| Population |
5,611,202 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 35.2% (male 1,009,604; female 967,645)
15-64 years: 61.1% (male 1,829,984; female 1,598,141)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 100,896; female 104,932) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 22.2 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 21.5 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
2.67% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
22.73 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
2.62 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
6.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| 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: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 18.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 21.63 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 78.06 years
male: 75.59 years
female: 80.69 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.86 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
less than 1,000 |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
NA |
| Nationality |
noun: jordanian(s)
adjective: jordanian |
| Ethnic groups |
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% |
| 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 Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.) |
| Languages |
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: hashemite kingdom of jordan
conventional short form: jordan
local short form: al urdun
local long form: al mamlakah al urduniyah al hashimiyah
former: transjordan |