Population: |
6,053,193 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: |
0-14 years: 33% (male 1,018,934/female 977,645) 15-64 years: 63% (male 2,037,550/female 1,777,361) 65 years and over: 4% (male 117,279/female 124,424) (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: |
2.412% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: |
20.69 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: |
2.68 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: |
6.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.042 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.146 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.943 male(s)/female total population: 1.102 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: |
total: 16.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.33 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 78.55 years male: 76.04 years female: 81.22 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: |
2.55 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
600 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less 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 Shi'a 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.) |