Jordan population pyramid 2026
11,589,532 people in 2026 (projected). Jordan’s pyramid was shaped by waves of refugees and migrant workers, leaving about 113 men per 100 women at ages 30–59 and a base that has begun to narrow.
- 2026 population
- 11.6Mrank 85 of 237
- Median age
- 24.9 yearsoldest rank 169
- Fertility rate
- 2.54births per woman · above replacement
- Structure
- Transitional5.0% age 65+
Jordan population pyramid
2026 · Share of total by five-year age group and sex
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The UN series provides historical estimates through 2023. Figures from 2024 onward—including 2026—are medium-scenario projections, not counts or predictions guaranteed to occur.
Jordan age distribution in 2026
Children under 15 account for 29.6% of the population, while 5.0% are aged 65 or older. The remaining 65.4% are in the conventional working-age range of 15–64. On these shares, the site classifies Jordan’s age structure as transitional; the guide to population pyramid types explains what that shape implies.
The total age dependency ratio is 52.9: about 53 people under 15 or 65+ for every 100 people aged 15–64 (45.3 children and 7.6 older people). This is an age-balance indicator, not a literal count of economic dependants per worker.
What shapes Jordan’s population pyramid
Growth from births and arrivals
Jordan’s growth has been exceptionally fast. Its population was about 440,000 in 1950, 1.9 million in 1975 and 5.4 million in 2000, and passed 11 million in the early 2020s. Two forces drove this. One was very high fertility: about 8.2 children per woman around 1970, combined with rapidly falling infant mortality, pushed the median age down to 13.7 in 1975, meaning half of all residents were younger than 14. The other was migration. The UN estimates net immigration of about 1.2 million between 1950 and 1999 and about 2.0 million between 2000 and 2023, periods that include the arrival of large numbers of Palestinian refugees after 1967 (following an earlier wave in 1948), Iraqis after 2003 and Syrians after 2011, alongside migrant workers from Egypt and elsewhere.
A male surplus in working ages
The migrant workforce shows up clearly on the male side. Children are close to the normal balance of about 104 boys per 100 girls, but from age 30 to 59 there are about 111–116 men per 100 women, and the overall ratio is 106. This pattern was already visible in 2000, when men outnumbered women by more than a fifth at ages 30–44. It is far milder than in Gulf states such as Qatar, where foreign workers form most of the population, but it places Jordan above the world average in the sex ratio by country ranking. Only from about age 70 do women begin to outnumber men.
A base that is starting to shrink
Fertility fell quickly in the 1980s and 1990s, to about 3.9 by 2000, then stayed near that level for roughly a decade before declining again to about 2.5 in 2026. The 2026 pyramid records that pause: the 15–19 band, born around 2007–11, is the largest and stands about 8% above its neighbours, and each younger band is a little smaller. Part of this bulge may also reflect children who arrived as refugees, but the chart alone cannot separate the two effects. Jordan’s 2026 structure is closest to those of Bolivia, Egypt and Djibouti.
Under the UN medium scenario fertility falls just below two by 2050, and the population reaches about 16.4 million that year and 21.3 million by 2100. With far fewer deaths than births, growth continues long after the base stops widening, a clear case of population momentum.
What to notice across the years
Distinctive cohorts and turning points
No five-year band under age 80 is more than 10% larger or smaller than both of its neighbours, so Jordan’s 2026 pyramid has a comparatively smooth profile without sharp bulges or notches.
In the UN medium scenario births outnumber deaths in every year through 2100. People aged 65 and older are projected to outnumber children under 15 by 2075.
Births, deaths, and migration
A pyramid changes in only three ways: births add to the base, deaths remove people at every age, and migration adds or removes people mainly in young adulthood. In 2026, Jordan is projected to record 222,912 births (about 610 births a day) and 37,665 deaths, a natural increase of 185,247. Net migration adds +60,699 people, ranking #21 in the net migration rate ranking.
Between 2000 and 2023 the UN estimates 4,876,472 births, 678,243 deaths, and cumulative net migration of +2,000,929. Over that period the balance of births and deaths moved the total more than migration did. See how migration shapes a pyramid and birth rate versus fertility rate. The medium scenario assumes net migration of +377,018 between 2026 and 2050.
Annual values 1950–2100; dashed lines after 2023 are the UN medium projection. The trend table below lists the values by decade.
Life expectancy and mortality
- Life expectancy, women
- 80.6 years41.4 in 1950
- Life expectancy, men
- 76.2 years40.5 in 1950
- Further years at 65
- 17.6 yearsboth sexes
- Infant mortality
- 10.8per 1,000 births · 183 in 1950
- Under-five mortality
- 12.6per 1,000 births
- Mother’s mean age at birth
- 29.9 yearssex ratio at birth 104.9
Women in Jordan are projected to live 4.4 years longer than men, which is why the female side of the pyramid widens relative to the other at older ages (see the life expectancy gap ranking). Infant mortality has fallen from 183 to 10.8 deaths per 1,000 live births since 1950, ranking #104 of 237 in the infant mortality ranking (highest first). A mean age at childbearing of 29.9 years sets the spacing between generations, and so how far apart echo cohorts sit in the pyramid.
