Jordan vs Yemen

Jordan vs Yemen: Population

Population in 2023: 11.4 million people in Jordan and 39.4 million people in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Yemen, by 28 million people, or 3.44 times that in Jordan.

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Jordan vs Yemen: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 11.4 million people in Jordan and 39.4 million people in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Yemen, by 28 million people, or 3.44 times that in Jordan.
JordanYemenEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Yemen has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Jordan ranked 84 and Yemen ranked 37 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Jordan at 21.3 million people and Yemen at 110 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearJordanYemenWorld
202311.4 million39.4 million8.09 billion
202211.3 million38.2 million8.02 billion
202111.1 million37.1 million7.95 billion
202010.9 million36.1 million7.89 billion
201910.7 million35.1 million7.81 billion
201810.5 million34.1 million7.73 billion
201710.2 million33.1 million7.65 billion
201610 million32.1 million7.56 billion
20159.55 million31.2 million7.47 billion
20148.79 million30.2 million7.38 billion
20137.99 million29.3 million7.29 billion
20127.59 million28.4 million7.2 billion
20117.48 million27.6 million7.11 billion
20107.3 million26.8 million7.02 billion
20097.14 million25.9 million6.93 billion
20086.99 million25.1 million6.84 billion
20076.83 million24.3 million6.76 billion
20066.43 million23.5 million6.67 billion
20056.03 million22.8 million6.59 billion
20045.88 million22.1 million6.5 billion
20035.74 million21.5 million6.42 billion
20025.62 million20.8 million6.34 billion
20015.5 million20.2 million6.26 billion
20005.39 million19.6 million6.17 billion
19995.28 million19 million6.09 billion
19985.16 million18.5 million6.01 billion
19975.05 million17.9 million5.93 billion
19964.91 million17.3 million5.84 billion
19954.75 million16.7 million5.76 billion
19944.56 million16.2 million5.68 billion
19934.35 million15.6 million5.59 billion
19924.13 million15 million5.51 billion
19913.92 million14.4 million5.42 billion
19903.62 million13.9 million5.33 billion
19893.35 million13.4 million5.23 billion
19883.19 million12.9 million5.14 billion
19873.05 million12.4 million5.05 billion
19862.91 million11.9 million4.96 billion
19852.78 million11.5 million4.87 billion
19842.66 million11 million4.78 billion
19832.54 million10.6 million4.7 billion
19822.43 million10.2 million4.61 billion
19812.33 million9.88 million4.53 billion
19802.23 million9.54 million4.45 billion
19792.15 million9.22 million4.37 billion
19782.08 million8.93 million4.29 billion
19772.02 million8.65 million4.22 billion
19761.96 million8.38 million4.14 billion
19751.9 million8.13 million4.07 billion
19741.84 million7.9 million4 billion
19731.78 million7.67 million3.92 billion
19721.72 million7.46 million3.85 billion
19711.65 million7.26 million3.77 billion
19701.57 million7.07 million3.7 billion
19691.47 million6.88 million3.62 billion
19681.37 million6.69 million3.55 billion
19671.27 million6.52 million3.47 billion
19661.18 million6.35 million3.4 billion
19651.1 million6.2 million3.34 billion
19641.04 million6.05 million3.26 billion
1963984,7005.91 million3.19 billion
1962940,6005.78 million3.12 billion
1961897,6005.66 million3.07 billion
1960853,5005.53 million3.02 billion
1959807,6005.42 million2.97 billion
1958760,8005.31 million2.91 billion
1957714,4005.2 million2.85 billion
1956669,1005.1 million2.8 billion
1955625,6005.01 million2.74 billion
