Jordan Population

Jordan's demographics are defined as much by refugees as by births, having absorbed successive waves of Palestinians, Iraqis and Syrians over the decades. Its own fertility has declined but remains moderately high, and the population is young. Few countries have had their population shaped so repeatedly by the conflicts of their neighbours.

Jordan is the world's 86th most populous country, home to about 11.5 million people in 2026. In Western Asia, where it lies, that future is driven by fertility, longevity and the movement of people across its borders. It packs in roughly 131 people per square kilometre.

Jordan is projected to keep growing until about 2100, when its population peaks at roughly 21.3 million before a gradual decline sets in, leaving it near 21.3 million by 2100.

Fertility is around 2.60 births per woman, above the replacement level, which keeps natural growth positive for now. Net inward migration adds to the population each year and partly offsets the low birth rate.

The median age is set to climb from about 25 today to roughly 43 by 2100, while life expectancy, near 78 years, keeps rising. An older population gradually reshapes the labour force, pension systems and healthcare demand.

All of this is a projection, not a prediction. The further out it runs the wider the plausible range becomes, which is why Jordan's charts show a low-to-high band around the central line.