Population density rose 2.23% to 71.2 km per capita in Jordan in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Jordan reached an all time high of 72.8 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 10.1 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Jordan's main peers, population density in Iraq amounted to 46.9 km per capita, 366 km per capita in Israel, 13.2 km per capita in Saudi Arabia and 122 km per capita in Syria in 2015.
Jordan has been ranked 96th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Egypt | km per capita | 77.1 | 78.4 | 79.8 | 81.1 | 82.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | km per capita | 69.4 | 71.3 | 73.1 | 75.0 | 76.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | km per capita | 45.2 | 45.7 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 47.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | km per capita | 346 | 352 | 359 | 366 | 372 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | km per capita | 66.6 | 68.1 | 69.6 | 71.2 | 72.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | km per capita | 160 | 168 | 175 | 182 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | km per capita | 415 | 424 | 428 | 433 | 437 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | km per capita | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | km per capita | 115 | 117 | 120 | 122 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | km per capita | 92.6 | 93.7 | 94.9 | 96.1 | 97.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | km per capita | 92.3 | 101 | 107 | 110 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | km per capita | 42.1 | 43.1 | 44.1 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
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