1954583,8004.92 million2.69 billion
1953544,1004.84 million2.63 billion
1952506,4004.76 million2.58 billion
1951471,2004.68 million2.54 billion
1950438,8004.62 million2.49 billion
1949415,6004.65 million–
1948392,2004.59 million–
1947368,4004.55 million–
1946346,0004.51 million–
1945325,0004.47 million–
1944305,3004.43 million–
1943286,8004.38 million–
1942269,3004.34 million–
1941255,9004.3 million–
1940246,1004.26 million–
1939239,8004.22 million–
1938236,7004.18 million–
1937236,7004.14 million–
1936236,7004.11 million–
1935236,7004.07 million–
1934236,7004.03 million–
1933236,7003.99 million–
1932236,7003.95 million–
1931235,7003.92 million–
1930233,6003.88 million–
1929230,5003.84 million–
1928226,5003.81 million–
1927221,5003.77 million–
1926216,6003.74 million–
1925211,8003.7 million–
1924207,1003.67 million–
1923202,6003.63 million–
1922198,1003.6 million–
1921196,0003.57 million–
1920196,3003.53 million–
1919199,0003.5 million–
1918204,2003.47 million–
1917212,0003.44 million–
1916220,9003.41 million–
1915230,2003.37 million–
1914239,8003.34 million–
1913249,9003.31 million–
1912260,4003.28 million–
1911268,3003.25 million–
1910273,7003.23 million–
1909276,3003.2 million–
1908276,2003.17 million–
1907273,2003.14 million–
1906270,2003.11 million–
1905267,2003.09 million–
1904264,3003.06 million–
1903261,4003.03 million–
1902258,5003.01 million–
1901256,2002.99 million–
1900254,4002.97 million–
1899253,2002.95 million–
1898252,6002.95 million–
1897252,5002.94 million–
1896252,5002.94 million–
1895252,4002.93 million–
1894252,3002.93 million–
1893252,2002.92 million–
1892252,1002.92 million–
1891252,0002.91 million–
1890251,9002.91 million–
1889251,8002.91 million–
1888251,7002.9 million–
1887251,6002.9 million–
1886251,5002.89 million–
1885251,4002.89 million–
1884251,2002.88 million–
1883251,1002.88 million–
1882251,0002.88 million–
1881250,9002.87 million–
1880250,7002.87 million–
1879250,6002.86 million–
1878250,5002.86 million–
1877250,3002.85 million–
1876250,2002.85 million–
1875250,0002.84 million–
1874249,9002.84 million–
1873249,7002.84 million–
1872249,6002.83 million–
1871249,9002.83 million–
1870250,8002.82 million–
1869252,1002.82 million–
1868254,0002.81 million–
1867256,4002.81 million–
1866258,8002.81 million–
1865261,2002.8 million–
1864263,6002.8 million–
1863266,1002.79 million–
1862268,6002.79 million–
1861271,1002.79 million–
1860273,6002.78 million–
1859276,1002.78 million–
1858278,7002.77 million–
1857281,3002.77 million–
1856283,9002.76 million–
1855286,5002.76 million–
1854289,2002.76 million–
1853291,9002.75 million–
1852294,6002.75 million–
1851296,3002.74 million–
1850297,0002.74 million–
1849295,8002.73 million–
1848293,6002.73 million–
1847290,5002.72 million–
1846287,4002.72 million–
1845284,3002.71 million–
1844281,2002.71 million–
1843278,2002.7 million–
1842275,2002.7 million–
1841272,3002.69 million–
1840269,3002.69 million–
1839266,4002.68 million–
1838263,6002.68 million–
1837260,7002.67 million–
1836257,9002.67 million–
1835255,2002.67 million–
1834252,4002.66 million–
1833249,7002.66 million–
1832247,0002.65 million–
1831244,4002.65 million–
1830241,8002.64 million–
1829239,2002.64 million–
1828236,6002.63 million–
1827234,1002.63 million–
1826231,5002.62 million–
1825229,1002.62 million–
1824226,6002.61 million–
1823224,2002.61 million–
1822221,8002.6 million–
1821219,7002.6 million–
1820217,9002.6 million–
1819216,4002.59 million–
1818215,2002.59 million–
1817214,4002.59 million–
1816213,5002.59 million–
1815212,6002.59 million–
1814211,8002.59 million–
1813210,9002.59 million–
1812210,0002.59 million–
1811209,2002.59 million–
