Saudi Arabia vs. Jordan
Demographics
| Saudi Arabia | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 34,783,757 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) | 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 structure | 0-14 years: 24.84% (male 4,327,830/female 4,159,242) 15-24 years: 15.38% (male 2,741,371/female 2,515,188) 25-54 years: 50.2% (male 10,350,028/female 6,804,479) 55-64 years: 5.95% (male 1,254,921/female 778,467) 65 years and over: 3.63% (male 657,395/female 584,577) (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 age | total: 30.8 years male: 33 years female: 27.9 years (2020 est.) | total: 23.5 years male: 23.9 years female: 22.9 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.62% (2021 est.) | 0.82% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.56 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 22.79 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 3.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 5.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -11.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.52 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.61 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female total population: 1.3 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 rate | total: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.24 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 birth | total population: 76.4 years male: 74.81 years female: 78.07 years (2021 est.) | total population: 75.75 years male: 74.25 years female: 77.35 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.95 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 3 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Saudi(s) adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian | noun: Jordanian(s) adjective: Jordanian |
| Ethnic groups | Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% | 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/AIDS | 12,000 (2020 est.) | <1,000 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.) note: despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013) | 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 | <200 (2020 est.) | <100 (2020 est.) |
| Languages | Arabic (official) major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes) major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.3% male: 97.1% female: 92.7% (2017) | 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: 17 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2019) | total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2012) |
| Education expenditures | NA | 3.1% of GDP (2019) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 84.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.69% 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 source | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: 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 access | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: 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 - population | 7.388 million RIYADH (capital), 4.697 million Jeddah, 2.079 million Mecca, 1.518 million Medina, 1.279 million Ad Dammam, 1.279 million Hufuf-Mubarraz (2021) | 2.182 million AMMAN (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 46 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.4% (2018) | 7.8% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 2.32 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 1.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 35.4% (2016) | 35.5% (2016) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 24.6% (2016) | 51.8% (2017/18) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 39.3 youth dependency ratio: 34.4 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.5 (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
