Jordan Facts & Figures
Population:
11,200,320 (July 2022 est.)
Country's rank compared to the world: 83
Age structure:
0-14 years: 34.68% (male 1,827,554/female 1,726,691)
15-24 years: 20.07% (male 1,103,042/female 953,704)
25-54 years: 37.36% (male 2,073,211/female 1,755,290)
55-64 years: 4.44% (male 236,435/female 218,469)
65 years and over: 3.45% (male 174,470/female 179,203) (2017 est.)
Median age:
total: 22.5 years
male: 22.9 years
female: 22 years (2017 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.05% (2017 est.)
Birth rate:
17.9 births/1,000 population ( 2021 est.)
Death rate:
3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate:
-310 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 84.1% of total population (2017)
rate of urbanization: 1.26% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Major cities - population:
Amman (capital) 1,812,059 - Zarqa 635,160 - Irbid 502,714 (2015)
Gender ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 13.534 deaths per 1000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.8 years
male: 73.4 years
female: 76.3 years (2017 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.19 children born/woman (2017 est.)
HIV/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2018 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 129
HIV/Aids - deaths:
100 deaths (2020)
Country comparison to the world: 146
Major infectious diseases:
The degree of risk: intermediate
Food or waterborne diseases: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E, and Typhoid fever
Vector-borne disease: Malaria, Dengue fever, Yellow fever, Japanese Encephalitis, African Trypanosomiasis, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Plague, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Rift Valley fever, Chikungunya
Water contact disease: Schistosomiasis and Leptospirosis
Aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever
Respiratory disease: Meningococcal meningitis
Animal contact disease: Rabies
Nationality:
Noun: Jordanian(s)
Adjective: Jordanian
Religions:
Islam 97%, Christionity 2.5% and other 0.5%
Languages:
Arabic (official) and English
Literacy:
Definition: people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Total population: 99.23%
Male: 99.11%
Female: 99.37%
Education expenditures:
3% of GDP (2019)
