Madaba: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Madaba: The unemployment rate in Madaba Governorate, where Madaba is, was 20.5% in 2024 (17.6% for men and 29.7% for women), against 21.4% across Jordan. The Department of Statistics publishes this by governorate only. That is 2nd lowest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
- Health in Madaba: Madaba Governorate, which contains Madaba, had 3 hospitals with 191 beds in 2024: 2 Ministry of Health hospitals with 161 beds, the rest private or other government hospitals. Jordan had 120 hospitals and 16,325 beds.
- Education in Madaba: Madaba schools, 2023/2024 (Madaba Qasabah education directorate): 169 schools with 2,052 class units, 49,960 students and 3,138 teachers, according to the Department of Statistics yearbook.
What is the population of Madaba?
Madaba (Madaba Sub-District) had an estimated 156,570 residents at the end of 2024, according to the Department of Statistics. That is 1.3% of Jordan's 11,734,000 people. That is 2nd lowest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow many people live in Madaba Governorate?
Madaba Governorate, which contains Madaba, had 232,300 people at the end of 2024, or 2.0% of Jordan. Madaba (Madaba Sub-District) makes up 67% of it.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyIs Madaba urban or rural?
In Madaba Governorate, 78.2% of the 232,300 people live in urban areas (localities of 5,000 or more people, as defined in the 2015 census) and 21.8% in rural areas. Across Jordan 90.3% are urban (2024 estimate).
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow many men and women live in Madaba Governorate?
Madaba Governorate had 112 men for every 100 women at the end of 2024 (122,900 men and 109,400 women); Jordan as a whole had 113.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyWho runs Madaba?
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
- Irbid 907,520
- Zarqa 796,650
- Russiefa 591,640
- Ramtha 292,805
- Aqaba 197,625
- Mafraq 167,680
- 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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