Demographics of Jordan
Demographics ofJordan | |
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![]() Jordanpopulation pyramidin 2020 | |
Population | 2023 census: 11,180,568 (84th)
2019 estimate: 10,392,309 (86th) |
Density | 116/km2(300/sq mi) (70th) |
Growth rate | 2.05% (2017 est.) |
Birth rate | 17.9 births/1,000 population |
Death rate | 3.6 deaths/1,000 population |
Life expectancy | 74.8 years (2017 est.) |
• male | 73.4 years |
• female | 76.3 years |
Fertility rate | 2.6 children born/woman |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 34.4% |
15–64 years | 62,02% |
65 and over | 3.7% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.05 male(s)/female |
15–64 years | 1.00 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.89 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Jordanian |
Major ethnic | Arabs |
Minor ethnic |
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Language | |
Official | Modern Standard Arabic |
Spoken | Jordanian Arabic,English |
Jordanhas a population of more than 11.1 million inhabitants as of 2023.[1]Jordanians (Arabic:أردنيون) are the citizens ofJordan.Around 94% of Jordanians areArabs,while the remaining 6% belong to ethnic minorities, includingCircassians,Chechens,ArmeniansandKurds.[2][3]In early 2016 about 30% of the population were non-citizens, a figure including refugees, legal and illegal immigrants.[4]Jordan's annual population growth rate stands at 3.05% as of 2023, with an average birth rate of 2.8. There were 1,977,534 households in Jordan in 2015, with an average of 4.8 persons per household.[4]
Theofficial languageisArabic,whileEnglishis the second most widely spoken language by Jordanians. It is also widely used in commerce and government. In 2016, about 84% of Jordan's population live in urban towns and cities.[2]Many Jordanians and people of Jordanian descent live across the world, mainly in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, United States, Canada and Turkey.[citation needed]
In 2016, Jordan was named as the largest refugee hosting country per capita in the world, followed by Turkey, Pakistan and Lebanon.[5]Jordan hosts refugees mainly from the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Iraq, as well as smaller communities from other nations. There are also hundreds of thousands of workers from Egypt, Indonesia and South Asia, who work as domestic and construction workers.
Definition
[edit]The territory of Jordan can be defined by the history of its creation following events after the end ofWorld War I,theLeague of Nationsand redrawing of the borders of theEastern Mediterraneanlittoral. The ensuing decisions, most notably theSykes–Picot Agreement,which created theMandatory Palestine.In September 1922,Transjordanwas formally identified as a subdivision of the Mandate Palestine after theLeague of Nationsapproved the BritishTransjordan memorandumwhich stated that the Mandate east of theJordan Riverwould be excluded from all the provisions dealing with Jewish settlement west of the Jordan River.[6]
Ethnic and religious groups
[edit]Arab
[edit]Arab Jordanians are mostly either descended from families and clans who were living in the cities and towns inTransjordanprior to Jordanian independence in 1946, most notably in the governorates ofJerash,Ajlun,Balqa,Irbid,Madaba,Al Karak,Aqaba,Ammanand some other towns in the country, or from thePalestinianfamilies who sought refuge in Jordan in different times in the 20th century, mostly during and after the wars of1948and1967.Many Christians are natives especially in towns such asFuhies,Madaba,Al Karak,Ajlun,or have Bedouin origins, and a significant number came in 1948 and 1967 mainly fromJerusalem,Jaffa,Lydda,Bethlehem,and other Palestinian cities.
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Druze
[edit]The Druze people are believed to constitute about 0.5% of the total population of Jordan, around 32,000 people.[8]The Druze, who refer to themselves as al-Muwahhideen, or "believers in one God," are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas west and north ofAmman.Even though the faith originally developed out ofIsmaili Islam,mostDruzedo not identify asMuslims,[9][10][11][12][13]and they do not accept thefive pillars of Islam.[14]
Bedouin Arabs
[edit]The other group of Jordanians is descended fromBedouins,of which less than 1% live a nomadic lifestyle. Bedouin settlements are concentrated in the south and east of the country.
Afro-Jordanians
[edit]An unknown but considerable number of Jordanians are of African descent.
