| Population: |
5,153,378 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
37.23% (male 980,345; female 938,081)
15-64 years:
59.44% (male 1,633,579; female 1,429,631)
65 years and over:
3.33% (male 84,815; female 86,927) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
25.44 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
2.62 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
7.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.14 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.98 male(s)/female
total population:
1.1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
20.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
77.53 years
male:
75.1 years
female:
80.12 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
3.29 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.02% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Jordanian(s)
adjective:
Jordanian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
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| Religions: |
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek Catholics, Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2000 est.)
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| Languages: |
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
86.6%
male:
93.4%
female:
79.4% (1995 est.)
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