Population density in Jordan
Jordan had 130.1 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Jordan, 2024
130.1
Change from 2023
+1.0%
World, 2023
62.1 people per km²
Position in 2024
85th of 214
Population density in Jordan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 130.1 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 128.8 people per km² | 62.1 people per km² |
| 2022 | 126.8 people per km² | 61.6 people per km² |
| 2021 | 124.6 people per km² | 61.0 people per km² |
| 2020 | 122.4 people per km² | 60.4 people per km² |
| 2019 | 120.2 people per km² | 59.8 people per km² |
| 2018 | 117.8 people per km² | 59.2 people per km² |
| 2017 | 115.3 people per km² | 58.6 people per km² |
| 2016 | 112.7 people per km² | 57.9 people per km² |
| 2015 | 107.5 people per km² | 57.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 99.0 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² |
| 2013 | 90.0 people per km² | 55.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 85.5 people per km² | 55.2 people per km² |
| 2011 | 84.3 people per km² | 55.6 people per km² |
| 2010 | 82.2 people per km² | 54.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 80.4 people per km² | 54.3 people per km² |
| 2008 | 79.2 people per km² | 53.6 people per km² |
| 2007 | 77.4 people per km² | 52.9 people per km² |
| 2006 | 72.8 people per km² | 52.3 people per km² |
| 2005 | 68.3 people per km² | 51.6 people per km² |
| 2004 | 66.7 people per km² | 51.0 people per km² |
| 2003 | 65.1 people per km² | 50.4 people per km² |
| 2002 | 63.6 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² |
| 2001 | 62.3 people per km² | 49.1 people per km² |
| 2000 | 61.0 people per km² | 48.4 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0% from 128.8 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 99.0 people per km², the figure has changed by +31.4%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Jordan has the 85th highest value.
More for Jordan
All statistics for Jordan
Population
11,520,684 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
93.2%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
11,439,214 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
24.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.64 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.60%
2023 · UN Population Division