Median age, fertility rate, and global ranks for Jordan
The median age of 24.9 years splits the population into two equal halves. A total fertility rate of 2.54 births per woman is above the replacement level of roughly 2.1, and life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years.
These ranks compare all 237 countries and areas in this dataset using the same 2026 UN medium projection. Ranks use the stored source precision, so displayed rounding can make adjacent values look identical; small differences should not be overinterpreted.
| Indicator | 2026 value | Global rank | Ranking direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,589,532 | #85 | Largest first |
| Median age | 24.9 years | #169 | Oldest first |
| Fertility rate | 2.54 | #74 | Highest first |
| Annual growth | +2.1% | #37 | Fastest first |
| Life expectancy | 78.3 years | #80 | Highest first |
| Population aged 65+ | 5.0% | #171 | Highest share first |
Largest age groups in Jordan
The five largest cohorts identify where the 2026 population is concentrated. They can reflect past birth patterns, survival, and migration; the chart alone does not establish which cause dominates.
| Rank | Age group | Population | Share of total | Male / female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15–19 | 1,185,755 | 10.2% | 593.7K / 592K |
| 2 | 10–14 | 1,184,032 | 10.2% | 604.2K / 579.9K |
| 3 | 5–9 | 1,133,281 | 9.8% | 578.9K / 554.4K |
| 4 | 0–4 | 1,115,482 | 9.6% | 569.8K / 545.7K |
| 5 | 20–24 | 1,010,083 | 8.7% | 507.4K / 502.7K |
Sex ratio and the balance by age
In the 2026 projection, Jordan has 5,964,750 males and 5,624,783 females. That is 106.0 males per 100 females, ranking #21 when the dataset is ordered from the highest male-to-female ratio to the lowest.
Males account for 51.5% of the population and females for 48.5%. There are 339,967 more males than females overall. Among people aged 65 and older, the ratio is 93.9 males per 100 females.
The overall balance can conceal large differences by age; how sex ratios change with age explains the usual pattern. The ratio reflects the male/female categories in the UN source and is not a measure of gender identity. Compare all profiles in the sex-ratio ranking.
At birth, 104.9 boys are projected to be born for every 100 girls in 2026, close to the biological norm of about 105 (compare the sex ratio at birth ranking). The ratio at birth sets the balance at the base of the pyramid; how it changes with age then depends on survival and migration.
How Jordan has changed since 1950
The population has increased from 438,802 in 1950 to 11,589,532 in 2026, a change of 2541%. Over the same span, median age moved from 17.1 to 24.9 years.
The under-15 share changed from 43.4% to 29.6%, while the share aged 65 and older changed from 5.0% to 5.0%. These shifts show why total population growth and age-structure change need to be read separately.
How the population could change by 2050
Under the UN medium scenario, Jordan’s population is projected to grow by about 41%, reaching 16,367,354 in 2050. The median age changes from 24.9 to 32.3 years.
The 65+ share is projected to rise by 7.1 percentage points to 12.1%. At the same time, the under-15 share is projected at 22.8%. How UN projections work explains the assumptions behind these figures.
The population is still rising at the end of the UN medium projection in 2100, when it reaches 21,322,926. The page therefore does not assign a peak year beyond the available horizon.
Population trend: 1950–2100
Mid-year population for every year. Estimates through 2023; dashed line shows the UN medium projection.
| Year | Population | Median age | Fertility | Life exp. | Births | Deaths | Net migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 438,802 | 17.1 | 7.44 | 40.9 | 20,464 | 10,866 | +21,124 | +7.0% |
| 1960 | 853,471 | 16.0 | 7.60 | 52.7 | 42,797 | 13,306 | +15,509 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 1,565,163 | 13.9 | 8.18 | 59.8 | 76,080 | 15,757 | +25,894 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 2,234,186 | 14.1 | 7.29 | 66.5 | 98,097 | 13,589 | +1,735 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 3,621,908 | 16.1 | 5.54 | 70.1 | 129,911 | 14,998 | +266,100 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 5,386,946 | 19.0 | 3.86 | 71.9 | 156,514 | 20,101 | −26,077 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 7,297,044 | 20.6 | 3.78 | 73.8 | 204,830 | 27,077 | +4,872 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 10,865,228 | 23.3 | 2.79 | 75.6 | 236,062 | 37,922 | +6,745 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 11,439,214 | 24.3 | 2.64 | 77.8 | 235,776 | 34,873 | −17,445 | +1.6% |
| 2024* | 11,552,876 | 24.5 | 2.60 | 78.0 | 236,284 | 36,052 | −156,369 | +0.4% |
| 2026* | 11,589,532 | 24.9 | 2.54 | 78.3 | 222,912 | 37,665 | +60,699 | +2.1% |
| 2030* | 12,448,776 | 25.9 | 2.42 | 78.9 | 233,735 | 43,505 | +9,393 | +1.6% |
| 2040* | 14,471,297 | 29.1 | 2.16 | 80.6 | 253,050 | 61,316 | +30,566 | +1.5% |
| 2050* | 16,367,354 | 32.3 | 1.99 | 82.1 | 239,277 | 84,755 | +14,864 | +1.0% |
| 2060* | 17,802,220 | 34.9 | 1.89 | 83.6 | 231,926 | 109,431 | +15,565 | +0.8% |
| 2070* | 19,109,774 | 37.1 | 1.83 | 85.0 | 238,885 | 132,390 | +16,488 | +0.6% |
| 2080* | 20,110,179 | 39.5 | 1.79 | 86.3 | 228,186 | 154,743 | +11,686 | +0.4% |
| 2090* | 20,857,944 | 41.7 | 1.75 | 87.5 | 220,470 | 175,775 | +20,469 | +0.3% |
| 2100* | 21,322,926 | 43.1 | 1.73 | 88.6 | 220,417 | 199,569 | +12,629 | +0.2% |
* 2024 onward is the UN medium projection. Fertility is births per woman; life expectancy is years at birth; births, deaths, and net migration are counts for that calendar year.
