The population of Jordan is expected to grow by 68,848 in 2026 and reach 11,819,463 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 60,699 people yearly. On average there are 230,554 births and 37,616 deaths in Jordan per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.67 percent per year. The population density of Jordan has changed from 25.3 in 1980 to 130.1 in 2024.
| Current population | 11,782,926 people at present (Tuesday 3rd of November 2026) | |
| Median Age | 29.0 years |
| Life expectancy | 78.3 years | |
| Population density | 130.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11,589,532 | 68,848 (0.6%) | 60,699 | 29.0 | 2.54 | 131 | 10,831,268 (93.5%) |
| 2025 | 11,520,684 | -32,192 (-0.3%) | -303,267 | 28.6 | 2.57 | 130 | 10,738,258 (93.2%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -156,369 | 28.3 | 2.60 | 130 | 10,738,414 (93.0%) |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -17,445 | 28.0 | 2.64 | 129 | 10,602,118 (92.7%) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -17,445 | 27.7 | 2.68 | 127 | 10,401,332 (92.4%) |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 6,573 | 27.4 | 2.74 | 125 | 10,194,103 (92.1%) |
| 2020 | 10,865,228 | 193,337 (1.8%) | 6,745 | 27.1 | 2.79 | 122 | 9,976,634 (91.8%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -23,156 | 26.8 | 2.86 | 120 | 9,766,484 (91.5%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 32,062 | 26.5 | 2.92 | 118 | 9,541,716 (91.2%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 12,873 | 26.2 | 2.99 | 115 | 9,300,502 (90.9%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 31,046 | 25.9 | 3.07 | 113 | 9,062,039 (90.6%) |
| 2015 | 9,544,729 | 753,019 (7.9%) | 490,844 | 25.7 | 3.14 | 108 | 8,579,579 (89.9%) |
| 2010 | 7,297,043 | 155,290 (2.1%) | 4,872 | 25.5 | 3.78 | 82 | 6,002,555 (82.3%) |
| 2005 | 6,029,587 | 147,526 (2.5%) | 3,500 | 24.5 | 3.65 | 68 | 4,727,927 (78.4%) |
| 2000 | 5,386,945 | 110,501 (2.1%) | -26,077 | 23.4 | 3.86 | 61 | 4,217,160 (78.3%) |
| 1995 | 4,752,096 | 190,690 (4.0%) | 27,991 | 22.6 | 4.68 | 54 | 3,718,474 (78.2%) |
| 1990 | 3,621,908 | 272,281 (7.5%) | 266,100 | 21.2 | 5.54 | 41 | 2,721,841 (75.1%) |
| 1985 | 2,778,810 | 124,122 (4.5%) | 28,040 | 20.4 | 6.53 | 31 | 1,872,482 (67.4%) |
| 1980 | 2,234,186 | 80,304 (3.6%) | 1,735 | 20.2 | 7.29 | 25 | 1,336,648 (59.8%) |
| 1975 | 1,899,055 | 59,873 (3.2%) | -14,822 | 20.2 | 7.93 | 22 | 1,043,991 (55.0%) |
| 1970 | 1,565,163 | 92,063 (5.9%) | 25,894 | 20.5 | 8.18 | 18 | 794,450 (50.8%) |
| 1965 | 1,099,440 | 63,800 (5.8%) | 29,737 | 21.2 | 7.93 | 12 | 514,355 (46.8%) |
| 1960 | 853,471 | 44,120 (4.9%) | 15,509 | 22.2 | 7.60 | 10 | 364,522 (42.7%) |
In 2025 the population of Jordan was 11,520,684 and the average age increased from 22.2 in 1960 to 28.6. Urban population has increased from 4,217,160 (78.3%) in 2000 to 10,831,268 (93.5%) in the current year. The population density of Jordan has changed from 25.3 in 1980 to 130.1 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 6,745 | 27.1 | 2.79 | 122 | 9,976,634 (91.8%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -303,267 | 28.6 | 2.57 | 130 | 10,738,258 (93.2%) |
| 2030 | 12,448,776 | 203,045 (1.6%) | 9,393 | 30.2 | 2.42 | 140 | 11,746,220 (94.4%) |
| 2035 | 13,440,834 | 195,666 (1.5%) | 3,373 | 31.5 | 2.28 | 151 | 12,803,954 (95.3%) |
| 2040 | 14,471,297 | 214,600 (1.5%) | 30,566 | 32.8 | 2.16 | 163 | 13,880,903 (95.9%) |
| 2045 | 15,471,984 | 198,444 (1.3%) | 23,090 | 34.0 | 2.07 | 174 | 14,903,938 (96.3%) |
| 2050 | 16,367,354 | 169,824 (1.0%) | 14,864 | 35.2 | 1.99 | 184 | 15,791,622 (96.5%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 82.2 (80.7 years for male and 83.7 years for females). Population density will go up to 184.3 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Jordan constitutes of 5,624,783 women and 5,964,749 men, which means there are 1,060 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 39.8% of population (4,617,270) is 19 or younger, 55.2% of population (6,392,786) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.0% of population (579,477) is over 65.