Jordan

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and the east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and Israel and Palestine to the west. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Jordan	89,204.9 km²
Population	7.6 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+283.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+59.2%
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time

Map of Jordan

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,979,097	3,357,050	4,764,925	7,585,798
Population Density	22.2 / km²	37.6 / km²	53.4 / km²	85.0 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1900	184,607	n/a	n/a
1910	229,856	24.5%	45,249
1920	275,135	19.7%	45,279
1930	329,503	19.8%	54,368
1940	396,307	20.3%	66,804
1950	475,545	20%	79,238
1960	898,829	89%	423,284
1970	1,663,640	85.1%	764,811
1990	3,357,050	42.1%	846,705
2000	4,764,925	41.9%	1,407,875
2020	8,546,490	33.9%	1,890,782
2030	10,520,522	23.1%	1,974,032
2040	12,402,128	17.9%	1,881,606
2050	14,112,759	13.8%	1,710,631
2060	15,564,868	10.3%	1,452,109
2070	16,582,562	6.5%	1,017,694
2080	17,107,561	3.2%	524,999
2090	17,220,303	0.7%	112,742
2100	16,984,526	-1.4%	-235,777

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Region in Jordan

Region in Jordan

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Ajloun Governorate, Jordan	415.2 km²	177,775	1,109 / mi²
Al Karak Governorate, Jordan	3,740.6 km²	294,357	203.8 / mi²
Amman Governorate, Jordan	7,594.1 km²	2.9 million	983.6 / mi²
Aqaba Governorate	6,910.3 km²	151,725	56.9 / mi²
Balqa Governorate	1,123.7 km²	495,738	1,142 / mi²
Irbid Governorate, Jordan	1,566.2 km²	1.4 million	2,287 / mi²
Jarash Governorate, Jordan	413.2 km²	232,573	1,457 / mi²
Ma'an Governorate	32,840.1 km²	133,907	10.6 / mi²
Madaba Governorate	1,129.3 km²	187,315	429.6 / mi²
Mafraq Governorate	26,493.7 km²	403,909	39.5 / mi²
Tafilah Governorate	2,209.6 km²	108,149	126.8 / mi²
Zarqa Governorate	4,769 km²	1.1 million	617.3 / mi²

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