Jordan
Population in Jordan
Population in Jordan: 438,800 people in 1950 and 11.4 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 11.4 million people
- Since 1950
- +11 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 84 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 21.3 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 21.3 million people in 2100, between 10.1 million people and 41.1 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 200,000 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.4 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 11.3 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 11.1 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 10.9 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 10.7 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 10.5 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 10.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 10 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 9.55 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 8.79 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 7.99 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 7.59 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 7.48 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 7.3 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 7.14 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 6.99 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 6.83 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 6.43 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 6.03 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 5.88 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 5.74 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 5.62 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 5.5 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 5.39 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 5.28 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 5.16 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 5.05 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 4.91 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 4.75 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 4.56 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 4.35 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 4.13 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.92 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.62 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.35 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.19 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.05 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 2.91 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 2.78 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 2.66 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 2.54 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 2.43 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 2.33 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 2.23 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 2.15 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 2.08 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 2.02 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 1.96 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 1.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 1.84 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 1.78 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 1.72 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 1.65 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 1.57 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 1.47 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 1.37 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 1.27 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 1.18 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 1.1 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 1.04 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 984,700 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 940,600 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 897,600 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 853,500 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 807,600 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 760,800 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 714,400 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 669,100 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 625,600 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 583,800 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 544,100 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 506,400 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 471,200 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 438,800 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 415,600 | – |
| 1948 | 392,200 | – |
| 1947 | 368,400 | – |
| 1946 | 346,000 | – |
| 1945 | 325,000 | – |
| 1944 | 305,300 | – |
| 1943 | 286,800 | – |
| 1942 | 269,300 | – |
| 1941 | 255,900 | – |
| 1940 | 246,100 | – |
| 1939 | 239,800 | – |
| 1938 | 236,700 | – |
| 1937 | 236,700 | – |
| 1936 | 236,700 | – |
| 1935 | 236,700 | – |
| 1934 | 236,700 | – |
| 1933 | 236,700 | – |
| 1932 | 236,700 | – |
| 1931 | 235,700 | – |
| 1930 | 233,600 | – |
| 1929 | 230,500 | – |
| 1928 | 226,500 | – |
| 1927 | 221,500 | – |
| 1926 | 216,600 | – |
| 1925 | 211,800 | – |
| 1924 | 207,100 | – |
| 1923 | 202,600 | – |
| 1922 | 198,100 | – |
| 1921 | 196,000 | – |
| 1920 | 196,300 | – |
| 1919 | 199,000 | – |
| 1918 | 204,200 | – |
| 1917 | 212,000 | – |
| 1916 | 220,900 | – |
| 1915 | 230,200 | – |
| 1914 | 239,800 | – |
| 1913 | 249,900 | – |
| 1912 | 260,400 | – |
| 1911 | 268,300 | – |
| 1910 | 273,700 | – |
| 1909 | 276,300 | – |
| 1908 | 276,200 | – |
| 1907 | 273,200 | – |
| 1906 | 270,200 | – |
| 1905 | 267,200 | – |
| 1904 | 264,300 | – |
| 1903 | 261,400 | – |
| 1902 | 258,500 | – |
| 1901 | 256,200 | – |
| 1900 | 254,400 | – |
| 1899 | 253,200 | – |
| 1898 | 252,600 | – |
| 1897 | 252,500 | – |
| 1896 | 252,500 | – |
| 1895 | 252,400 | – |
| 1894 | 252,300 | – |
| 1893 | 252,200 | – |
| 1892 | 252,100 | – |
| 1891 | 252,000 | – |
| 1890 | 251,900 | – |
| 1889 | 251,800 | – |
| 1888 | 251,700 | – |
| 1887 | 251,600 | – |
| 1886 | 251,500 | – |
| 1885 | 251,400 | – |
| 1884 | 251,200 | – |
| 1883 | 251,100 | – |
| 1882 | 251,000 | – |
| 1881 | 250,900 | – |
| 1880 | 250,700 | – |
| 1879 | 250,600 | – |
| 1878 | 250,500 | – |
| 1877 | 250,300 | – |
| 1876 | 250,200 | – |
| 1875 | 250,000 | – |
| 1874 | 249,900 | – |
| 1873 | 249,700 | – |
| 1872 | 249,600 | – |
| 1871 | 249,900 | – |
| 1870 | 250,800 | – |
| 1869 | 252,100 | – |
| 1868 | 254,000 | – |
| 1867 | 256,400 | – |
| 1866 | 258,800 | – |
| 1865 | 261,200 | – |
| 1864 | 263,600 | – |
| 1863 | 266,100 | – |
| 1862 | 268,600 | – |
| 1861 | 271,100 | – |
| 1860 | 273,600 | – |
| 1859 | 276,100 | – |
| 1858 | 278,700 | – |
| 1857 | 281,300 | – |
| 1856 | 283,900 | – |
| 1855 | 286,500 | – |
| 1854 | 289,200 | – |
| 1853 | 291,900 | – |
| 1852 | 294,600 | – |
| 1851 | 296,300 | – |
| 1850 | 297,000 | – |
| 1849 | 295,800 | – |
| 1848 | 293,600 | – |
| 1847 | 290,500 | – |
| 1846 | 287,400 | – |
| 1845 | 284,300 | – |
| 1844 | 281,200 | – |
| 1843 | 278,200 | – |
| 1842 | 275,200 | – |
| 1841 | 272,300 | – |
| 1840 | 269,300 | – |
| 1839 | 266,400 | – |
| 1838 | 263,600 | – |
| 1837 | 260,700 | – |
| 1836 | 257,900 | – |
| 1835 | 255,200 | – |
| 1834 | 252,400 | – |
