Afghanistan vs Jordan: Urban population

Afghanistan
11.37 million
in 2025
Jordan
10.74 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
59th
Jordan rank
62nd

Urban population over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 11.37 million against 10.74 million in Jordan, a difference of 634,900.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 59th and Jordan ranks 62nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.