MigrantoMigration trends in Jordan
Middle East
5.1M people from around the world have made Jordan their home. That's 43.9% of the country population, arriving from 8 different countries
11.6M
Population
5.1M
Immigrants
659.2K
Emigrants
+4.4M
Inflow
Every 2nd person in Jordan was born abroad
The #13 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Jordan
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1.1M immigrants · 265.9K emigrants
2000
- Entered the world's 20 biggest immigrant destinations
- Rose into the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in the Middle East
2005
- Migration accounted for 58% of the country's population growth
2010
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 68%
- Surge of immigrants from Syria — 549K new arrivals
- Surge of immigrants from Iraq — 476.3K new arrivals
- Surge of immigrants from Egypt — 234.3K new arrivals
2015
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
2020
- Slipped out of the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in the Middle East
Today
- The foreign-born population passed 5M residents
- Since 1990: 4M more foreign-born residents and 393.3K more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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