Population:
6,269,285 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.3% (male 1,014,183/female 973,538)
15-64 years:
64.5% (male 2,183,638/female 1,904,420)
65 years and over:
4.2% (male 128,759/female 138,410) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 24.3 years
male:
25 years
female:
23.6 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.189% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
27.38 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
2.61 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 78% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 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:
0.93 male(s)/female
total population:
1.1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 17.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
17.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.85 years
male:
78.6 years
female:
81.18 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.46 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
600 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2003 est.)
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 Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
Languages:
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
89.9%
male:
95.1%
female:
84.7% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male:
13 years
female:
13 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
4.9% of GDP (1999)