| 1833 | 249,700 | – |
| 1832 | 247,000 | – |
| 1831 | 244,400 | – |
| 1830 | 241,800 | – |
| 1829 | 239,200 | – |
| 1828 | 236,600 | – |
| 1827 | 234,100 | – |
| 1826 | 231,500 | – |
| 1825 | 229,100 | – |
| 1824 | 226,600 | – |
| 1823 | 224,200 | – |
| 1822 | 221,800 | – |
| 1821 | 219,700 | – |
| 1820 | 217,900 | – |
| 1819 | 216,400 | – |
| 1818 | 215,200 | – |
| 1817 | 214,400 | – |
| 1816 | 213,500 | – |
| 1815 | 212,600 | – |
| 1814 | 211,800 | – |
| 1813 | 210,900 | – |
| 1812 | 210,000 | – |
| 1811 | 209,200 | – |
| 1810 | 208,300 | – |
| 1809 | 207,500 | – |
| 1808 | 206,600 | – |
| 1807 | 205,800 | – |
| 1806 | 205,000 | – |
| 1805 | 204,100 | – |
| 1804 | 203,300 | – |
| 1803 | 202,500 | – |
| 1802 | 201,600 | – |
| 1801 | 200,800 | – |
| 1800 | 200,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.6 million11.3 million–11.8 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 11.5 million11 million–12.1 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 11.6 million10.8 million–12.4 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 11.8 million10.8 million–12.9 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 12 million10.8 million–13.3 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 12.3 million10.8 million–13.7 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 12.5 million10.9 million–14.2 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 12.7 million10.9 million–14.6 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 12.9 million10.9 million–15 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 13.1 million10.9 million–15.4 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 13.3 million10.9 million–15.8 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 13.4 million11 million–16.3 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 13.6 million11 million–16.6 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 13.8 million11 million–16.9 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 14.1 million11 million–17.3 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 14.3 million11.1 million–17.8 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 14.5 million11.1 million–18.2 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 14.7 million11.2 million–18.7 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 14.9 million11.2 million–19 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 15.1 million11.2 million–19.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 15.3 million11.3 million–19.9 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 15.5 million11.3 million–20.3 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 15.7 million11.3 million–20.7 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 15.8 million11.4 million–21.1 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 16 million11.4 million–21.5 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 16.2 million11.4 million–21.9 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 16.4 million11.4 million–22.2 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 16.5 million11.5 million–22.7 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 16.7 million11.5 million–23.1 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 16.8 million11.5 million–23.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 17 million11.4 million–23.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 17.1 million11.4 million–24.2 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 17.2 million11.5 million–24.6 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 17.4 million11.5 million–25 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 17.5 million11.5 million–25.4 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 17.7 million11.6 million–25.8 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 17.8 million11.6 million–26.1 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 17.9 million11.6 million–26.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 18.1 million11.7 million–27 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 18.2 million11.7 million–27.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 18.4 million11.6 million–27.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 18.5 million11.6 million–28.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 18.6 million11.7 million–28.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 18.7 million11.8 million–29.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 18.9 million11.9 million–29.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 19 million11.8 million–30 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 19.1 million11.7 million–30.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 19.2 million11.7 million–31 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 19.3 million11.7 million–31.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 19.5 million11.7 million–31.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 19.6 million11.6 million–32.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 19.7 million11.6 million–32.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 19.8 million11.5 million–33.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 19.8 million11.4 million–33.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 19.9 million11.2 million–33.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 20 million11.2 million–33.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 20.1 million11.2 million–34.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 20.2 million11.2 million–34.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 20.3 million11.2 million–35 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 20.4 million11.1 million–35.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 20.4 million11 million–35.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 20.5 million10.9 million–35.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 20.6 million10.8 million–35.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 20.6 million10.7 million–36.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 20.7 million10.6 million–36.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 20.8 million10.5 million–37.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 20.9 million10.6 million–37.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 20.9 million10.7 million–38 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 21 million10.6 million–38.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 21.1 million10.6 million–38.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 21.1 million10.5 million–39.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 21.1 million10.4 million–39.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 21.2 million10.3 million–39.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 21.2 million10.3 million–39.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 21.3 million10.2 million–40.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 21.3 million10.2 million–40.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 21.3 million10.1 million–41.1 million | 10.2 billion |
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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- Military spending4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per person$221 in 2025
- Military share of state spending13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel116,000 people in 2020
- National power0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exports226 million TIV in 2024