🌆 Largest Cities in Jordan
Cities of Jordan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Amman26%
Zarqa16%
Irbid11%
Russeifa5.4%
Ḩayy Khildā5.1%
Khuraybat as Sūq3.8%
Wādī as Sīr3.7%
Ar Ramthā3.1%
Ṣuwayliḥ3.1%
‘Ajlūn2.5%
As Salţ2.2%
Aqaba1.9%
Rukban
Marj Al Hamam
Mādabā
Mafraq
Az̧ Z̧ulayl
Ma'an
Al Jubayhah
Saḩāb
Ḩayy al Quwaysimah
Jarash
1
AmmanAmman
1,275,857
2
ZarqaZarqa
792,665
3
IrbidIrbid
569,068
4
RusseifaZarqa
268,237
5
Ḩayy KhildāAmman
251,000
6
Khuraybat as SūqAmman
186,158
7
Wādī as SīrAmman
181,212
8
Ar RamthāIrbid
155,693
9
ṢuwayliḥBalqa
151,016
10
‘AjlūnAjloun
125,557
11
As SalţBalqa
107,874
12
AqabaAqaba
95,048
13
RukbanMafraq
85,000
14
Marj Al HamamAmman
82,788
15
MādabāMadaba
82,335
16
MafraqMafraq
57,118
17
Az̧ Z̧ulaylZarqa
50,931
18
Ma'anMa’an
50,350
19
Al JubayhahAmman
46,834
20
SaḩābAmman
40,241
21
Ḩayy al QuwaysimahAmman
32,396
22
JarashJerash
27,046
23
Aţ ŢafīlahTafielah
25,429
24
‘IzrāKarak
22,756
25
Qīr MoāvMa’an
22,581
26
Karak CityKarak
21,678
27
JuditaIrbid
20,000
28
Al FuḩayşBalqa
18,916
29
AydūnIrbid
18,376
30
Umm as SummāqAmman
18,274
31
KurayyimahIrbid
17,837
32
MāḩişBalqa
17,754
33
‘AnjarahAjloun
17,634
34
SafiKarak
15,200
Highlights
Within Jordan, Amman ranks first in 2026 with 1,275,857, followed by Zarqa (792,665) and Irbid (569,068).
Amman is 1.6 times higher than Zarqa, the runner-up.
Across 34 entries, values run from 1,275,857 (Amman) to 15,200 (Safi), with a median of 50,641.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.