Armenians
[edit]There were an estimated 5,000Armeniansliving within the country in 2009.[15]An estimated 4,500 of these are members of theArmenian Apostolic Church,[15]and predominantly speak theWestern dialect[16]of theArmenian language.This population makes up the majority of non-ArabChristians in the country.[17]
Assyrians
[edit]There is an Assyrian refugee population in Jordan. Many Assyrians have arrived in Jordan as refugees since the invasion of Iraq, making up a large part of the Iraqi refugees.
Turks
[edit]There are people of Turkish ancestry living in Jordan. These people have had a thriving presence in Jordan since the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Today, there is a minority of about 60,000 people in the country who are the descendants of the Ottoman-Turkish immigrants.[1] In addition to this, there are also 8,262 Turkish citizens who are recent migrants to Jordan.[2]
Circassians
[edit]By the end of the 19th century, the Ottoman Authorities directed the Circassian immigrants to settle in Jordan. The Circassians are Sunni Muslims and are estimated to number 100,000 to 170,000 people.
Chechens
[edit]There are about 10,000 Chechens estimated to reside in Jordan.
Doms
[edit]There are around 70,000 gypsies in Jordan.[18]
Refugees
[edit]Jordan is a home to 2,175,491 registered Palestinian refugees.[19]Out of those 2,175,491 refugees, 634,182 have not been given Jordanian citizenship.[20]Jordan also hosts around 1.4 millionSyrian refugeeswho fled to the country due to theSyrian Civil Warsince 2011. About 31,163 Yemenis and 22,700 Libyan refugees live in Jordan as of January 2015.[4]There are thousands ofLebaneserefugees who came toJordanwhencivil strife and warand the2006 warbroke out in their native country. Up to 1 millionIraqiscame to Jordan following theIraq Warin 2003.[21]In 2015, their number was 130,911. About 2,500 IraqiMandaeanrefugees have been resettled in Jordan.
Genetics
[edit]Bahri et al. (2011) observed that the Jordanians have a genetic profile that is Arabian Semitic, despite the succession of several civilizations in Jordan. They have a common origin in Mesopotamia and are not too genetically dissimilar from the peoples of theUnited Arab EmiratesandNorth Africa,who respectively have a common origin in Arabia and North Africa.[22]
Zanetti et al. (2014) discovered significant genetic differentiation between general Jordanians and Bedouin Arabs. General Jordanians were more similar to other Middle Eastern populations whilst Bedouin Arabs were more similar to North Africans. However, the Bedouin Arabs played a significant role in the "peopling" of Jordan, both in the past and present.[23]
Religion
[edit]Health and education
[edit]Jordan prides itself on its health services, some of the best in the region.[25]Qualified medics, favourable investment climate and Jordan's stability have contributed to the success of this sector.[26]
Jordan has a very advanced education system. The school education system comprises 2 years of pre-school education, 10 years of compulsory basic education, and two years of secondary academic or vocational education, after which the students sit for the General Certificate of Secondary Education Exam (Tawjihi).[27]Scholars may attend either private or public schools.
Access to higher education is open to holders of the General Secondary Education Certificate, who can then choose between private Community Colleges, public Community Colleges or universities (public and private). The credit-hour system, which entitles students to select courses according to a study plan, is implemented at universities. The number of public universities has reached (10), besides (17) universities that are private, and (51) community colleges. Numbers of universities accompanied by significant increase in number of students enrolled to study in these universities, where the number of enrolled students in both public and private universities is estimated at nearly (236) thousand; (28) thousand out of the total are from Arab or foreign nationalities.[28]
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Period | Life expectancy in Years |
Period | Life expectancy in Years |
---|---|---|---|
1950–1955 | 46.5 | 1985–1990 | 69.2 |
1955–1960 | 50.7 | 1990–1995 | 70.4 |
1960–1965 | 54.6 | 1995–2000 | 71.3 |
1965–1970 | 58.4 | 2000–2005 | 72.2 |
1970–1975 | 61.9 | 2005–2010 | 73.0 |
1975–1980 | 64.9 | 2010–2015 | 73.8 |
1980–1985 | 67.2 |
Source:UN World Population Prospects[29]
Statistics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1800 | 130,450 | — |
1900 | 254,431 | +95.0% |
1947 | 368,401 | +44.8% |
1952 | 504,575 | +37.0% |
1961 | 891,874 | +76.8% |
1970 | 1,508,200 | +69.1% |
1980 | 2,233,200 | +48.1% |
1990 | 3,468,000 | +55.3% |
2000 | 4,857,000 | +40.1% |
2010 | 6,698,000 | +37.9% |
2020 | 10,928,721 | +63.2% |
Source:[30][31][32] |
The following demographic statistics are from theCIA World Factbook,unless otherwise indicated.
