Population growth in Jordan
Jordan: Population growth was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Jordan, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded -0.3% for population growth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 128.2% on the previous year and down 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Jordan peaked at 9.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2025.
Jordan ranks 191st of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Jordan, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.0% | — |
| 1962 | 4.7% | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 5.0% | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 6.0% | +18.6% |
| 1966 | 6.9% | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 7.6% | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 7.1% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 5.0% | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | -17.1% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +63.2% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | -32.1% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +157.9% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -61.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -42.9% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +266.9% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +83.6% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -42.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -52.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -38.7% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -128.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's -0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (59 countries reporting)
- Jordan's -0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +266.9% | 1.4% | 5.2% |
| 2006 | +157.9% | 2.5% | 6.4% |
| 2025 | -128.2% | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | +83.6% | 5.2% | 9.5% |
| 1990 | +63.2% | 4.8% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 2.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -0.3% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More climate change data for Jordan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.17 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,174 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 528.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 645.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 91.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.8204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3434 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Jordan?
- Population growth in Jordan was -0.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2025.
- How does Jordan rank for population growth?
- Jordan ranks 191st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.