Demographics of Jordan#Arab
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{{Infobox place demographics
| place = Jordan
| image = Jordan single age population pyramid 2020.png
| image_size = 350
| caption = Jordan population pyramid in 2020
| size_of_population = 2023 census: 11,180,568 (84th)
2019 estimate: 10,392,309 (86th)
| density = {{convert|116|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} (70th)
| growth = 2.05% (2017 est.)
| birth = 17.9 births/1,000 population
| death = 3.6 deaths/1,000 population
| life = 74.8 years (2017 est.)
| life_male = 73.4 years
| life_female = 76.3 years
| fertility = 2.6 children born/woman
| age_0-14_years = 34.4%
| age_15-64_years = 62,02%
| age_65_years = 3.7%
| total_mf_ratio = 1.11 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
| sr_at_birth = 1.06 male(s)/female
| sr_under_15 = 1.05 male(s)/female
| sr_15-64_years = 1.18 male(s)/female
| sr_65_years_over = 0.89 male(s)/female
| nation = Jordanian
| major_ethnic = Arabs
| minor_ethnic = {{unbulleted list
|{{Tree list}}
- Circassians
- Doms
- Afro-Arabs
- Others
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}}
| official = Modern Standard Arabic
| spoken = Jordanian Arabic, English
}}
Jordan has a population of more than 11.1 million inhabitants as of 2023.{{cite web |title=Population Clock |url=http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/ |website=Jordanian Department of Statistics |access-date=16 May 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818112822/http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/ |url-status=live }} Jordanians ({{langx|ar|أردنيون}}) are the citizens of Jordan. Around 94% of Jordanians are Arabs, while the remaining 6% belong to ethnic minorities, including Circassians, Chechens, Assyrians, Armenians and Kurds.{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jordan/|title=The World Fact book – Jordan|publisher=CIA World Factbook|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603094219/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jordan/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title= Language and Cultural Shift Among the Kurds of Jordan |url= http://www.linguistics.fi/julkaisut/SKY2010/Al-Khatib_Al-Ali_netti.pdf |access-date= 10 November 2012 |first1= Mahmoud A. |last1= Al-Khatib |first2= Mohammed N. |last2= Al-Ali |page= 12 |archive-date= 7 January 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190107021836/http://www.linguistics.fi/julkaisut/SKY2010/Al-Khatib_Al-Ali_netti.pdf%20 |url-status= live }} In early 2016 about 30% of the population were non-citizens, a figure including refugees, and legal and illegal immigrants.{{cite news|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/population-stands-around-95-million-including-29-million-guests|title=Population stands at around 9.5 million, including 2.9 million guests|last=Ghazal|first=Mohammad|date=22 January 2016|access-date=22 January 2016|publisher=The Jordan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208092804/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/population-stands-around-95-million-including-29-million-guests|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=live}} Jordan's annual population growth rate stands at 3.05% as of 2023, with an average birth rate of 2.8. There were 1,977,534 households in Jordan in 2015, with an average of 4.8 persons per household.
The official language is Arabic, while English is the second most widely spoken language by Jordanians. It is also widely used in commerce and government. In 2016, about 84% of Jordan's population live in urban towns and cities. Many Jordanians and people of Jordanian descent live across the world, mainly in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, United States, Canada and Turkey.{{cn|date=January 2022}}
In 2016, Jordan was named as the largest refugee hosting country per capita in the world, followed by Turkey, Pakistan and Lebanon.{{Cite news|url=http://jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-tops-list-refugee-host-countries-%E2%80%94-amnesty|title=Jordan tops list of refugee-host countries — Amnesty|date=2016-10-04|work=Jordan Times|access-date=2018-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124162450/http://jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-tops-list-refugee-host-countries-%E2%80%94-amnesty|archive-date=2018-11-24|url-status=live}} Jordan hosts refugees mainly from the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Iraq, as well as smaller communities from other nations. There are also hundreds of thousands of workers from Egypt, Indonesia and South Asia, who work as domestic and construction workers.
