Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Jordan
Jordan: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 56.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Jordan, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 56.7% for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Jordan peaked at 56.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Jordan 9th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.0% | 50.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 49.3% | 51.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 56.7% | 56.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 6 Qatar 70.7% compare
- 7 Taiwan 62.6% compare
- 8 South Korea 59.6% compare
- 10 Japan 51.1% compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 48.4% compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 46.8% compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Jordan?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Jordan was 56.7% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Jordan rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Jordan ranks 9th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Percentage of the 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.