Total population
[edit]11,200,320(According to the Population Clock as of July 23, 2022).[33]
Gender ratio
[edit]- 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.)
Age structure
[edit]- 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.)
Structure of the population[34]
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 2 626 287 | 2 477 352 | 5 103 639 | 100 |
0-4 | 333 216 | 317 115 | 650 331 | 12.74 |
5-9 | 329 133 | 313 738 | 642 871 | 12.60 |
10-14 | 313 083 | 297 046 | 610 129 | 11.95 |
15-19 | 287 693 | 272 145 | 559 838 | 10.97 |
20-24 | 279 600 | 260 593 | 540 193 | 10.58 |
25-29 | 239 774 | 216 487 | 456 261 | 8.94 |
30-34 | 207 178 | 191 991 | 399 169 | 7.82 |
35-39 | 167 737 | 155 689 | 323 426 | 6.34 |
40-44 | 123 945 | 117 455 | 241 400 | 4.73 |
45-49 | 87 098 | 83 358 | 170 456 | 3.34 |
50-54 | 64 607 | 63 633 | 128 240 | 2.51 |
55-59 | 55 765 | 57 956 | 113 721 | 2.23 |
60-64 | 52 084 | 46 703 | 98 787 | 1.94 |
65-69 | 37 095 | 34 728 | 71 823 | 1.41 |
70-74 | 23 467 | 23 353 | 46 820 | 0.92 |
75-79 | 12 651 | 11 617 | 24 268 | 0.48 |
80+ | 10 137 | 11 923 | 22 060 | 0.43 |
80-84 | 6 144 | 7 441 | 13 585 | 0.27 |
85-89 | 2 444 | 2 588 | 5 032 | 0.10 |
90-94 | 1 012 | 1 304 | 2 316 | 0.05 |
95-99 | 537 | 590 | 1 127 | 0.02 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0-14 | 975 432 | 927 899 | 1 903 331 | 37.29 |
15-64 | 1 565 481 | 1 466 010 | 3 031 491 | 59.40 |
65+ | 83 350 | 81 621 | 164 971 | 3.23 |
unknown | 2 024 | 1 822 | 3 846 | 0.08 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 3 366 000 | 3 174 000 | 6 530 000 | 100 |
0-4 | 427 485 | 405 300 | 832 785 | 12.75 |
5-9 | 422 095 | 400 880 | 822 975 | 12.60 |
10-14 | 401 900 | 379 680 | 781 580 | 11.97 |
15-19 | 368 915 | 347 720 | 716 635 | 10.97 |
20-24 | 358 485 | 333 170 | 691 655 | 10.59 |
25-29 | 307 650 | 276 855 | 584 505 | 8.95 |
30-34 | 265 915 | 245 520 | 511 435 | 7.83 |
35-39 | 215 425 | 199 015 | 414 440 | 6.35 |
40-44 | 158 875 | 149 975 | 308 850 | 4.73 |
45-49 | 111 750 | 106 630 | 218 380 | 3.34 |
50-54 | 82 805 | 81 320 | 164 125 | 2,51 |
55-59 | 71 360 | 74 040 | 145 400 | 2.23 |
60-64 | 66 645 | 59 800 | 126 445 | 1.94 |
65-69 | 47 485 | 44 280 | 91 765 | 1.41 |
70-74 | 30 040 | 29 785 | 59 825 | 0.92 |
75-79 | 16 195 | 14 815 | 31 010 | 0.48 |
80-84 | 7 865 | 9 495 | 17 360 | 0.27 |
85-89 | 3 130 | 3 300 | 6 430 | 0.10 |
90-94 | 1 295 | 1 665 | 2 960 | 0.05 |
95+ | 685 | 755 | 1 440 | 0.02 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0-14 | 1 251 480 | 1 185 860 | 2 437 340 | 37.33 |
15-64 | 2 007 825 | 1 874 045 | 3 881 870 | 59.45 |
65+ | 106 695 | 104 095 | 210 790 | 3.23 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 5 046 824 | 4 484 888 | 9 531 712 | 100 |
0–4 | 561 280 | 532 918 | 1 094 198 | 11.48 |
5–9 | 597 975 | 571 516 | 1 169 491 | 12.27 |
10–14 | 519 876 | 490 522 | 1 010 398 | 10.60 |
15–19 | 498 519 | 449 302 | 947 821 | 9.94 |
20–24 | 519 140 | 426 835 | 945 975 | 9.92 |
25–29 | 459 841 | 370 765 | 830 606 | 8.71 |
30–34 | 395 939 | 338 461 | 734 400 | 7.70 |
35–39 | 352 691 | 298 499 | 651 190 | 6.83 |
40–44 | 304 330 | 256 601 | 560 931 | 5.88 |
45–49 | 258 567 | 214 842 | 473 409 | 4.97 |
50–54 | 187 189 | 162 648 | 349 837 | 3.67 |
55–59 | 127 359 | 117 340 | 244 699 | 2.57 |
60–64 | 86 254 | 80 824 | 167 078 | 1.75 |
65-69 | 67 492 | 68 161 | 135 653 | 1.42 |
70-74 | 52 668 | 47 124 | 99 792 | 1.05 |
75-79 | 32 428 | 31 759 | 64 187 | 0.67 |
80-84 | 15 324 | 15 633 | 30 957 | 0.32 |
85-89 | 6 387 | 7 351 | 13 738 | 0.14 |
90-94 | 1 797 | 2 238 | 4 035 | 0.04 |
95+ | 1 768 | 1 549 | 3 317 | 0.03 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 1 679 131 | 1 594 956 | 3 274 087 | 34.35 |
15–64 | 3 189 829 | 2 716 117 | 5 905 946 | 61.96 |
65+ | 177 864 | 173 815 | 351 679 | 3.69 |
Median age
[edit]- total: 22.5 years
- male: 22.9 years
- female: 22 years (2017 est.)
Population growth rate
[edit]- 2.05% (2017 est.)
Birth rate
[edit]- 17.9 births/1,000 population ( 2021 est.)
Average population
|
Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Crude mirgration rate (per 1000) | Total fertility rate (TFR) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951 | 51,518 | ||||||||
1952 | 586,200 | 46,146 | |||||||
1953 | 49,228 | ||||||||
1954 | 53,170 | ||||||||
1955 | 58,037 | ||||||||
1956 | 55,374 | ||||||||
1957 | 60,582 | ||||||||
1958 | 69,594 | ||||||||
1959 | 63,643 | ||||||||
1960 | 78,520 | ||||||||
1961 | 900,800 | 70,775 | |||||||
1962 | 86,397 | ||||||||
1963 | 84,544 | ||||||||
1964 | 86,327 | ||||||||
1965 | 91,857 | ||||||||
1966 | 94,299 | ||||||||
1967 | 70,956 | ||||||||
1968 | 69,483 | ||||||||
1969 | 73,443 | ||||||||
1970 | 1,508,200 | 76,828 | |||||||
1971 | 77,758 | ||||||||
1972 | 80,327 | ||||||||
1973 | 81,302 | ||||||||
1974 | 81,490 | ||||||||
1975 | 81,659 | ||||||||
1976 | 84,380 | ||||||||
1977 | 79,882 | ||||||||
1978 | 84,195 | ||||||||
1979 | 2,133,000 | 91,622 | |||||||
1980 | 2,233,000 | ||||||||
1981 | 2,319,000 | 95,628 | 41.2 | ||||||
1982 | 2,409,000 | 97,794 | 40.6 | ||||||
1983 | 2,502,000 | 98,398 | 39.3 | ||||||
1984 | 2,599,000 | 102,521 | 39.4 | ||||||
1985 | 2,700,000 | 102,712 | 38.0 | ||||||
1986 | 2,805,000 | 112,451 | 40.1 | ||||||
1987 | 2,914,000 | 107,519 | 36.9 | ||||||
1988 | 3,027,000 | 116,346 | 38.4 | ||||||
1989 | 3,144,000 | 115,742 | 36.8 | ||||||
1990 | 3,468,000 | 116,520 | 33.6 | ||||||
1991 | 3,701,000 | 150,177 | 40.6 | ||||||
1992 | 3,844,000 | 155,684 | 40.5 | ||||||
1993 | 3,993,000 | 149,493 | 37.4 | ||||||
1994 | 4,139,400 | 140,444 | 33.9 | ||||||
1995 | 4,264,000 | 141,319 | 33.1 | ||||||
1996 | 4,383,000 | 142,404 | 32.5 | ||||||
