Irbid: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Irbid: The unemployment rate in Irbid Governorate, where Irbid is, was 22.2% in 2024 (20.3% for men and 30.6% for women), against 21.4% across Jordan. The Department of Statistics publishes this by governorate only. That is joint 4th highest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
- Health in Irbid: Irbid Governorate, which contains Irbid, had 18 hospitals with 2,459 beds in 2024: 8 Ministry of Health hospitals with 932 beds, the rest private or other government hospitals. Jordan had 120 hospitals and 16,325 beds.
- Education in Irbid: Irbid schools, 2023/2024 (Irbid Qasabah education directorate): 504 schools with 6,003 class units, 165,120 students and 8,922 teachers, according to the Department of Statistics yearbook.
What is the population of Irbid?
Irbid (Irbid Qasabah District (the district around the city)) had an estimated 907,520 residents at the end of 2024, according to the Department of Statistics. That is 7.7% of Jordan's 11,734,000 people. That is 2nd highest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow many people live in Irbid Governorate?
Irbid Governorate, which contains Irbid, had 2,173,200 people at the end of 2024, or 18.5% of Jordan. Irbid (Irbid Qasabah District (the district around the city)) makes up 42% of it.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyIs Irbid urban or rural?
In Irbid Governorate, 92.4% of the 2,173,200 people live in urban areas (localities of 5,000 or more people, as defined in the 2015 census) and 7.6% in rural areas. Across Jordan 90.3% are urban (2024 estimate).
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow many men and women live in Irbid Governorate?
Irbid Governorate had 107 men for every 100 women at the end of 2024 (1,123,700 men and 1,049,500 women); Jordan as a whole had 113.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyThe UN marks this figure as an estimate of lower reliability.
Who runs Irbid?
In Jordan, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayors and councils directly elected for four years (in normal times); Amman's mayor and a third of its council are appointed. Local roads, planning, licences, waste and markets, under the Ministry of Local Administration.
How local power works in Jordan
Cities of a similar size in Jordan
- Amman 4,920,100
- Zarqa 796,650
- Russiefa 591,640
- Ramtha 292,805
- Aqaba 197,625
- Mafraq 167,680
- Madaba 156,570
- Salt 130,010
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Sources
- Jordan Department of Statistics: Jordan Statistical Yearbook 2024, chapter 13: Education (tables 13.1.6 and 13.1.7, 2023/2024), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 29399fd3d5cf…)
- Jordan Department of Statistics: Jordan Statistical Yearbook 2024, chapter 14: Health (tables 14.10 and 14.11, 2024), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d3cc404a5043…)
- Jordan Department of Statistics: Jordan Statistical Yearbook 2024, chapter 4: Labour and Wages (table 4.19, Labour Force Survey 2024), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7b5e97c0ce89…)
- Jordan Department of Statistics: Jordan Statistical Yearbook 2024, chapter 2: Population (tables 2.2 to 2.4), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1a2fbb092f86…)
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