Governorates
The population of the governorates of Jordan by census years.
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1994-12-10 | Population Census (C) 2004-10-02 | Population Census (Cp) 2015-11-30 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | JOR | الأردن | 'Ammān | 88,794 | 4,139,458 | 5,103,639 | 9,531,712 | ||
| 'Ajlūn [Ajloun] {Ajlun} | AJL | عجلون | 'Ajlūn | 420 | 94,548 | 118,725 | 176,080 | 42000 | |
| Al-'Aqabah [Aqaba] {Al-Aqabah} | AQA | العقبة | Al-'Aqabah | 6,905 | 79,839 | 102,097 | 188,160 | 690500 | |
| Al-Balqā' {Al-Balqa} | BAL | البلقاء | As-Salṭ | 1,120 | 276,082 | 346,354 | 491,709 | 112000 | |
| Al-Karak [Kerak] | KAR | الكرك | Al-Karak | 3,495 | 169,770 | 204,185 | 316,629 | 349500 | |
| Al-Mafraq | MAF | المفرق | Al-Mafraq | 26,551 | 178,914 | 244,188 | 549,948 | 2655100 | |
| 'Ammān {Amman} | AMM | العاصمة | 'Ammān | 7,579 | 1,576,238 | 1,942,066 | 4,007,526 | 757900 | |
| Aṭ-Ṭafīlah [Tafiela] {At-Tafilah} | TAF | الطفيلة | Aṭ-Ṭafīlah | 2,209 | 62,783 | 75,267 | 96,291 | 220900 | |
| Az-Zarqā' {Az-Zarqa} | ZAR | الزرقاء | Az-Zarqā' | 4,761 | 639,469 | 764,650 | 1,364,878 | 476100 | |
| Irbid | IRB | اربد | Irbid | 1,572 | 751,634 | 928,292 | 1,770,158 | 157200 | |
| Jarash [Jerash] | JAR | جرش | Jarash | 410 | 123,190 | 153,602 | 237,059 | 41000 | |
| Ma'ān {Maan} | MAA | معان | Ma'ān | 32,832 | 79,670 | 94,253 | 144,082 | 3283200 | |
| Ma'dabā {Madaba} | MAD | مأدبا | Ma'dabā | 940 | 107,321 | 129,960 | 189,192 | 94000 |
- Department of Statistics, Jordan (web).
The total population in 2015 consists of 6,613,587 Jordanians and 2,918,125 persons with other nationalities, among them 1,265,514 Syrians, 636,270 Egytians, and 634,182 Palestinians.
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Calculation (UE-E) 2013-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Ammān | AMM | 1,349,260 |
| 2 | Az-Zarqā' | ZAR | 502,900 |
| 3 | Irbid | IRB | 313,800 |
| 4 | Ar-Ruṣayfah | ZAR | 289,800 |
| 5 | Al-Quwaysimah | AMM | 176,400 |
| 6 | Wādī as-Sīr | AMM | 158,900 |
| 7 | Tilā' al-'Alī | AMM | 147,400 |
| 8 | Al-'Aqabah | AQA | 111,600 |
| 9 | Khuraybat as-Sūq | AMM | 110,600 |
Contents: Cities & Urban Localities
The population of all Jordanian cities and urban localities with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1994-12-10 | Population Census (C) 2004-10-02 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aḍ-Ḍulayl {Ad-Dulayl} | الضليل | ZAR | 15,353 | 27,643 | 0 | |
| 'Ajlūn [Ajloun] {Ajlun} | عجلون | AJL | 6,624 | 7,289 | 0 | |
| Al-'Aqabah [Aqaba] {Al-Aqabah} | العقبة | AQA | 62,773 | 80,059 | 0 | |
| Al-Baq'ah {Al-Baqah} | البقعة | BAL | 58,592 | 62,508 | 0 | |
| Al-Hāshimiyah {Al-Hashimiyah} | الهاشمية | ZAR | 13,171 | 25,475 | 0 | |
| Al-Ḥuṣun {Al-Husun} | الحصن | IRB | 16,302 | 20,485 | 0 | |
