Urban population, male in Jordan

Jordan: Urban population, male was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
7th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
11
2002–2016

Urban population, male in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.778 % of male population2006: 0.823 % of male population2007: 0.836 % of male population2008: 0.814 % of male population2009: 0.829 % of male population2010: 0.817 % of male population2011: 0.832 % of male population2012: 0.837 % of male population2013: 0.828 % of male population2014: 0.822 % of male population2016: 0.878 % of male population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population.

Analysis

In 2016, urban population, male in Jordan stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Jordan peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

Jordan ranks 7th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Urban population, male in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of male population Change
2002 0.8%
2006 0.8% +5.9%
2007 0.8% +1.6%
2008 0.8% -2.7%
2009 0.8% +1.8%
2010 0.8% -1.4%
2011 0.8% +1.8%
2012 0.8% +0.6%
2013 0.8% -1.0%
2014 0.8% -0.8%
2016 0.9% +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 4 Belgium 0.9%
  2. 5 Uruguay 0.9% compare
  3. 6 Djibouti 0.9% compare
  4. 8 Chile 0.9% compare
  5. 9 Germany 0.9% compare
  6. 10 Brazil 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

More reference data data for Jordan

All data for Jordan →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Jordan?
Urban population, male in Jordan was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for urban population, male?
Jordan ranks 7th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Urban population, male in Jordan. Statizoid. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-male-percent-of-male-population/jordan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-male-percent-of-male-population/jordan/">Urban population, male in Jordan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban population, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed