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Jordan
A small, arid kingdom in the Middle East, Jordan sits at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe. The capital Amman is built across rolling hills and blends ancient and modern. Jordan is home to Petra, the ancient Nabataean city carved from rose-red sandstone and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, and shares the Dead Sea — Earth's lowest point — with Israel.
Major cities: Amman, Zarqa, Irbid, Aqaba
2024
11.6M
UN
2050
16.4M
UN
2100
21.3M
UN
~2200
17.0M
GPU
~2500
7.0M
GPU
Population11.6M
Fertility (TFR)2.60
Life expectancy78.0
Median age24.3
Infant mortality12.2 per 1,000
Pop. density129/km²
Urbanization93%
Youth share (0-14)31%
Land area88,794 km²
LanguageArabic
ReligionMuslim
HDI0.754 (#100)
RegionAsia
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 439K | 7.44 | 40.9 | 46.6 | 24.8 | +21K | 2.2% |
| 1955 | 626K | 7.42 | 46.8 | 48.2 | 19.9 | +25K | 2.8% |
| 1960 | 853K | 7.60 | 52.7 | 50.1 | 15.6 | +16K | 3.5% |
| 1965 | 1.10M | 7.93 | 57.3 | 50.0 | 12.1 | +30K | 3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.57M | 8.18 | 59.8 | 48.6 | 10.1 | +26K | 3.9% |
| 1975 | 1.90M | 7.93 | 64.1 | 46.7 | 7.6 | -15K | 3.9% |
| 1980 | 2.23M | 7.29 | 66.5 | 43.9 | 6.1 | +2K | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.78M | 6.53 | 68.6 | 40.9 | 5.0 | +28K | 3.6% |
| 1990 | 3.62M | 5.54 | 70.1 | 35.9 | 4.1 | +266K | 3.2% |
| 1995 | 4.75M | 4.68 | 70.9 | 35.1 | 4.0 | +28K | 3.1% |
| 2000 | 5.39M | 3.86 | 71.9 | 29.1 | 3.7 | -26K | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.03M | 3.65 | 73.0 | 27.2 | 3.6 | +4K | 2.4% |
| 2010 | 7.30M | 3.78 | 73.8 | 28.1 | 3.7 | +5K | 2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.54M | 3.14 | 75.1 | 23.7 | 3.2 | +491K | 2.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9M | 2.79 | 75.6 | 21.7 | 3.5 | +7K | 1.8% |
| 2024Now | 11.6M | 2.60 | 78.0 | 20.5 | 3.1 | -156K | 1.7% |
| 2025 | 11.5M | 2.57 | 78.1 | 20.1 | 3.2 | -303K | 1.7% |
| 2030 | 12.4M | 2.42 | 78.9 | 18.8 | 3.5 | +9K | 1.5% |
| 2035 | 13.4M | 2.27 | 79.7 | 18.3 | 3.8 | +3K | 1.4% |
| 2040 | 14.5M | 2.16 | 80.6 | 17.5 | 4.2 | +31K | 1.3% |
| 2045 | 15.5M | 2.07 | 81.4 | 16.1 | 4.7 | +23K | 1.1% |
| 2050 | 16.4M | 1.99 | 82.1 | 14.6 | 5.2 | +15K | 0.9% |
| 2055 | 17.1M | 1.94 | 82.9 | 13.6 | 5.7 | +10K | 0.8% |
| 2060 | 17.8M | 1.89 | 83.6 | 13.0 | 6.1 | +16K | 0.7% |
| 2065 | 18.5M | 1.86 | 84.3 | 12.8 | 6.5 | +19K | 0.6% |
| 2070 | 19.1M | 1.83 | 85.0 | 12.5 | 6.9 | +16K | 0.6% |
| 2075 | 19.7M | 1.81 | 85.7 | 12.0 | 7.3 | +15K | 0.5% |
| 2080 | 20.1M | 1.79 | 86.3 | 11.3 | 7.7 | +12K | 0.4% |
| 2085 | 20.5M | 1.77 | 86.9 | 10.8 | 8.0 | +21K | 0.3% |
| 2090 | 20.9M | 1.75 | 87.5 | 10.6 | 8.4 | +20K | 0.2% |
| 2095 | 21.1M | 1.74 | 88.0 | 10.5 | 8.9 | +24K | 0.2% |
| 2100 | 21.3M | 1.73 | 88.6 | 10.3 | 9.4 | +13K | 0.1% |