| Al-Jubayhah | الجبيهة | AMM | 37,421 | 64,200 | 0 | |
| Al-Karak [Kerak] | الكرك | KAR | 18,633 | 20,280 | 0 | |
| Al-Mafraq | المفرق | MAF | 38,393 | 47,764 | 0 | |
| Al-Mashāriqah {Al-Mashariqah} | المشارع | IRB | 14,933 | 18,282 | 0 | |
| Al-Quwaysimah (- Al-Juwaydah - Abū 'Alandah - Ar-Rajīb) | القويسمة والجويدة وابو علندا والرجيب | AMM | 68,517 | 135,500 | 0 | |
| 'Ammān (incl. Mārkā & Ṭariq) [Amman] {Amman} | عمان | AMM | 994,199 | 1,036,330 | 0 | |
| 'Anjarah {Anjarah} | عنجره | AJL | 13,800 | 17,618 | 0 | |
| Ar-Ramthā {Ar-Ramtha} | الرمثا | IRB | 55,022 | 71,433 | 0 | |
| Ar-Ruṣayfah (incl. Mushayrfat Rās al-'Ayn) [Russeifa] {Ar-Rusayfah} | الرصيفة | ZAR | 178,895 | 227,735 | 0 | |
| Ash-Sharīḥ {Ash-Sharih} | الصريح | IRB | 15,957 | 19,210 | 0 | |
| Askān Abū Nushayr {Askan Abu Nushayr} | اسكان ابو نصير | AMM | 18,879 | 24,680 | 0 | |
| As-Salṭ {As-Salt} | السلط | BAL | 56,458 | 73,528 | 0 | |
| Aṭ-Ṭafīlah {At-Tafilah} | الطفيلة | TAF | 20,881 | 23,512 | 0 | |
| Aṭ-Ṭurrah {At-Turrah} | الطرة | IRB | 11,664 | 14,844 | 0 | |
| Aydūn {Aydun} | ايدون | IRB | 14,661 | 18,586 | 0 | |
| 'Ayn al-Bāshā {Ayn al-Basha} | عين الباشا | BAL | 21,347 | 37,222 | 0 | |
| Az-Zarqā' {Az-Zarqa} | الزرقاء | ZAR | 350,849 | 395,227 | 0 | |
| Bayt Rās {Bayt Ras} | بيت راس | IRB | 11,475 | 18,023 | 0 | |
| Ghawr ash-Shāfī {Ghawr ash-Shafi} | غور الصافي | KAR | 13,505 | 16,756 | 0 | |
| Irbid | اربد | IRB | 208,329 | 250,645 | 0 | |
| Jarash [Jerash] | جرش | JAR | 21,278 | 31,652 | 0 | |
| Khuraybat as-Sūq (- Jāwā - Al-Yadūdah) {Khuraybat as-Suq} | خريبة السوق وجاوا واليادودة | AMM | 40,216 | 84,975 | 0 | |
| Kufranjah | كفرنجه | AJL | 16,908 | 21,734 | 0 | |
| Kurayyimah | كريمه | IRB | 14,131 | 15,733 | 0 | |
| Ma'ān {Maan} | معان | MAA | 22,989 | 26,461 | 0 | |
| Ma'dabā {Madaba} | مادبا | MAD | 55,749 | 70,338 | 0 | |
| Marj al-Ḥamām {Marj al-Hamam} | مرج الحمام | AMM | 16,586 | 30,173 | 0 | |
| Muḥayyam al-Ashhahīd 'Azmī (- Al-Moftī) {Muhayyam al-Ashhahid Azmi} | المفتي-مخيم الشهيد عزمي | IRB | 14,463 | 16,615 | 0 | |
| Muhayyam Ḥaṭīn (Muhayam al-Ḥushun) {Muhayyam Hatin} | مخيم حطين | ZAR | 35,867 | 38,501 | 0 | |
| Nā'ūr [Naour] {Naur} | ناعور | AMM | 12,340 | 15,439 | 0 | |
| Saḥāb {Sahab} | سحاب | AMM | 32,153 | 43,909 | 0 | |
| Shafā Badrān {Shafa Badran} | شفا بدران | AMM | 6,676 | 15,333 | 0 | |
| Ṣuwayliḥ {Suwaylih} | صويلح | AMM | 53,250 | 61,949 | 0 | |
| Tilā' al-'Alī (- Khildā - Umm as-Summāq) {Tila al-Ali} | تلاع العلي وخلدا وام السماق | AMM | 50,554 | 113,197 | 0 | |
| Umm Qushayr (- Al-Muqābayn) | ام قصير والمقابلين | AMM | 19,337 | 36,785 | 0 | |
| Wādī as-Sīr {Wadi as-Sir} | وادي السير | AMM | 89,104 | 122,032 | 0 |
- Department of Statistics, Jordan (web).
(2013) Computations of »City Population« using data of the Department of Statistics.