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Israel vs. Jordan

Demographics

IsraelJordan
Population8,787,045 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2021 est.)

note: approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
10,909,567 (July 2021 est.)

note: increased estimate reflects revised assumptions about the net migration rate due to the increased flow of Syrian refugees
Age structure0-14 years: 26.76% (male 1,187,819/female 1,133,365)

15-24 years: 15.67% (male 694,142/female 665,721)

25-54 years: 37.2% (male 1,648,262/female 1,579,399)

55-64 years: 8.4% (male 363,262/female 365,709)

65 years and over: 11.96% (male 467,980/female 569,816) (2020 est.)
0-14 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.)
Median agetotal: 30.4 years

male: 29.8 years

female: 31 years (2020 est.)
total: 23.5 years

male: 23.9 years

female: 22.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate1.45% (2021 est.)0.82% (2021 est.)
Birth rate17.52 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)22.79 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate5.06 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)3.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate2.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-11.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at 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.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 3.62 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.88 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 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: 83.15 years

male: 81.25 years

female: 85.15 years (2021 est.)
total population: 75.75 years

male: 74.25 years

female: 77.35 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate2.57 children born/woman (2021 est.)3 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.2% (2018)<.1% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Israeli(s)

adjective: Israeli
noun: Jordanian(s)

adjective: Jordanian
Ethnic groupsJewish 74.1% (of which Israel-born 78.1%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 15.2%, Africa-born 4.3%, Asia-born 2.4%), Arab 21%, other 4.9% (2019 est.)Jordanian 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
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS9,000 (2018)<1,000 (2020 est.)
ReligionsJewish 74.1%, Muslim 17.9%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.5% (2019 est.)Muslim 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.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2018)<100 (2020 est.)
LanguagesHebrew (official), Arabic (special status under Israeli law), English (most commonly used foreign language)

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Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97.8%

male: 98.7%

female: 96.8% (2011)
definition: 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: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
total: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2012)
Education expenditures6.1% of GDP (2017)3.1% of GDP (2019)
Urbanizationurban population: 92.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.51% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 91.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: 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.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: 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.)
Major cities - population4.264 million Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1.155 million Haifa, 944,000 JERUSALEM (capital) (2021)2.182 million AMMAN (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)46 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures7.5% (2018)7.8% (2018)
Physicians density4.63 physicians/1,000 population (2018)2.32 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density3 beds/1,000 population (2017)1.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate26.1% (2016)35.5% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth27.7 years (2019 est.)24.6 years (2017/18 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-49
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 67.3

youth dependency ratio: 46.6

elderly dependency ratio: 20.8

potential support ratio: 4.8 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 58.2

youth dependency ratio: 52

elderly dependency ratio: 6.3

potential support ratio: 16 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook