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Live births in Jordan

Live births in Jordan was 235,776 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 82nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count235,776 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.1%
Rank82nd of 236Countries ranked
Series high237,6332016
Series low20,4641950
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Live births in Jordan, 1950 to 2023

050K100K150K200K250K19501961197219831994200520231950: 20,464 count1951: 22,103 count1952: 23,879 count1953: 25,818 count1954: 27,867 count1955: 30,149 count1956: 32,522 count1957: 34,962 count1958: 37,456 count1959: 40,010 count1960: 42,797 count1961: 45,525 count1962: 47,990 count1963: 50,243 count1964: 52,488 count1965: 54,952 count1966: 58,364 count1967: 62,589 count1968: 67,521 count1969: 71,966 count1970: 76,080 count1971: 79,684 count1972: 82,526 count1973: 84,737 count1974: 86,731 count1975: 88,732 count1976: 90,119 count1977: 92,067 count1978: 93,705 count1979: 95,748 count1980: 98,097 count1981: 100,307 count1982: 103,029 count1983: 106,487 count1984: 109,786 count1985: 113,626 count1986: 117,529 count1987: 120,693 count1988: 124,130 count1989: 127,264 count1990: 129,911 count1991: 146,043 count1992: 151,273 count1993: 157,157 count1994: 162,556 count1995: 166,583 count1996: 167,186 count1997: 164,908 count1998: 160,395 count1999: 158,060 count2000: 156,514 count2001: 156,809 count2002: 159,938 count2003: 163,500 count2004: 163,183 count2005: 163,738 count2006: 170,046 count2007: 192,454 count2008: 200,657 count2009: 204,024 count2010: 204,830 count2011: 204,950 count2012: 204,058 count2013: 199,206 count2014: 213,850 count2015: 225,764 count2016: 237,633 count2017: 237,611 count2018: 237,255 count2019: 237,304 count2020: 236,062 count2021: 235,810 count2022: 235,500 count2023: 235,776 count0100K200K300K19501975200020232023: 235,776 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023235,776 Estimated
2022235,500 Estimated
2021235,810 Estimated
2020236,062 Estimated
2019237,304 Estimated
2018237,255 Estimated
2017237,611 Estimated
2016237,633 Estimated
2015225,764 Estimated
2014213,850 Estimated
2013199,206 Estimated
2012204,058 Estimated
2011204,950 Estimated
2010204,830 Estimated
2009204,024 Estimated
2008200,657 Estimated
2007192,454 Estimated
2006170,046 Estimated
2005163,738 Estimated
2004163,183 Estimated
2003163,500 Estimated
2002159,938 Estimated
2001156,809 Estimated
2000156,514 Estimated
1999158,060 Estimated
1998160,395 Estimated
1997164,908 Estimated
1996167,186 Estimated
1995166,583 Estimated
1994162,556 Estimated
1993157,157 Estimated
1992151,273 Estimated
1991146,043 Estimated
1990129,911 Estimated
1989127,264 Estimated
1988124,130 Estimated
1987120,693 Estimated
1986117,529 Estimated
1985113,626 Estimated
1984109,786 Estimated
1983106,487 Estimated
1982103,029 Estimated
1981100,307 Estimated
198098,097 Estimated
197995,748 Estimated
197893,705 Estimated
197792,067 Estimated
197690,119 Estimated
197588,732 Estimated
197486,731 Estimated
197384,737 Estimated
197282,526 Estimated
197179,684 Estimated
197076,080 Estimated
196971,966 Estimated
196867,521 Estimated
196762,589 Estimated
196658,364 Estimated
196554,952 Estimated
196452,488 Estimated
196350,243 Estimated
196247,990 Estimated
196145,525 Estimated
196042,797 Estimated
195940,010 Estimated
195837,456 Estimated
195734,962 Estimated
195632,522 Estimated
195530,149 Estimated
195427,867 Estimated
195325,818 Estimated
195223,879 Estimated
195122,103 Estimated
195020,464 Estimated

Jordan compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Jordan is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Jordan, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Jordan, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/jordan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Jordan, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/jordan.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Jordan, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/jordan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Jordan, 1950 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/jordan. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Jordan?

Live births in Jordan was 235,776 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 82nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Jordan?

237,633 in 2016, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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