Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Jordan

Population in cities over 1 million in Jordan in 2025 — 2,273,237 people. Ranked 82 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 942.2%.

2025 2.27M people +0.91% vs 2024
World rank 82of 121
Period maximum 2.27M people2025
Period minimum 218,113 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Jordan, 1960–202501M2M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 218,113 people1962: 254,767 people1964: 283,660 people1966: 315,782 people1968: 350,409 people1970: 387,843 people1972: 429,336 people1974: 475,202 people1976: 526,041 people1978: 582,238 people1980: 635,702 people1982: 673,945 people1984: 714,547 people1986: 757,534 people1988: 803,172 people1990: 851,491 people1992: 902,789 people1994: 957,100 people1996: 982,717 people1998: 999,812 people2000: 1,017,228 people2002: 1,034,923 people2004: 1,052,951 people2006: 1,149,064 people2008: 1,266,991 people2010: 1,396,832 people2012: 1,540,187 people2014: 1,698,026 people2016: 1,872,292 people2018: 2,064,582 people2020: 2,148,293 people2022: 2,209,584 people2024: 2,252,688 people2025: 2,273,237 people
Change over the period: +2.06M (+942.23%) Average annual rate: 3.67 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jordan

Jordan 2.27M people
World computed 2.01B people
Middle East & North Africa computed 130M people
Western Asia computed 101M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 574M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.27M +20,549 +0.91%
2024 2.25M +20,448 +0.92%
2023 2.23M +22,656 +1.03%
2022 2.21M +27,433 +1.26%
2021 2.18M +33,858 +1.58%
2020 2.15M +39,784 +1.89%
2019 2.11M +43,927 +2.13%
2018 2.06M +98,494 +5.01%
2017 1.97M +93,796 +5.01%
2016 1.87M +89,321 +5.01%
2015 1.78M +84,945 +5%
2014 1.7M +80,898 +5%
2013 1.62M +76,941 +5%
2012 1.54M +73,477 +5.01%
2011 1.47M +69,878 +5%
2010 1.4M +66,548 +5%
2009 1.33M +63,293 +5%
2008 1.27M +60,444 +5.01%
2007 1.21M +57,483 +5%
2006 1.15M +54,744 +5%
2005 1.09M +41,369 +3.93%
2004 1.05M +9,059 +0.87%
2003 1.04M +8,969 +0.87%
2002 1.03M +8,892 +0.87%
2001 1.03M +8,803 +0.87%
2000 1.02M +8,752 +0.87%
1999 1.01M +8,664 +0.87%
1998 999,812 +8,590 +0.87%
1997 991,222 +8,505 +0.87%
1996 982,717 +8,455 +0.87%
1995 974,262 +17,162 +1.79%
1994 957,100 +27,571 +2.97%
1993 929,529 +26,740 +2.96%
1992 902,789 +26,042 +2.97%
1991 876,747 +25,256 +2.97%
1990 851,491 +24,529 +2.97%
1989 826,962 +23,790 +2.96%
1988 803,172 +23,168 +2.97%
1987 780,004 +22,470 +2.97%
1986 757,534 +21,822 +2.97%
1985 735,712 +21,165 +2.96%
1984 714,547 +20,611 +2.97%
1983 693,936 +19,991 +2.97%
1982 673,945 +19,414 +2.97%
1981 654,531 +18,829 +2.96%
1980 635,702 +23,131 +3.78%
1979 612,571 +30,333 +5.21%
1978 582,238 +28,831 +5.21%
1977 553,407 +27,366 +5.2%
1976 526,041 +26,083 +5.22%
1975 499,958 +24,756 +5.21%
1974 475,202 +23,530 +5.21%
1973 451,672 +22,336 +5.2%
1972 429,336 +21,288 +5.22%
1971 408,048 +20,205 +5.21%
1970 387,843 +19,205 +5.21%
1969 368,638 +18,229 +5.2%
1968 350,409 +17,374 +5.22%
1967 333,035 +17,253 +5.46%
1966 315,782 +16,503 +5.51%
1965 299,279 +15,619 +5.51%
1964 283,660 +14,845 +5.52%
1963 268,815 +14,048 +5.51%
1962 254,767 +16,513 +6.93%
1961 238,254 +20,141 +9.23%
1960 218,113

About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.