Jordan vs Low & middle income: Urban population (% of total population)
Jordan
93.2%
in 2025
Low & middle income
53.1%
in 2025
Jordan rank
24th
Low & middle income rank
27th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Jordan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 93.2% against 53.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 40.1%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.4% | 23.3% | 23.0% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 54.6% | 26.4% | 28.3% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 31.4% | 35.3% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 36.0% | 41.6% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 42.1% | 36.8% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 48.4% | 39.5% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 52.3% | 40.2% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Jordan or Low & middle income?
- Jordan, at 93.2% against 53.1% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Jordan and Low & middle income?
- 40.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Low & middle income rank globally for urban population?
- Jordan ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.