Demographic profile
Jordan is the 82nd most populous of the 237 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.15% of everyone alive. Within Middle East, it ranks 6 of 18.
Each day brings roughly 674 births and 128 deaths, adding about 199,422 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.66% annually, the population would double in roughly 42 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Ajloun, holding an estimated 27.5% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 12 states and regions is in the table below. Regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 98.4% and adult smoking prevalence around 34.8%, with life expectancy at about 77.4 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Jordan in 2026? Approximately 12,017,818 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Jordan growing? About 1.66% per year — roughly 674 births and 128 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Jordan? Around 0.15% — ranked 82 worldwide by population.