Jordan
Urban population in Jordan
Urban population in Jordan: 33.4% in 1950 and 93.2% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 93.2%
- Since 1950
- +59.8 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 26 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 96.5%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 96.5% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Jordan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 93.2 |
| 2024 | 93 |
| 2023 | 92.7 |
| 2022 | 92.4 |
| 2021 | 92.1 |
| 2020 | 91.8 |
| 2019 | 91.5 |
| 2018 | 91.2 |
| 2017 | 90.9 |
| 2016 | 90.6 |
| 2015 | 89.9 |
| 2014 | 88 |
| 2013 | 86.5 |
| 2012 | 85 |
| 2011 | 83.6 |
| 2010 | 82.3 |
| 2009 | 81.1 |
| 2008 | 80.1 |
| 2007 | 79.3 |
| 2006 | 78.8 |
| 2005 | 78.4 |
| 2004 | 78.3 |
| 2003 | 78.3 |
| 2002 | 78.3 |
| 2001 | 78.3 |
| 2000 | 78.3 |
| 1999 | 78.3 |
| 1998 | 78.3 |
| 1997 | 78.3 |
| 1996 | 78.3 |
| 1995 | 78.3 |
| 1994 | 78.2 |
| 1993 | 77.9 |
| 1992 | 77.2 |
| 1991 | 76.3 |
| 1990 | 75.2 |
| 1989 | 73.8 |
| 1988 | 72.3 |
| 1987 | 70.7 |
| 1986 | 69.1 |
| 1985 | 67.4 |
| 1984 | 65.7 |
| 1983 | 64.1 |
| 1982 | 62.5 |
| 1981 | 61.1 |
| 1980 | 59.8 |
| 1979 | 58.8 |
| 1978 | 57.8 |
| 1977 | 56.8 |
| 1976 | 55.9 |
| 1975 | 55 |
| 1974 | 54.1 |
| 1973 | 53.2 |
| 1972 | 52.4 |
| 1971 | 51.6 |
| 1970 | 50.8 |
| 1969 | 50 |
| 1968 | 49.2 |
| 1967 | 48.4 |
| 1966 | 47.6 |
| 1965 | 46.8 |
| 1964 | 46 |
| 1963 | 45.2 |
| 1962 | 44.4 |
| 1961 | 43.5 |
| 1960 | 42.7 |
| 1959 | 41.9 |
| 1958 | 41.1 |
| 1957 | 40.3 |
| 1956 | 39.4 |
| 1955 | 38.6 |
| 1954 | 37.8 |
| 1953 | 37 |
| 1952 | 36.2 |
| 1951 | 34.9 |
| 1950 | 33.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Jordan |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 93.5 |
| 2027 | 93.7 |
| 2028 | 93.9 |
| 2029 | 94.2 |
| 2030 | 94.4 |
| 2031 | 94.6 |
| 2032 | 94.8 |
| 2033 | 94.9 |
| 2034 | 95.1 |
| 2035 | 95.3 |
| 2036 | 95.4 |
| 2037 | 95.6 |
| 2038 | 95.7 |
| 2039 | 95.8 |
| 2040 | 95.9 |
| 2041 | 96 |
| 2042 | 96.1 |
| 2043 | 96.2 |
| 2044 | 96.3 |
| 2045 | 96.3 |
| 2046 | 96.4 |
| 2047 | 96.4 |
| 2048 | 96.5 |
| 2049 | 96.5 |
| 2050 | 96.5 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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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