Demographics & population — Jordan
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Jordan: 10,820,644
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Population overview
- Population
10,820,644
- Population - note
note: increased estimate reflects revised assumptions about the net migration rate due to the increased flow of Syrian refugees
- Population Growth Rate
0.14%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
AMMAN (capital) 1.179 million
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
26
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
2.8
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
3.32
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
59.3%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
59.3%
- Mean Age for Mother's First Birth (age 25-49)
24.7
- Mother's mean age at first birth
24.7
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-22.02
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
- Nationality Noun
Jordanian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
89.9%
- Literacy - male
95.9%
- Literacy - female
86.3%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
63
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
2.56
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.8
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
8.4%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
30%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
1.9%