Definition
The territory of Jordan can be defined by the history of its creation following events after the end of World War I, the League of Nations and redrawing of the borders of the Eastern Mediterranean littoral. The ensuing decisions, most notably the Sykes–Picot Agreement, which created the Mandatory Palestine. In September 1922, Transjordan was formally identified as a subdivision of the Mandate Palestine after the League of Nations approved the British Transjordan memorandum which stated that the Mandate east of the Jordan River would be excluded from all the provisions dealing with Jewish settlement west of the Jordan River.{{cite web |url=http://www.ajcarchives.org/AJC_DATA/Files/1937_1938_5_YRAppendices.pdf |title=American Jewish Yearbook p.528 |access-date=2010-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730073332/http://www.ajcarchives.org/AJC_DATA/Files/1937_1938_5_YRAppendices.pdf |archive-date=2016-07-30 |url-status=live }}
Population size and structure
{{Historical populations
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|percentages=pagr
|1800|130450 |1900|254431 |1947|368401 |1952|504575 |1961|891874 |1970|1508200|1980|2233200 |1990|3468000 |2000|4857000 |2010|6698000 |2020|10928721
|footnote = Source:{{cite web |title=Jordan Population - Our World in Data |url=https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population?time=0..latest&country=~JOR |website=www.ourworldindata.org |language=en |access-date=2022-03-11 |archive-date=2022-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311192629/https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population?time=0..latest&country=~JOR |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/unpp/Panel_profiles.htm|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|website=esa.un.org|access-date=2012-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507035406/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/unpp/Panel_profiles.htm|archive-date=2011-05-07|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Population - Estimated population of 2017 and some of selected data |url=http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/population/population-2/ |website=Department of Statistics |date=3 July 2017 |access-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808095228/http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/population/population-2 |archive-date=8 August 2018 |url-status=live }}
}}
11,200,320 (According to the Population Clock as of July 23, 2022).{{Cite web|url=http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/|title=Department of Statistics|website=dosweb.dos.gov.jo|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212110448/http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/|archive-date=2018-02-12|url-status=live}}
= Refugees =
{{Further||Iraqis in Jordan|Syrians in Jordan|Palestinians in Jordan}}Jordan is a home to 2,175,491 registered Palestinian refugees.{{cite web|url=http://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/jordan|title=Jordan|date=1 December 2015|publisher=UNRWA|access-date=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331181426/https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/jordan|archive-date=31 March 2019|url-status=live}} Out of those 2,175,491 refugees, 634,182 have not been given Jordanian citizenship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/population-stands-around-95-million-including-29-million-guests|title=Population stands at around 9.5 million, including 2.9 million guests|date=2016-01-30|website=Jordan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208092804/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/population-stands-around-95-million-including-29-million-guests|archive-date=2018-02-08|url-status=live}} Jordan also hosts around 1.4 million Syrian refugees who fled to the country due to the Syrian Civil War since 2011. About 31,163 Yemenis and 22,700 Libyan refugees live in Jordan as of January 2015. There are thousands of Lebanese refugees who came to Jordan when civil strife and war and the 2006 war broke out in their native country. Up to 1 million Iraqis came to Jordan following the Iraq War in 2003.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6293807.stm|title=Doors closing on fleeing Iraqis|date=2007|access-date=2018-02-13|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403063927/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6293807.stm|archive-date=2019-04-03|url-status=live}} In 2015, their number was 130,911. About 2,500 Iraqi Mandaean refugees have been resettled in Jordan.
= Age structure =
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| width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |
|---|
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 2 626 287 | align="right" | 2 477 352 | align="right" | 5 103 639 | align="right" | 100 |
| align="right" | 0-4
| align="right" | 333 216 | align="right" | 317 115 | align="right" | 650 331 | align="right" | 12.74 |
| align="right" | 5-9
| align="right" | 329 133 | align="right" | 313 738 | align="right" | 642 871 | align="right" | 12.60 |
| align="right" | 10-14
| align="right" | 313 083 | align="right" | 297 046 | align="right" | 610 129 | align="right" | 11.95 |
| align="right" | 15-19
| align="right" | 287 693 | align="right" | 272 145 | align="right" | 559 838 | align="right" | 10.97 |
| align="right" | 20-24
| align="right" | 279 600 | align="right" | 260 593 | align="right" | 540 193 | align="right" | 10.58 |
| align="right" | 25-29
| align="right" | 239 774 | align="right" | 216 487 | align="right" | 456 261 | align="right" | 8.94 |
| align="right" | 30-34
| align="right" | 207 178 | align="right" | 191 991 | align="right" | 399 169 | align="right" | 7.82 |
| align="right" | 35-39
| align="right" | 167 737 | align="right" | 155 689 | align="right" | 323 426 | align="right" | 6.34 |
| align="right" | 40-44
