Largest Cities and Urban Localities by Population in Jordan

These figures are from the 2015 census, 11 years old.

58 cities and urban localities in Jordan with 20,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of November 30, 2015 (by Department of Statistics, Jordan).

Rank	City or Urban Locality	Also Known As	Native Name	Population
1	Ammanincl. Mārkā district	'Ammān	عمان	1,812,059
2	Zarqa	Az-Zarqā'	الزرقاء	635,160
3	Irbid	-	إربد	502,714
4	Russeifaincl. Mushayrfat Rās al-'Ayn	Ar-Ruṣayfah	الرصيفة	472,604
5	Quwaysimah - Jweideh - Abu Alanda - Rajeeb	Al-Quwaysimah - Al-Juwaydah - Abū 'Alandā - Ar-Rajīb	القويسمة - الجويدة - ابو علندا - الرجيب	296,763
6	Khilda - Umm Essommaq	Tilā' al-'Alī - Khildā - Umm as-Summāq	تلاع العلي - خلدا - ام السماق	251,000
7	Wadi Essier	Wādī as-Sīr	وادي السير	241,830
8	Jubeiha	Al-Jubayhah	الجبيهة	197,160
9	Khraibet Essooq - Jawa - Yadoodeh	Khraībat as-Sūq - Jāwā - Al-Yadūdah	خربیه السوق - جاوا - اليادودة	186,158
10	Sahab	-	سحاب	169,434
11	Ar-Ramtha	Ramtha	الرمثا	155,693
12	Sweileh	Ṣuwayliḥ	صويلح	151,016
13	Aqaba	Al-'Aqabah	العقبة	148,398
14	Zaatari Camp	Mukhayyam az-Za'atarī	مخيم الزعتري	113,119
15	Al-Mafraq	-	المفرق	106,008
16	Madaba	-	مادبا	105,353
17	As-Salt	Salt	السلط	99,890
18	Umm Qusayr - Al-MuqabalinMuqabalayn	-	ام قصير - المقابلين	99,738
19	Al-Jizah	Jizeh	الجيزة	95,045
20	Marj al-Hamam	-	مرج الحمام	82,788
21	Askan Abu Nushayr	Askān Abū Nuṣaīr	اسكان أبو نصير	72,489
22	Shafa Badran	-	شفا بدران	72,315
23	Baqa'a Camp	Al-Baq'ah	البقعة	68,816
24	Ain al Basha	'Aīn al-Bāshā	عين الباشا	60,191
25	Aydoun	'Āīdūn, Dion	إيدون	58,565
26	Dhlail	Aḍ-Ḍulaīl, Dulayl	الضليل	50,931
27	Jerash	Jarash, Gerasa	جرش	50,745
28	Sarieh	Aṣ-Ṣarīḥ	الصريح	46,003
29	Al-Hashimiyah	Hashimiyya	الهاشمية	44,730
30	Ma'an	-	معان	41,055
31	Beit Ras	Bayt Rās, Capitolias	بيت راس	40,871
32	Jerash Camp	Mukhayyam Ghazzah	مخيم غزة	37,176
33	Husn	Al-Ḥiṣn, Hoson	الحصن	35,085
34	Azraq Camp	Mukhayyam al-Azraq	مخيم الأزرق	34,946
35	Torrah	Aṭ-Ṭurrah	الطرة	33,136
36	Naour	Nā'ūr	ناعور	32,337
37	Al-Karak	Kerak	الكرك	32,216
38	Kufrinjah	-	كفرنجة	31,015
39	Der Abi Saeed	Dayr Abī Sa'īd	دير ابي سعيد	29,590
40	No'ayymeh	An-Na'īmah	النعيمة	29,128
41	Ash-Shajarah	-	الشجرة	27,902
42	Tafilah	Aṭ-Ṭafīlah, Tafiela	الطفيلة	27,559
43	Mu'tah	-	مؤتة	27,426
44	Ghawr ash-Shafi	Ghawr aṣ-Ṣāfī	غور الصافي	27,304
45	Anjara	'Anjarah	عنجرة	25,981
46	Husn Camp	Mukhayyam ash-Shahīd 'Azmī al-Muftī	مخيم الشهيد عزمي المفتي	25,034
47	Mashari'e	Al-Mashāri'	المشارع	24,117
48	Huwwarah	Ḥuwārah	حواره	23,929
49	Kafr Yooba	Kafr Yūbā	كفر يوبا	22,943
50	Kurayyimah	Krayymeh	كريمه	22,081
51	Taybeh	Aṭ-Ṭaybah	الطيبة	21,938
52	Al-Mazar ash-Shamali	Mazar Shamali	المزار الشمالي	21,201
53	Sokhneh	As-Sukhnah	السخنة	20,693
54	Khaldiyah Al-Jadeeda	Al-Khālidiyah al-Jadīdah	الخالدية الجديدة	19,608
55	Bushra	Boshra	بشرى	19,444
56	Umm Essommaqin: Nā'ūr district	Umm as-Summāq	ام السماق	19,034
57	Fuheis	Al-Fuḥayṣ	الفحيص	18,916
58	Ajloun	'Ajlūn	عجلون	9,990

Source: Department of Statistics, Jordan (2015 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

15 urban areas in Jordan with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Ammān (Amman)	6,482,673	+1.22%	533	12,167	61	6,798,702	8,393,062
2	Irbid	810,548	+2.23%	105	7,705	661	882,861	1,200,031
3	Al Salt	158,688	+2.30%	22	7,084	3,864	173,277	251,453
4	Madaba	155,294	+1.54%	22	7,059	3,957	164,883	235,666
5	Ar Ramtha	130,082	+1.91%	18	7,070	4,753	140,036	191,938
6	Aqaba	118,252	+1.52%	28	4,223	5,266	125,430	160,950
7	Jerash	117,298	+2.59%	15	8,034	5,309	129,465	344,826
8	Al Mafraq	103,536	+1.80%	18	5,689	6,053	110,982	157,905
9	Der Abi Saeed	92,207	+10.24%	18	5,239	6,802	129,942	206,750
10	Ajloun	77,508	+2.12%	14	5,458	8,158	84,070	196,368
11	Mota	74,683	+2.12%	14	5,259	8,442	81,018	127,346
12	Dhlail	71,657	+3.63%	22	3,287	8,772	82,068	137,142
13	Al Karak	67,565	+3.58%	13	5,197	9,283	77,227	127,171
14	At Tafila	66,290	+2.29%	13	5,022	9,470	72,364	106,190
15	Qasabat Az Zarqa	52,058	+1.61%	10	5,206	11,891	55,420	103,972

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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