJordanSyriaWorld
202311.4 million23.6 million8.09 billion
202211.3 million22.5 million8.02 billion
202111.1 million21.6 million7.95 billion
202010.9 million21.1 million7.89 billion
201910.7 million20.4 million7.81 billion
201810.5 million19.6 million7.73 billion
201710.2 million19.2 million7.65 billion
201610 million19.2 million7.56 billion
20159.55 million19.4 million7.47 billion
20148.79 million20.3 million7.38 billion
20137.99 million21.7 million7.29 billion
20127.59 million22.8 million7.2 billion
20117.48 million22.9 million7.11 billion
20107.3 million22.5 million7.02 billion
20097.14 million22 million6.93 billion
20086.99 million21.6 million6.84 billion
20076.83 million20.9 million6.76 billion
20066.43 million19.6 million6.67 billion
20056.03 million18.8 million6.59 billion
20045.88 million18.3 million6.5 billion
20035.74 million17.9 million6.42 billion
20025.62 million17.5 million6.34 billion
20015.5 million17.1 million6.26 billion
20005.39 million16.6 million6.17 billion
19995.28 million16.2 million6.09 billion
19985.16 million15.8 million6.01 billion
19975.05 million15.4 million5.93 billion
19964.91 million15 million5.84 billion
19954.75 million14.6 million5.76 billion
19944.56 million14.2 million5.68 billion
19934.35 million13.8 million5.59 billion
19924.13 million13.4 million5.51 billion
19913.92 million13 million5.42 billion
19903.62 million12.6 million5.33 billion
19893.35 million12.2 million5.23 billion
19883.19 million11.8 million5.14 billion
19873.05 million11.4 million5.05 billion
19862.91 million11 million4.96 billion
19852.78 million10.6 million4.87 billion
19842.66 million10.3 million4.78 billion
19832.54 million9.91 million4.7 billion
19822.43 million9.57 million4.61 billion
19812.33 million9.26 million4.53 billion
19802.23 million8.96 million4.45 billion
19792.15 million8.66 million4.37 billion
19782.08 million8.37 million4.29 billion
19772.02 million8.09 million4.22 billion
19761.96 million7.82 million4.14 billion
19751.9 million7.55 million4.07 billion
19741.84 million7.3 million4 billion
19731.78 million7.06 million3.92 billion
19721.72 million6.83 million3.85 billion
19711.65 million6.6 million3.77 billion
19701.57 million6.38 million3.7 billion
19691.47 million6.18 million3.62 billion
19681.37 million5.98 million3.55 billion
19671.27 million5.79 million3.47 billion
19661.18 million5.61 million3.4 billion
19651.1 million5.44 million3.34 billion
19641.04 million5.27 million3.26 billion
1963984,7005.11 million3.19 billion
1962940,6004.96 million3.12 billion
1961897,6004.82 million3.07 billion
1960853,5004.67 million3.02 billion
1959807,6004.53 million2.97 billion
1958760,8004.4 million2.91 billion
1957714,4004.28 million2.85 billion
1956669,1004.16 million2.8 billion
1955625,6004.05 million2.74 billion
1954583,8003.95 million2.69 billion
1953544,1003.85 million2.63 billion
1952506,4003.77 million2.58 billion
1951471,2003.69 million2.54 billion
1950438,8003.61 million2.49 billion
1949415,6003.48 million–
1948392,2003.42 million–
1947368,4003.37 million–
1946346,0003.33 million–
1945325,0003.28 million–
1944305,3003.23 million–
1943286,8003.19 million–
1942269,3003.14 million–
1941255,9003.1 million–
1940246,1003.06 million–
1939239,8003.01 million–
1938236,7002.97 million–
1937236,7002.93 million–
1936236,7002.89 million–
1935236,7002.85 million–
1934236,7002.81 million–
1933236,7002.77 million–
1932236,7002.73 million–
1931235,7002.69 million–
1930233,6002.66 million–
1929230,5002.62 million–
1928226,5002.58 million–
1927221,5002.55 million–
1926216,6002.51 million–
1925211,8002.48 million–
1924207,1002.44 million–
1923202,6002.41 million–
1922198,1002.38 million–
1921196,0002.34 million–
1920196,3002.31 million–
1919199,0002.28 million–
1918204,2002.25 million–
1917212,0002.21 million–
1916220,9002.18 million–
1915230,2002.15 million–
1914239,8002.12 million–
1913249,9002.09 million–
1912260,4002.06 million–
1911268,3002.03 million–
1910273,7002.01 million–
1909276,3001.98 million–
1908276,2001.95 million–
1907273,2001.93 million–
1906270,2001.9 million–
1905267,2001.88 million–
1904264,3001.85 million–
1903261,4001.83 million–
1902258,5001.81 million–
1901256,2001.79 million–
1900254,4001.77 million–
1899253,2001.76 million–
1898252,6001.75 million–
1897252,5001.74 million–
1896252,5001.73 million–
1895252,4001.73 million–
1894252,3001.72 million–
1893252,2001.72 million–
1892252,1001.71 million–
1891252,0001.7 million–
1890251,9001.7 million–
1889251,8001.69 million–
1888251,7001.69 million–
1887251,6001.68 million–
1886251,5001.68 million–
1885251,4001.67 million–
1884251,2001.66 million–
1883251,1001.66 million–
1882251,0001.65 million–
1881250,9001.65 million–
1880250,7001.64 million–
1879250,6001.64 million–
1878250,5001.63 million–
1877250,3001.62 million–
1876250,2001.62 million–
1875250,0001.61 million–
1874249,9001.61 million–
1873249,7001.6 million–
1872249,6001.6 million–
1871249,9001.59 million–
1870250,8001.59 million–
1869252,1001.58 million–
1868254,0001.57 million–
1867256,4001.57 million–
1866258,8001.56 million–
1865261,2001.56 million–
1864263,6001.55 million–
1863266,1001.55 million–
1862268,6001.54 million–
1861271,1001.54 million–
1860273,6001.53 million–
1859276,1001.53 million–
1858278,7001.52 million–
1857281,3001.52 million–
1856283,9001.51 million–
1855286,5001.51 million–
1854289,2001.5 million–
1853291,9001.49 million–
1852294,6001.49 million–
1851296,3001.48 million–
1850297,0001.48 million–
1849295,8001.47 million–
1848293,6001.47 million–
1847290,5001.46 million–
1846287,4001.46 million–
1845284,3001.45 million–
1844281,2001.45 million–
1843278,2001.45 million–
1842275,2001.44 million–
1841272,3001.44 million–
1840269,3001.43 million–
1839266,4001.43 million–
1838263,6001.42 million–
1837260,7001.42 million–
1836257,9001.41 million–
1835255,2001.41 million–
1834252,4001.4 million–
1833249,7001.4 million–
1832247,0001.39 million–
1831244,4001.39 million–
1830241,8001.38 million–
1829239,2001.38 million–
1828236,6001.37 million–
1827234,1001.37 million–
1826231,5001.36 million–
1825229,1001.36 million–
1824226,6001.36 million–
1823224,2001.35 million–
1822221,8001.35 million–
1821219,7001.34 million–
1820217,9001.34 million–
1819216,4001.33 million–
1818215,2001.33 million–
1817214,4001.32 million–
1816213,5001.32 million–
1815212,6001.32 million–
1814211,8001.31 million–
1813210,9001.31 million–
1812210,0001.3 million–
1811209,2001.3 million–
1810208,3001.29 million–
1809207,5001.29 million–
1808206,6001.28 million–
1807205,8001.28 million–
1806205,0001.28 million–
1805204,1001.27 million–
1804203,3001.27 million–
1803202,5001.26 million–
1802201,6001.26 million–
1801200,8001.25 million–
1800200,0001.25 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJordanSyriaWorld
202411.6 million11.3 million–11.8 million24.7 million24.4 million–25 million8.16 billion
202511.5 million11 million–12.1 million25.6 million24.7 million–26.6 million8.23 billion
202611.6 million10.8 million–12.4 million26.5 million24.8 million–28.1 million8.3 billion
202711.8 million10.8 million–12.9 million27.3 million24.9 million–29.9 million8.37 billion
202812 million10.8 million–13.3 million28 million24.9 million–31.6 million8.44 billion
202912.3 million10.8 million–13.7 million28.7 million24.9 million–33.3 million8.5 billion
203012.5 million10.9 million–14.2 million29.4 million24.8 million–35.1 million8.57 billion
203112.7 million10.9 million–14.6 million30 million24.7 million–36.9 million8.63 billion
203212.9 million10.9 million–15 million30.6 million24.7 million–38.7 million8.7 billion
203313.1 million10.9 million–15.4 million31.2 million24.7 million–40.5 million8.76 billion
203413.3 million10.9 million–15.8 million31.8 million24.7 million–42.3 million8.82 billion
203513.4 million11 million–16.3 million32.3 million24.5 million–44.1 million8.89 billion
203613.6 million11 million–16.6 million32.8 million24.2 million–45.7 million8.95 billion
203713.8 million11 million–16.9 million33.3 million24.1 million–47.1 million9.01 billion
203814.1 million11 million–17.3 million33.7 million23.9 million–48.8 million9.06 billion
203914.3 million11.1 million–17.8 million34.1 million23.7 million–50.8 million9.12 billion
204014.5 million11.1 million–18.2 million34.5 million23.6 million–52.8 million9.18 billion
204114.7 million11.2 million–18.7 million34.9 million23.5 million–54.3 million9.23 billion
204214.9 million11.2 million–19 million35.3 million23.5 million–55.8 million9.29 billion
204315.1 million11.2 million–19.4 million35.6 million23.2 million–57.6 million9.34 billion
204415.3 million11.3 million–19.9 million35.9 million23 million–59.5 million9.39 billion
204515.5 million11.3 million–20.3 million36.3 million22.8 million–61.3 million9.44 billion
204615.7 million11.3 million–20.7 million36.6 million22.7 million–62.6 million9.49 billion
204715.8 million11.4 million–21.1 million36.9 million22.5 million–64.1 million9.54 billion
204816 million11.4 million–21.5 million37.2 million22.1 million–65.8 million9.58 billion
204916.2 million11.4 million–21.9 million37.5 million21.9 million–67.5 million9.62 billion
205016.4 million11.4 million–22.2 million37.8 million21.9 million–69.1 million9.66 billion