1997 | 4,506,000 | 130,633 | 29.0 | 4.4 | |||||
1998 | 4,623,000 | 133,714 | 28.9 | ||||||
1999 | 4,738,000 | 135,266 | 28.5 | ||||||
2000 | 4,857,000 | 126,016 | 13,339 | 112,677 | 25.9 | 2.7 | 23.2 | ||
2001 | 4,918,000 | 142,956 | 16,164 | 126,792 | 29.1 | 3.3 | 25.8 | -13.4 | |
2002 | 5,038,000 | 146,077 | 17,220 | 128,857 | 29.0 | 3.4 | 25.6 | -1.8 | |
2003 | 5,164,000 | 148,294 | 16,937 | 131,357 | 28.7 | 3.3 | 25.4 | -1.0 | |
2004 | 5,414,000 | 150,248 | 17,011 | 133,237 | 27.8 | 3.1 | 24.6 | 21.6 | |
2005 | 5,678,000 | 170,122 | 18,739 | 151,383 | 30.0 | 3.3 | 26.7 | 19.8 | |
2006 | 5,843,000 | 180,642 | 21,333 | 159,309 | 30.9 | 3.7 | 27.3 | 0.9 | |
2007 | 6,017,000 | 201,621 | 21,885 | 179,736 | 33.5 | 3.6 | 29.9 | -1.0 | 3.6 |
2008 | 6,200,000 | 187,916 | 19,816 | 168,100 | 30.3 | 3.2 | 27.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
2009 | 6,392,000 | 188,950 | 20,759 | 168,191 | 29.6 | 3.2 | 26.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
2010 | 6,594,000 | 205,972 | 22,662 | 183,310 | 31.2 | 3.4 | 27.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
2011 | 6,846,000 | 199,917 | 22,203 | 177,714 | 29.2 | 3.2 | 26.0 | 10.8 | 3.8 |
2012 | 7,210,000 | 198,538 | 23,301 | 175,237 | 27.5 | 3.2 | 24.3 | 26.2 | 3.5 |
2013 | 7,771,000 | 197,485 | 24,380 | 173,105 | 25.4 | 3.1 | 22.3 | 49.9 | 3.5 |
2014 | 8,459,000 | 209,284 | 26,954 | 182,330 | 24.7 | 3.2 | 21.6 | 59.7 | 3.5 |
2015 | 9,182,000 | 210,953 | 27,221 | 183,732 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 58.7 | 3.38 |
2016 | 9,798,000 | 218,290 | 28,880 | 189,410 | 22.3 | 2.9 | 19.3 | 43.6 | 3.38 |
2017 | 10,053,000 | 230,944 | 28,782 | 202,162 | 23.0 | 2.9 | 20.1 | 5.3 | 2.7 |
2018 | 10,309,000 | 226,820 | 29,098 | 197,722 | 22.0 | 2.8 | 19.2 | 5.6 | 2.7 |
2019 | 10,554,000 | 215,116 | 31,212 | 183,904 | 20.4 | 3.0 | 17.4 | 5.8 | 2.7 |
2020[38] | 10,806,000 | 186,087 | 33,073 | 153,014 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 14.2 | 9.1 | 2.6 |
2021[39] | 11,057,000 | 197,397 | 39,333 | 158,064 | 17.9 | 3.6 | 14.3 | 8.4 | 2.6 |
2022 | 11,302,000 | 192,266 | 30,823 | 161,443 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 2.6 |
2023 | 11,516,000 | 182,610 | 29,121 | 153,489 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 13.5 |
Death rate
[edit]- 3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate
[edit]- -310 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Urbanization
[edit]- urban population: 84.1% of total population (2017)
- rate ofurbanization:1.26% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Maternal mortality rate
[edit]- 58 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
[edit]- total population: 74.8 years
- male: 73.4 years
- female: 76.3 years (2017 est.)
Total fertility rate
[edit]- 3.19 children born/woman (2017 est.)
