Jordan: cities by population
Jordan has a population of 11,589,532 (UN estimate, 2026), with Amman as its capital. The 50 largest of its 91 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+115%
since 2000 (5,386,945)
+41%
projected by 2050 (16,367,354)
131
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Jordan
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amman | Amman | 1,275,857 |
| 2 | Zarqa | Zarqa | 792,665 |
| 3 | Irbid | Irbid | 569,068 |
| 4 | Russeifa | Zarqa | 268,237 |
| 5 | Khuraybat as Sūq | Amman | 186,158 |
| 6 | Wādī as Sīr | Amman | 181,212 |
| 7 | Ar Ramthā | Irbid | 155,693 |
| 8 | Ṣuwayliḥ | Balqa | 151,016 |
| 9 | ‘Ajlūn | Ajloun | 125,557 |
| 10 | As Salţ | Balqa | 107,874 |
| 11 | Aqaba | Aqaba | 95,048 |
| 12 | Rukban | Mafraq | 85,000 |
| 13 | Marj Al Hamam | Amman | 82,788 |
| 14 | Mādabā | Madaba | 82,335 |
| 15 | Mafraq | Mafraq | 57,118 |
| 16 | Az̧ Z̧ulayl | Zarqa | 50,931 |
| 17 | Ma'an | Ma’an | 50,350 |
| 18 | Al Jubayhah | Amman | 46,834 |
| 19 | Saḩāb | Amman | 40,241 |
| 20 | Jarash | Jerash | 27,046 |
| 21 | Aţ Ţafīlah | Tafielah | 25,429 |
| 22 | ‘Izrā | Karak | 22,756 |
| 23 | Qīr Moāv | Ma’an | 22,581 |
| 24 | Karak City | Karak | 21,678 |
| 25 | Judita | Irbid | 20,000 |
| 26 | Al Fuḩayş | Balqa | 18,916 |
| 27 | Umm as Summāq | Amman | 18,274 |
| 28 | Kurayyimah | Irbid | 17,837 |
| 29 | Māḩiş | Balqa | 17,754 |
| 30 | ‘Anjarah | Ajloun | 17,634 |
| 31 | Safi | Karak | 15,200 |
| 32 | Al Azraq ash Shamālī | Zarqa | 14,800 |
| 33 | Aţ Ţurrah | Irbid | 14,619 |
| 34 | Wādī Mūsá | Ma’an | 14,000 |
| 35 | Sūf | Jerash | 12,942 |
| 36 | Aţ Ţayyibah | Irbid | 12,615 |
| 37 | Sakib | Jerash | 11,586 |
| 38 | Ash Shajarah | Irbid | 11,243 |
| 39 | Jāwā | Amman | 10,628 |
| 40 | Şakhrah | Ajloun | 10,616 |
| 41 | Ruwaished | Mafraq | 9,805 |
| 42 | ‘Ayn Jannā | Ajloun | 9,586 |
| 43 | Al Karāmah | Balqa | 9,384 |
| 44 | Al Mazār al Janūbī | Karak | 9,383 |
| 45 | Şammā | Irbid | 8,926 |
| 46 | Kafr Asad | Irbid | 8,203 |
| 47 | Bayt Yāfā | Irbid | 7,788 |
| 48 | Al Quwayrah | Ma’an | 7,372 |
| 49 | ‘Ayy | Karak | 7,340 |
| 50 | Buşayrā | Tafielah | 7,154 |
Twenty years earlier: Jordan in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 5,788,340.
Common questions
What is the population of Jordan?
Jordan has a population of 11,589,532, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 16,367,354 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Jordan?
Amman.