Belgium vs Jordan
Belgium has 4% more people than Jordan: 11,941,781 vs 11,520,684, a gap of 421,097. Belgium is growing faster (+0.70% vs −0.28% a year), adding about 83,462 people a year against −32,147. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Belgium is the older society: 21.0% aged 65+ against 4.8% in Jordan, while Jordan has more children (30.2% under 15 vs 15.7%). Belgium is 3.0× as densely populated (386.3 vs 128.8 people per km²). People in Belgium live 4.3 years longer on average (82.3 vs 78.0). GDP per capita is 11.4× higher in Belgium ($60,750 vs $5,348).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Belgium) and 2025 (Jordan); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Belgium vs Jordan — side by side
 Belgium |  Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,941,7812025 | 11,520,6842025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.70%2025 | −0.28%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 9.22024 | 20.52024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 9.52024 | 3.12024 |
| Children per woman | 1.442024 | 2.602024 |
| Life expectancy | 82.3 yrs2024 | 78.0 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.7%2025 | 30.2%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 21.0%2025 | 4.8%2025 |
| Density | 386.3 /km²2023 | 128.8 /km²2023 |
| Area | 30,689 km²2023 | 89,318 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 87.7%2025 | 93.2%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +31,9892025 | -303,2672025 |
| GDP per capita | $60,7502025 | $5,3482025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #81 | #83 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.15% | 0.14% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Belgium: 1.3× from 1960 to 2025; Jordan: 13.5× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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