List of cities in Jordan

Map of Jordan
Amman, Capital of Jordan

This list of cities in Jordan shows the growth of the population in the largest cities in Jordan. The largest urban area in Jordan is Amman with a population of 1,942,066 (2004 census). About 40 percent of the country's population lives in the metropolitan area.

The table lists cities with more than 30,000 inhabitants,[1] the name in Latin letters and in Arabic. With three population statistics, one on December 10, 1994, one in October 2004, and the last in 2015, and the governorate is also listed.

Rank Name Arabic name 1994 2004 2015 2020 Governorate
1. Amman عمان 1,439,212 1,746,741 3,506,068 3,968,850 Amman
2. Zarqa الزرقاء 350,849 395,227 635,160 719,035 Zarqa
3. Irbid إربد 208,329 250,645 502,714 569,068 Irbid
4. Russeifa الرصيفة 137,247 227,735 472,604 535,007 Zarqa
5. Sahab سحاب 49,060 57,037 169,434 191,800 Amman
6. Ar Ramtha الرمثا 55,022 71,433 155,693 176,242 Irbid
7. Aqaba العقبة 62,773 80,059 148,398 167,986 Aqaba
8. Zaatari refugee camp مخيم الزعتري N/A N/A 113,119 128,039 Mafraq
9. Mafraq المفرق 38,393 47,764 106,008 119,993 Mafraq
10. Madaba مأدبا 55,749 70,338 105,353 119,226 Madaba
11. Al-Salt السلط 56,458 73,528 99,890 113,071 al-Balqa
12. Al-Jizah الجيزة 32,446 35,357 95,045 107,590 Amman
13. Baq'a refugee camp مخيم البقعه 58,592 62,508 68,816 77,898 al-Balqa
14. Ain Al-Basha عين الباشا 21,347 37,222 60,191 68,135 al-Balqa
15. Aydoun ايدون 14,661 18,586 58,565 66,294 Irbid
16. Marka Refugee Camp مخيم حطين 35,867 38,501 44,879 62,379 Zarqa
17. Ad-Dhlail الضليل 15,353 27,643 50,931 57,655 Zarqa
18. Jerash جرش 21,278 31,652 50,745 57,434 Jerash
19. As-Sarih الصريح 15,957 19,210 46,003 52,075 Irbid
20. Al-Hashimiyah الهاشمية 13,171 25,475 44,730 50,637 Zarqa
21. Ma'an معان 22,989 26,461 41,055 46,546 Ma'an
22. Beit Ras بيت راس 11,475 18,023 40,871 46,266 Irbid
23. Al Husn الحصن 16,302 20,485 35,085 39,716 Irbid
24. Al-Azraq Refugee Camp مخيم الأزرق N/A N/A 34,946 39,559 Zarqa
25. At-Turrah الطرة 11,664 14,844 33,136 37,509 Irbid
26. Naour ناعور 12,340 15,439 32,337 36,605 Amman
27. Karak الكرك 18,633 20,280 32,216 36,466 Karak
28. Kufranjah كفرنجة 16,908 21,734 31,015 35,125 Ajloun
29. Deir Abi Saeed دير ابي سعيد 8,303 13,792 29,590 33,495 Irbid
30. No'ayymeh النعيمة 9,993 12,441 29,128 32,973 Irbid
31. Ash-Shajarah الشجرة 8,970 11,523 27,902 31,585 Irbid
32. At-Tafilah الطفيلة 20,881 23,512 27,559 31,196 Tafilah
33. Mu'tah مؤتة 8,211 11,910 27,426 31,043 Karak
34. Ghor As-Safi غور الصافي 13,505 16,756 27,304 30,907 Karak

References

  1. ↑ City Population, Jordan[ http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/DataBank/Population_Estimares/PopulationEstimatesbyLocality.pdf Archived 2019-06-05 at the Wayback Machine]