Zarqa, Jordan Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Zarqa, Jordan metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Zarqa in 2020 is 729,000, a 1.25% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Zarqa in 2019 was 720,000, a 1.55% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Zarqa in 2018 was 709,000, a 4.42% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Zarqa in 2017 was 679,000, a 4.3% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Jordan | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Amman | 2,148,000 |
| Zarqa | 729,000 |
| Irbid | 557,000 |
| Ar-Rusayfah | 524,000 |
| Al-Quwaysimah | 385,000 |
| Tila al-Ali | 327,000 |
| Zarqa - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 729,000 | 1.25% |
| 2019 | 720,000 | 1.55% |
| 2018 | 709,000 | 4.42% |
| 2017 | 679,000 | 4.30% |
| 2016 | 651,000 | 4.33% |
| 2015 | 624,000 | 4.35% |
| 2014 | 598,000 | 4.36% |
| 2013 | 573,000 | 4.37% |
| 2012 | 549,000 | 4.37% |
| 2011 | 526,000 | 4.16% |
| 2010 | 505,000 | 4.34% |
| 2009 | 484,000 | 4.54% |
| 2008 | 463,000 | 4.28% |
| 2007 | 444,000 | 4.23% |
| 2006 | 426,000 | 4.41% |
| 2005 | 408,000 | 3.55% |
| 2004 | 394,000 | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 389,000 | 1.04% |
| 2002 | 385,000 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | 380,000 | 1.33% |
| 2000 | 375,000 | 1.08% |
| 1999 | 371,000 | 1.37% |
| 1998 | 366,000 | 1.10% |
| 1997 | 362,000 | 1.12% |
| 1996 | 358,000 | 1.42% |
| 1995 | 353,000 | 1.44% |
| 1994 | 348,000 | 2.05% |
| 1993 | 341,000 | 2.10% |
| 1992 | 334,000 | 1.83% |
| 1991 | 328,000 | 2.18% |
| 1990 | 321,000 | 2.88% |
| 1989 | 312,000 | 4.00% |
| 1988 | 300,000 | 3.81% |
| 1987 | 289,000 | 3.96% |
| 1986 | 278,000 | 3.73% |
| 1985 | 268,000 | 3.88% |
| 1984 | 258,000 | 4.03% |
| 1983 | 248,000 | 3.77% |
| 1982 | 239,000 | 3.91% |
| 1981 | 230,000 | 4.07% |
| 1980 | 221,000 | 4.25% |
| 1979 | 212,000 | 4.43% |
| 1978 | 203,000 | 4.64% |
| 1977 | 194,000 | 4.86% |
| 1976 | 185,000 | 4.52% |
| 1975 | 177,000 | 4.73% |
| 1974 | 169,000 | 4.97% |
| 1973 | 161,000 | 4.55% |
| 1972 | 154,000 | 4.76% |
| 1971 | 147,000 | 5.00% |
| 1970 | 140,000 | 4.48% |
| 1969 | 134,000 | 4.69% |
| 1968 | 128,000 | 4.92% |
| 1967 | 122,000 | 4.27% |
| 1966 | 117,000 | 4.46% |
| 1965 | 112,000 | 4.67% |
| 1964 | 107,000 | 3.88% |
| 1963 | 103,000 | 4.04% |
| 1962 | 99,000 | 7.61% |
| 1961 | 92,000 | 13.58% |
| 1960 | 81,000 | 12.50% |
| 1959 | 72,000 | 12.50% |
| 1958 | 64,000 | 12.28% |
| 1957 | 57,000 | 14.00% |
| 1956 | 50,000 | 11.11% |
| 1955 | 45,000 | 12.50% |
| 1954 | 40,000 | 14.29% |
| 1953 | 35,000 | 12.90% |
| 1952 | 31,000 | 10.71% |
| 1951 | 28,000 | 12.00% |
| 1950 | 25,000 | 0.00% |
