Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Jordan
Jordan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 43.95 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Jordan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Jordan is 43.95 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 136.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Jordan peaked at 43.95 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.91 per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Jordan 86th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.81 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 13.91 per 100,000 people | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 22.54 per 100,000 people | +62.1% |
| 2003 | 19.78 per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 19.44 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.13 per 100,000 people | +49.9% |
| 2006 | 23.57 per 100,000 people | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 25.74 per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 26.58 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 29.26 per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 30.42 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 31.08 per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 19.35 per 100,000 people | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 18.59 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 18.56 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.95 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.48 per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 22.96 per 100,000 people | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 21.44 per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 22.66 per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 26.69 per 100,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 31.27 per 100,000 people | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 34.49 per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 43.09 per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2025 | 43.95 per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 43.95 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.93 per 100,000 people, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 43.95 per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.06 per 100,000 people, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.68 per 100,000 people | 13.91 per 100,000 people | 29.26 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.14 per 100,000 people | 18.56 per 100,000 people | 31.08 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.69 per 100,000 people | 22.66 per 100,000 people | 43.95 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More development goals data for Jordan
- Red List Index 0.9193 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 766.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,815 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Jordan?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Jordan was 43.95 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.95 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.91 per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Jordan rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Jordan ranks 86th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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