Ethiopia vs Jordan: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Ethiopia
5.91 million people
in 2020
Jordan
6.16 million people
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
48th
Jordan rank
45th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Ethiopia
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 6.16 million people against 5.91 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 247,530 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 48th and Jordan ranks 45th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 1.36 million people | 1.23 million people | 127,530 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.20 million people | 2.01 million people | 188,565 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 2.93 million people | 2.84 million people | 94,280 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.13 million people | 4.21 million people | 80,625 people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 5.91 million people | 6.16 million people | 247,530 people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Ethiopia or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 6.16 million people against 5.91 million people in Ethiopia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Ethiopia and Jordan?
- 247,530 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Jordan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Jordan rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Ethiopia ranks 48th and Jordan ranks 45th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.