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2026 population by age and sex
The table provides the counts behind the chart. Age groups are five-year bands, with everyone aged 100 or older combined.
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 569,751 | 545,731 | 1,115,482 | 9.6% |
| 5–9 | 578,867 | 554,414 | 1,133,281 | 9.8% |
| 10–14 | 604,154 | 579,878 | 1,184,032 | 10.2% |
| 15–19 | 593,712 | 592,043 | 1,185,755 | 10.2% |
| 20–24 | 507,409 | 502,674 | 1,010,083 | 8.7% |
| 25–29 | 456,635 | 441,940 | 898,575 | 7.8% |
| 30–34 | 485,767 | 433,342 | 919,109 | 7.9% |
| 35–39 | 439,450 | 379,579 | 819,029 | 7.1% |
| 40–44 | 382,313 | 342,584 | 724,897 | 6.3% |
| 45–49 | 330,837 | 298,559 | 629,396 | 5.4% |
| 50–54 | 294,651 | 261,623 | 556,274 | 4.8% |
| 55–59 | 252,952 | 222,283 | 475,235 | 4.1% |
| 60–64 | 187,905 | 171,643 | 359,548 | 3.1% |
| 65–69 | 122,228 | 119,371 | 241,599 | 2.1% |
| 70–74 | 77,180 | 78,841 | 156,021 | 1.3% |
| 75–79 | 46,203 | 50,497 | 96,700 | 0.8% |
| 80–84 | 23,280 | 29,700 | 52,980 | 0.5% |
| 85–89 | 9,238 | 14,820 | 24,058 | 0.2% |
| 90–94 | 2,023 | 4,480 | 6,503 | 0.1% |
| 95–99 | 190 | 732 | 922 | 0.0% |
| 100+ | 6 | 52 | 58 | 0.0% |
Countries with the most similar age structure
These profiles have the 2026 age distributions closest to Jordan’s, measured by the total difference in the share of the population in each five-year band. Similar shapes can arise from very different histories, so the match is a starting point for comparison, not an explanation.
- Bolivia97% overlap · median age 25.5
- Egypt97% overlap · median age 24.7
- Djibouti97% overlap · median age 25.2
- Haiti97% overlap · median age 24.3
- Laos97% overlap · median age 25.3
- Nicaragua97% overlap · median age 26.3
To calculate school-age, working-age, or older groups with other boundaries, use the age-group calculator for Jordan.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Jordan in 2026?
Under the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, Jordan's population in 2026 is projected at 11,589,532.
What is the median age in Jordan?
The projected median age in Jordan in 2026 is 24.9 years: half the population is younger and half is older.
What is the fertility rate in Jordan?
The projected total fertility rate in 2026 is 2.54 births per woman, above the replacement level of about 2.1 in low-mortality populations.
Is Jordan's population projected to grow?
Between 2026 and 2050, the UN medium scenario indicates the population will grow by about 41%, from 11.6M to 16.4M.
What share of Jordan is aged 65 or older?
In 2026, 5.0% of the projected population is aged 65 or older. By 2050, the medium scenario places the share at 12.1%.
How many babies are born in Jordan each year?
The UN medium scenario projects 222,912 births and 37,665 deaths in 2026, about 610 births a day. Births exceed deaths by 185,247.
What is life expectancy in Jordan for men and women?
Life expectancy at birth in 2026 is projected at 80.6 years for women and 76.2 years for men, a gap of 4.4 years in favour of women.
Does Jordan have more immigrants or emigrants?
Jordan is projected to gain about 60,699 more people through migration than it loses in 2026. Between 2000 and 2023 the UN estimates cumulative net migration of +2,000,929.
What is the sex ratio in Jordan?
The projected 2026 population sex ratio is 106.0 males per 100 females. This all-age ratio is different from the sex ratio at birth and can vary substantially by age.
Sources and notes
- United Nations, DESA, Population Division: World Population Prospects 2024, medium scenario.
- Population values are mid-year figures. Source values published in thousands are converted to people; displayed figures may imply more precision than is appropriate for planning.
- Historical values through 2023 are estimates. Values from 2024 onward are projections.
- Calculations follow the site methodology.