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Population: |
6,198,677 (July 2008 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 32.2% (male 1,017,233/female 976,284)
15-64 years: 63.7% (male 2,110,293/female 1,840,531)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 122,975/female 131,361) (2008 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 23.9 years
male: 24.6 years
female: 23.2 years (2008 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
2.338% (2008 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
20.13 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Death rate: |
2.72 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
5.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 15.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 78.71 years
male: 76.19 years
female: 81.39 years (2008 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
2.47 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
600 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality: |
noun: Jordanian(s)
adjective: Jordanian |
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Ethnic groups: |
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% |
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Religions: |
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.) |
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Languages: |
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes |
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 84.7% (2003 est.) |
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): |
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2006) |
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Education expenditures: |
4.9% of GDP (1999) |