205116.5 million11.5 million–22.7 million38.1 million21.9 million–70.8 million9.7 billion
205216.7 million11.5 million–23.1 million38.4 million21.7 million–72.7 million9.74 billion
205316.8 million11.5 million–23.5 million38.7 million21.5 million–73.7 million9.78 billion
205417 million11.4 million–23.9 million39.1 million21.3 million–75.2 million9.81 billion
205517.1 million11.4 million–24.2 million39.4 million20.9 million–77.5 million9.85 billion
205617.2 million11.5 million–24.6 million39.7 million20.7 million–79.3 million9.88 billion
205717.4 million11.5 million–25 million40 million20.5 million–81 million9.91 billion
205817.5 million11.5 million–25.4 million40.2 million20.4 million–83.3 million9.94 billion
205917.7 million11.6 million–25.8 million40.5 million20.1 million–85.9 million9.96 billion
206017.8 million11.6 million–26.1 million40.8 million19.7 million–88.9 million9.99 billion
206117.9 million11.6 million–26.5 million41.1 million19.5 million–91.2 million10 billion
206218.1 million11.7 million–27 million41.3 million19.4 million–93.5 million10 billion
206318.2 million11.7 million–27.4 million41.6 million19.3 million–96.4 million10.1 billion
206418.4 million11.6 million–27.8 million41.8 million19.1 million–98.9 million10.1 billion
206518.5 million11.6 million–28.2 million42.1 million18.7 million–101 million10.1 billion
206618.6 million11.7 million–28.7 million42.3 million18.6 million–103 million10.1 billion
206718.7 million11.8 million–29.2 million42.5 million18.5 million–104 million10.1 billion
206818.9 million11.9 million–29.5 million42.7 million18.2 million–106 million10.2 billion
206919 million11.8 million–30 million42.8 million17.8 million–107 million10.2 billion
207019.1 million11.7 million–30.6 million43 million17.5 million–108 million10.2 billion
207119.2 million11.7 million–31 million43.1 million17.1 million–110 million10.2 billion
207219.3 million11.7 million–31.3 million43.3 million16.7 million–111 million10.2 billion
207319.5 million11.7 million–31.7 million43.4 million16.3 million–112 million10.2 billion
207419.6 million11.6 million–32.2 million43.5 million16 million–113 million10.2 billion
207519.7 million11.6 million–32.6 million43.6 million16 million–116 million10.3 billion
207619.8 million11.5 million–33.1 million43.7 million16 million–118 million10.3 billion
207719.8 million11.4 million–33.5 million43.7 million15.9 million–119 million10.3 billion
207819.9 million11.2 million–33.6 million43.8 million15.8 million–122 million10.3 billion
207920 million11.2 million–33.9 million43.8 million15.6 million–125 million10.3 billion
208020.1 million11.2 million–34.3 million43.9 million15.2 million–127 million10.3 billion
208120.2 million11.2 million–34.7 million44 million14.9 million–128 million10.3 billion
208220.3 million11.2 million–35 million44 million14.8 million–129 million10.3 billion
208320.4 million11.1 million–35.2 million44.1 million14.6 million–130 million10.3 billion
208420.4 million11 million–35.6 million44.1 million14.4 million–132 million10.3 billion
208520.5 million10.9 million–35.7 million44.1 million14.2 million–134 million10.3 billion
208620.6 million10.8 million–35.8 million44.2 million14 million–135 million10.3 billion
208720.6 million10.7 million–36.2 million44.1 million13.9 million–137 million10.3 billion
208820.7 million10.6 million–36.7 million44.1 million13.7 million–139 million10.3 billion
208920.8 million10.5 million–37.1 million44.1 million13.4 million–140 million10.3 billion
209020.9 million10.6 million–37.4 million44.1 million13.3 million–140 million10.3 billion
209120.9 million10.7 million–38 million44.1 million13 million–141 million10.3 billion
209221 million10.6 million–38.4 million44.1 million12.8 million–144 million10.3 billion
209321.1 million10.6 million–38.6 million44.1 million12.6 million–145 million10.3 billion
209421.1 million10.5 million–39.1 million44 million12.7 million–146 million10.2 billion
209521.1 million10.4 million–39.4 million44 million12.8 million–148 million10.2 billion
209621.2 million10.3 million–39.7 million43.9 million12.6 million–150 million10.2 billion
209721.2 million10.3 million–39.9 million43.9 million12.5 million–151 million10.2 billion
209821.3 million10.2 million–40.2 million43.8 million12.3 million–153 million10.2 billion
209921.3 million10.2 million–40.7 million43.8 million12.3 million–156 million10.2 billion
210021.3 million10.1 million–41.1 million43.7 million12.4 million–160 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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