Fertility Rate (The Demographic Health Survey)[40] Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):
Year | Total | Urban | Rural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CBR | TFR | CBR | TFR | CBR | TFR | |
1976 | 7.4 | |||||
1983 | 6.6 | |||||
1990 | 36.1 | 5.57 (3.94) | 33.9 | 4.75 (3.36) | 39.0 | 6.85 (4.76) |
1997 | 33.1 | 4.35 (2.9) | 32.5 | 4.22 (2.9) | 35.5 | 5.00 (3.1) |
2002 | 29.0 | 3.7 (2.6) | 28.4 | 3.5 (2.5) | 31.3 | 4.2 (2.8) |
2007 | 28.1 | 3.6 (2.8) | 28.1 | 3.6 (2.8) | 28.2 | 3.7 (2.8) |
2009 | 30.6 | 3.8 (3.0) | 30.6 | 3.8 (2.9) | 30.7 | 4.0 (3.1) |
2012 | 27.2 | 3.5 (2.4) | 26.7 | 3.4 (2.4) | 29.8 | 3.9 (2.7) |
2017-18 | 21.6 | 2.7 (2.2) | 21.3 | 2.7 (2.1) | 23.7 | 3.1 (2.4) |
2023 | 18.9 | 2.6 (1.9) | 18.8 | 2.6 (1.9) | 19.6 | 2.8 (2.0) |
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) by nationality
Year | Jordanian | Syrian | Other nationality |
---|---|---|---|
2017-2018 | 2.6 (2.1) | 4.7 (3.7) | 1.9 (1.7) |
Year | Jordanian | Syrian outside camps/inside camps/Total | Other nationality |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2.5 (1.8) | 3.9 (2.8)/4.9 (3.6)/4.1 (2.9) | 2.1 (1.7) |
Health expenditures
[edit]- 7.5% of GDP (2014)
Physicians density
[edit]- 2.65 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
Hospital bed density
[edit]- 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
[edit]Government health reports indicate that about 40% of Jordanian adults are overweight and child obesity stands at more than 50%.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
[edit]- 2.7% (2019)
Literacy rate
[edit]15–24 years (in 2015):[41]
- Total: 99.23%
- Male: 99.11%
- Female: 99.37%
15 years and older (in 2015):[41]
- Total: 98.01%
- Male: 98.51%
- Female: 97.49%
UN estimates
[edit]Period[42] | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR1 | CDR1 | NC1 | TFR1 | IMR1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950–1955 | 26 000 | 11 000 | 15 000 | 47.4 | 19.3 | 28.1 | 7.38 | 160.9 |
1955–1960 | 38 000 | 13 000 | 25 000 | 49.4 | 16.5 | 32.9 | 7.38 | 128.9 |
1960–1965 | 54 000 | 15 000 | 40 000 | 53.6 | 14.5 | 39.1 | 8.00 | 103.2 |
1965–1970 | 73 000 | 16 000 | 57 000 | 52.3 | 11.8 | 40.5 | 8.00 | 82.8 |
1970–1975 | 90 000 | 17 000 | 73 000 | 49.0 | 9.4 | 39.6 | 7.79 | 68.3 |
1975–1980 | 92 000 | 16 000 | 76 000 | 42.8 | 7.5 | 35.3 | 7.38 | 56.5 |
1980–1985 | 101 000 | 17 000 | 85 000 | 39.7 | 6.5 | 33.2 | 7.05 | 44.4 |
1985–1990 | 117 000 | 18 000 | 99 000 | 37.5 | 5.7 | 31.8 | 6.44 | 36.0 |
1990–1995 | 132 000 | 19 000 | 113 000 | 33.9 | 4.9 | 29.0 | 5.14 | 30.6 |
1995–2000 | 147 000 | 21 000 | 127 000 | 32.0 | 4.5 | 27.5 | 4.34 | 26.7 |
2000–2005 | 143 000 | 21 000 | 122 000 | 28.1 | 4.2 | 23.9 | 3.60 | 23.6 |
2005–2010 | 152 000 | 23 000 | 128 000 | 26.4 | 4.1 | 22.3 | 3.27 | 21.0 |
1CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births |
See also
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Gandolfo, Luisa (24 December 2012).Palestinians in Jordan: The Politics of Identity.I. B. Tauris.ISBN978-1-78076-095-7.
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