What is the population of Amman?

1,275,857 people, per GeoNames.

AMMAN

Amman · JORDAN (JO) · 31.96°N / 35.95°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 250,441

Amman is a city in Jordan with a population of 1,275,857. It sits at 31.96/35.95, runs on Asia/Amman, is 3 km from Al ‘Abdallī.

Population 1,275,857

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Amman

All facts

fields

Country: Jordan
Subdivision: Amman
Coords: 31.96°N / 35.95°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Al ‘Abdallī Amman 0 3.6 km

S Ḩayy al Quwaysimah Amman 32,396 5.0 km

NW Al Jubayhah Amman 46,834 7.6 km

S Al Juwayyidah Amman 0 7.7 km

SW Ḩayy al Bunayyāt Amman 5,579 8.7 km

S Khuraybat as Sūq Amman 186,158 8.7 km

W Ḩayy Khildā Amman 251,000 10.7 km

NE Ar Ruşayfah Zarqa 0 10.8 km

SE Saḩāb Amman 40,241 11.0 km

SW Marj Al Hamam Amman 82,788 11.0 km

Air access

nearby

ADJ

Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

AMM

Queen Alia International Airport

Large airport

26.2 km

OJKA

King Abdullah II Air Base

Heliport

26.4 km

Universities

linked

Al-Ahliyya Amman University

ammanu.edu.jo

Amman Arab University for Higher Studies

aau.edu.jo

Amman University

amman.edu

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Amman?: 1,275,857 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Amman in?: Asia/Amman.
Which country is Amman in?: Jordan (JO).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/250441

{
  "data": {
    "id": 250441,
    "name": "Amman",
    "ascii_name": "Amman",
    "country_code": "JO",
    "population": 1275857,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Amman",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 31.95522,
    "longitude": 35.94503
  }
}