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Nationality:
noun: Jordanian(s)
adjective:
Jordanian
Ethnic groups:
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
Languages:
Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 92% (official), 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.)
Population:
6,508,887 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 34.9% (male 1,168,406/female 1,102,892)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
20.1% (male 673,794/female 636,925)
25-54 years:
35.8% (male 1,177,521/female 1,155,117)
55-64 years:
4.2% (male 131,416/female 140,680)
65 years and over:
4.9% (male 156,735/female 165,401) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 22.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
22 years
female:
22.7 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.965% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 228
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Birth rate:
26.52 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
2.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 220
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-33.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 220
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 79% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
AMMAN (capital) 1.088 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.95 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
63 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.83 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 108
male:
16.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.18 years
country comparison to the world: 29
male:
78.82 years
female:
81.61 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.36 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.45 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.8 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