1810208,3002.59 million–
1809207,5002.59 million–
1808206,6002.59 million–
1807205,8002.59 million–
1806205,0002.59 million–
1805204,1002.59 million–
1804203,3002.59 million–
1803202,5002.59 million–
1802201,6002.59 million–
1801200,8002.59 million–
1800200,0002.59 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJordanYemenWorld
202411.6 million11.3 million–11.8 million40.6 million40.4 million–40.8 million8.16 billion
202511.5 million11 million–12.1 million41.8 million41.2 million–42.3 million8.23 billion
202611.6 million10.8 million–12.4 million43 million41.9 million–43.8 million8.3 billion
202711.8 million10.8 million–12.9 million44.2 million42.6 million–45.4 million8.37 billion
202812 million10.8 million–13.3 million45.3 million43.3 million–47 million8.44 billion
202912.3 million10.8 million–13.7 million46.5 million44 million–48.5 million8.5 billion
203012.5 million10.9 million–14.2 million47.7 million44.6 million–50.1 million8.57 billion
203112.7 million10.9 million–14.6 million48.8 million45.2 million–51.7 million8.63 billion
203212.9 million10.9 million–15 million50 million45.8 million–53.4 million8.7 billion
203313.1 million10.9 million–15.4 million51.1 million46.4 million–55 million8.76 billion
203413.3 million10.9 million–15.8 million52.3 million47 million–56.7 million8.82 billion
203513.4 million11 million–16.3 million53.4 million47.5 million–58.3 million8.89 billion
203613.6 million11 million–16.6 million54.6 million48.1 million–60 million8.95 billion
203713.8 million11 million–16.9 million55.7 million48.7 million–61.7 million9.01 billion
203814.1 million11 million–17.3 million56.9 million49.2 million–63.5 million9.06 billion
203914.3 million11.1 million–17.8 million58 million49.7 million–65.3 million9.12 billion
204014.5 million11.1 million–18.2 million59.2 million50.2 million–67.1 million9.18 billion
204114.7 million11.2 million–18.7 million60.4 million50.8 million–68.9 million9.23 billion
204214.9 million11.2 million–19 million61.5 million51.4 million–70.8 million9.29 billion
204315.1 million11.2 million–19.4 million62.7 million51.9 million–72.7 million9.34 billion
204415.3 million11.3 million–19.9 million63.9 million52.5 million–74.7 million9.39 billion
204515.5 million11.3 million–20.3 million65.1 million53 million–76.6 million9.44 billion
204615.7 million11.3 million–20.7 million66.3 million53.6 million–78.6 million9.49 billion
204715.8 million11.4 million–21.1 million67.4 million54.1 million–80.7 million9.54 billion
204816 million11.4 million–21.5 million68.6 million54.6 million–82.8 million9.58 billion
204916.2 million11.4 million–21.9 million69.8 million55.1 million–85 million9.62 billion
205016.4 million11.4 million–22.2 million71 million55.5 million–87.2 million9.66 billion
205116.5 million11.5 million–22.7 million72.2 million56 million–89.5 million9.7 billion
205216.7 million11.5 million–23.1 million73.3 million56.4 million–92 million9.74 billion
205316.8 million11.5 million–23.5 million74.5 million56.9 million–94.5 million9.78 billion
205417 million11.4 million–23.9 million75.6 million57.3 million–97 million9.81 billion
205517.1 million11.4 million–24.2 million76.7 million57.6 million–99.5 million9.85 billion
205617.2 million11.5 million–24.6 million77.8 million57.9 million–102 million9.88 billion
205717.4 million11.5 million–25 million78.9 million58.3 million–105 million9.91 billion
205817.5 million11.5 million–25.4 million80 million58.6 million–107 million9.94 billion
205917.7 million11.6 million–25.8 million81.1 million58.8 million–110 million9.96 billion
206017.8 million11.6 million–26.1 million82.2 million59 million–112 million9.99 billion
