Urban population growth in Jordan
Jordan: Urban population growth was -0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population growth in Jordan, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population growth in Jordan is -0.0%, 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 growth in Jordan peaked at 11.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2025.
Jordan ranks 186th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population growth in Jordan, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.0% | — |
| 1962 | 6.6% | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 7.7% | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 8.6% | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 9.2% | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 9.3% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 7.7% | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 5.7% | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.7% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 4.8% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 5.5% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 6.1% | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +40.9% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +162.9% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -50.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +125.1% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +63.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -46.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -52.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -33.2% |
| 2025 | -0.0% | -100.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's -0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%. (59 countries reporting)
- Jordan's -0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.9%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +162.9% | 2.6% | 6.8% |
| 2013 | +125.1% | 3.1% | 7.0% |
| 2025 | -100.1% | 1.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | +63.2% | 7.0% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -0.0% | 2.2% | 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 urban population growth in Jordan?
- Urban population growth in Jordan was -0.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2025.
- How does Jordan rank for urban population growth?
- Jordan ranks 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth 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 World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.