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Jordan:
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Other pages in this profile of Jordan:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 6,198,677 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 67.4 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 32.2% (male 1,017,233/female 976,284) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 2,110,293/female 1,840,531) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 122,975/female 131,361) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 23.9 years male: 24.6 years female: 23.2 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.338% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 20.13 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.72 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 15.57 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.62 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 78.71 years male: 76.19 years female: 81.39 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.47 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 600 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Jordanian(s) adjective: Jordanian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% |
Religions |
Definition 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 |
Definition Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.9% male: 95.1% female: 84.7% (2003 est.) |
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