Urban population, annual growth rate in Jordan
Jordan: Urban population, annual growth rate was -0.0009 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in Jordan, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Jordan is -0.0009 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.1% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Jordan peaked at 12.01 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.0009 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Jordan 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.21 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 6.78 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 6.62 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 7.05 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 8 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 8.99 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 9.67 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 9.74 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 9.07 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 7.96 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 4.82 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 4.94 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 5.14 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 6.28 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 6.79 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 7.3 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 7.36 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 7.35 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 7.26 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 7.13 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 7.05 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 10.08 % change on previous year | +42.9% |
| 1991 | 9.74 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 1993 | 6.22 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 1997 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 7.06 % change on previous year | +168.5% |
| 2007 | 7 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 2009 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.62 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.12 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 7.2 % change on previous year | +129.5% |
| 2014 | 12.01 % change on previous year | +66.9% |
| 2015 | 10.85 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 2017 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 2018 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2025 | -0.0009 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +168.5% | 2.63 % change on previous year | 7.06 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +129.5% | 3.14 % change on previous year | 7.2 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | -100.1% | 1.29 % change on previous year | -0.0009 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +66.9% | 7.2 % change on previous year | 12.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.12 % change on previous year | 6.62 % change on previous year | 9.74 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.58 % change on previous year | 4.81 % change on previous year | 7.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.93 % change on previous year | 5.62 % change on previous year | 7.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 10.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | 7.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 12.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 % change on previous year | -0.0009 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 183 Channel Islands 0.0109 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Sri Lanka 0.0056 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Uruguay 0.0019 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Trinidad and Tobago -0.0257 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Czechia -0.0558 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Belarus -0.084 % change on previous year compare
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 urban population, annual growth rate in Jordan?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Jordan was -0.0009 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.01 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0009 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Jordan rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Jordan ranks 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.