Jordan vs Syria: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Jordan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 134.36 people per sq. km of land area against 130.11 people per sq. km of land area in Jordan, a difference of 4.25 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.
Jordan ranks 86th and Syria ranks 84th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.91 people per sq. km of land area | 29.71 people per sq. km of land area | 16.8 people per sq. km of land area | Syria |
| 1970s | 21.14 people per sq. km of land area | 40.63 people per sq. km of land area | 19.48 people per sq. km of land area | Syria |
| 1980s | 31.12 people per sq. km of land area | 57.1 people per sq. km of land area | 25.98 people per sq. km of land area | Syria |
| 1990s | 51.82 people per sq. km of land area | 78.38 people per sq. km of land area | 26.56 people per sq. km of land area | Syria |
| 2000s | 69.69 people per sq. km of land area | 103.63 people per sq. km of land area | 33.94 people per sq. km of land area | Syria |
| 2010s | 101.45 people per sq. km of land area | 113.18 people per sq. km of land area | 11.73 people per sq. km of land area | Syria |
| 2020s | 126.54 people per sq. km of land area | 123.52 people per sq. km of land area | 3.02 people per sq. km of land area | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Jordan or Syria?
- Syria, at 134.36 people per sq. km of land area against 130.11 people per sq. km of land area in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Jordan and Syria?
- 4.25 people per sq. km of land area, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Syria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Syria rank globally for population density?
- Jordan ranks 86th and Syria ranks 84th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.