206117.9 million11.6 million–26.5 million83.2 million59.2 million–115 million10 billion
206218.1 million11.7 million–27 million84.3 million59.4 million–117 million10 billion
206318.2 million11.7 million–27.4 million85.3 million59.6 million–120 million10.1 billion
206418.4 million11.6 million–27.8 million86.2 million59.7 million–123 million10.1 billion
206518.5 million11.6 million–28.2 million87.2 million59.7 million–125 million10.1 billion
206618.6 million11.7 million–28.7 million88.2 million59.9 million–127 million10.1 billion
206718.7 million11.8 million–29.2 million89.1 million60 million–130 million10.1 billion
206818.9 million11.9 million–29.5 million90 million60 million–133 million10.2 billion
206919 million11.8 million–30 million90.9 million60.1 million–135 million10.2 billion
207019.1 million11.7 million–30.6 million91.8 million60.2 million–139 million10.2 billion
207119.2 million11.7 million–31 million92.7 million60.2 million–142 million10.2 billion
207219.3 million11.7 million–31.3 million93.6 million60.1 million–144 million10.2 billion
207319.5 million11.7 million–31.7 million94.4 million60.1 million–147 million10.2 billion
207419.6 million11.6 million–32.2 million95.2 million60.1 million–151 million10.2 billion
207519.7 million11.6 million–32.6 million96 million60.1 million–154 million10.3 billion
207619.8 million11.5 million–33.1 million96.8 million60.1 million–157 million10.3 billion
207719.8 million11.4 million–33.5 million97.6 million60 million–160 million10.3 billion
207819.9 million11.2 million–33.6 million98.3 million60 million–163 million10.3 billion
207920 million11.2 million–33.9 million99.1 million59.9 million–166 million10.3 billion
208020.1 million11.2 million–34.3 million99.8 million59.9 million–170 million10.3 billion
208120.2 million11.2 million–34.7 million101 million59.9 million–173 million10.3 billion
208220.3 million11.2 million–35 million101 million59.9 million–176 million10.3 billion
208320.4 million11.1 million–35.2 million102 million59.8 million–180 million10.3 billion
208420.4 million11 million–35.6 million103 million59.6 million–183 million10.3 billion
208520.5 million10.9 million–35.7 million103 million59.5 million–186 million10.3 billion
208620.6 million10.8 million–35.8 million104 million59.4 million–190 million10.3 billion
208720.6 million10.7 million–36.2 million104 million59.3 million–194 million10.3 billion
208820.7 million10.6 million–36.7 million105 million59 million–197 million10.3 billion
208920.8 million10.5 million–37.1 million106 million58.5 million–201 million10.3 billion
209020.9 million10.6 million–37.4 million106 million58.3 million–204 million10.3 billion
209120.9 million10.7 million–38 million107 million58.2 million–208 million10.3 billion
209221 million10.6 million–38.4 million107 million57.9 million–211 million10.3 billion
209321.1 million10.6 million–38.6 million108 million57.6 million–214 million10.3 billion
209421.1 million10.5 million–39.1 million108 million57.4 million–218 million10.2 billion
209521.1 million10.4 million–39.4 million108 million57.1 million–221 million10.2 billion
209621.2 million10.3 million–39.7 million109 million56.8 million–225 million10.2 billion
209721.2 million10.3 million–39.9 million109 million56.6 million–229 million10.2 billion
209821.3 million10.2 million–40.2 million109 million56.3 million–232 million10.2 billion
209921.3 million10.2 million–40.7 million110 million56 million–234 million10.2 billion
210021.3 million10.1 million–41.1 million110 million55.6 million–236 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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