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Population10,909,567 (July 2021 est.)

note: increased estimate reflects revised assumptions about the net migration rate due to the increased flow of Syrian refugees
Nationalitynoun: Jordanian(s)

adjective: Jordanian
Ethnic groupsJordanian 69.3%, Syrian 13.3%, Palestinian 6.7%, Egyptian 6.7%, Iraqi 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes Armenian, Circassian) (2015 est.)

note: data represent population by self-identified nationality
LanguagesArabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)

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ReligionsMuslim 97.1% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.1% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1, folk <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1, other <0.1 (2020 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 33.05% (male 1,837,696/female 1,738,935)

15-24 years: 19.77% (male 1,126,567/female 1,012,812)

25-54 years: 38.39% (male 2,250,328/female 1,903,996)

55-64 years: 5.11% (male 290,633/female 262,827)

65 years and over: 3.67% (male 194,464/female 202,386) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 58.2

youth dependency ratio: 52

elderly dependency ratio: 6.3

potential support ratio: 16 (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 23.5 years

male: 23.9 years

female: 22.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.82% (2021 est.)
Birth rate22.79 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate3.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-11.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionpopulation heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable, but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba
Urbanizationurban population: 91.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population2.182 million AMMAN (capital) (2021)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.18 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female

total population: 1.11 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth24.6 years (2017/18 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-49
Maternal mortality rate46 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 14.25 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 15.43 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 13 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.75 years

male: 74.25 years

female: 77.35 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate3 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate51.8% (2017/18)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 97.7% of population

total: 98.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 2.2% of population

total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.)
Health expenditures7.8% (2018)
Physicians density2.32 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density1.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 98.6% of population

rural: 96.6% of population

total: 98.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population

rural: 3.7% of population

total: 1.5% of population (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)
Major infectious diseasesnote: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Jordan; as of 6 April 2021, Jordan has reported a total of 639,444 cases of COVID-19 or 6,267.13 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with 71.38 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 7 April 2021, 4% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Obesity - adult prevalence rate35.5% (2016)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight3% (2012)
Education expenditures3.1% of GDP (2019)
Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.2%

male: 98.6%

female: 97.8% (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2012)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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