| align="right" | 123 945 | align="right" | 117 455 | align="right" | 241 400 | align="right" | 4.73 |
| align="right" | 45-49
| align="right" | 87 098 | align="right" | 83 358 | align="right" | 170 456 | align="right" | 3.34 |
| align="right" | 50-54
| align="right" | 64 607 | align="right" | 63 633 | align="right" | 128 240 | align="right" | 2.51 |
| align="right" | 55-59
| align="right" | 55 765 | align="right" | 57 956 | align="right" | 113 721 | align="right" | 2.23 |
| align="right" | 60-64
| align="right" | 52 084 | align="right" | 46 703 | align="right" | 98 787 | align="right" | 1.94 |
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 37 095 | align="right" | 34 728 | align="right" | 71 823 | align="right" | 1.41 |
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 23 467 | align="right" | 23 353 | align="right" | 46 820 | align="right" | 0.92 |
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 12 651 | align="right" | 11 617 | align="right" | 24 268 | align="right" | 0.48 |
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 10 137 | align="right" | 11 923 | align="right" | 22 060 | align="right" | 0.43 |
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 6 144 | align="right" | 7 441 | align="right" | 13 585 | align="right" | 0.27 |
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 2 444 | align="right" | 2 588 | align="right" | 5 032 | align="right" | 0.10 |
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 1 012 | align="right" | 1 304 | align="right" | 2 316 | align="right" | 0.05 |
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 537 | align="right" | 590 | align="right" | 1 127 | align="right" | 0.02 |
| width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |
| align="right" | 0-14
| align="right" | 975 432 | align="right" | 927 899 | align="right" | 1 903 331 | align="right" | 37.29 |
| align="right" | 15-64
| align="right" | 1 565 481 | align="right" | 1 466 010 | align="right" | 3 031 491 | align="right" | 59.40 |
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 83 350 | align="right" | 81 621 | align="right" | 164 971 | align="right" | 3.23 |
| align="right" | unknown
| align="right" | 2 024 | align="right" | 1 822 | align="right" | 3 846 | align="right" | 0.08 |
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| width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |
|---|
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 3 366 000 | align="right" | 3 174 000 | align="right" | 6 530 000 | align="right" | 100 |
| align="right" | 0-4
| align="right" | 427 485 | align="right" | 405 300 | align="right" | 832 785 | align="right" | 12.75 |
| align="right" | 5-9
| align="right" | 422 095 | align="right" | 400 880 | align="right" | 822 975 | align="right" | 12.60 |
| align="right" | 10-14
| align="right" | 401 900 | align="right" | 379 680 | align="right" | 781 580 | align="right" | 11.97 |
| align="right" | 15-19
| align="right" | 368 915 | align="right" | 347 720 | align="right" | 716 635 | align="right" | 10.97 |
| align="right" | 20-24
| align="right" | 358 485 | align="right" | 333 170 | align="right" | 691 655 | align="right" | 10.59 |
| align="right" | 25-29
| align="right" | 307 650 | align="right" | 276 855 | align="right" | 584 505 | align="right" | 8.95 |
| align="right" | 30-34
| align="right" | 265 915 | align="right" | 245 520 | align="right" | 511 435 | align="right" | 7.83 |
| align="right" | 35-39
| align="right" | 215 425 | align="right" | 199 015 | align="right" | 414 440 | align="right" | 6.35 |
| align="right" | 40-44
| align="right" | 158 875 | align="right" | 149 975 | align="right" | 308 850 | align="right" | 4.73 |
| align="right" | 45-49
| align="right" | 111 750 | align="right" | 106 630 | align="right" | 218 380 | align="right" | 3.34 |
| align="right" | 50-54
| align="right" | 82 805 | align="right" | 81 320 | align="right" | 164 125 | align="right" | 2,51 |
| align="right" | 55-59
| align="right" | 71 360 | align="right" | 74 040 | align="right" | 145 400 | align="right" | 2.23 |
| align="right" | 60-64
| align="right" | 66 645 | align="right" | 59 800 | align="right" | 126 445 | align="right" | 1.94 |
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 47 485 | align="right" | 44 280 | align="right" | 91 765 | align="right" | 1.41 |
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 30 040 | align="right" | 29 785 | align="right" | 59 825 | align="right" | 0.92 |
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 16 195 | align="right" | 14 815 | align="right" | 31 010 | align="right" | 0.48 |
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 7 865 | align="right" | 9 495 | align="right" | 17 360 | align="right" | 0.27 |
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 3 130 | align="right" | 3 300 | align="right" | 6 430 | align="right" | 0.10 |
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 1 295 | align="right" | 1 665 | align="right" | 2 960 | align="right" | 0.05 |
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 685 | align="right" | 755 | align="right" | 1 440 | align="right" | 0.02 |
| width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |
| align="right" | 0-14
| align="right" | 1 251 480 | align="right" | 1 185 860 | align="right" | 2 437 340 | align="right" | 37.33 |
| align="right" | 15-64
| align="right" | 2 007 825 | align="right" | 1 874 045 | align="right" | 3 881 870 | align="right" | 59.45 |
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 106 695 | align="right" | 104 095 | align="right" | 210 790 | align="right" | 3.23 |
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| width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |
|---|
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 5 046 824 | align="right" | 4 484 888 | align="right" | 9 531 712 | align="right" | 100 |
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 561 280 | align="right" | 532 918 | align="right" | 1 094 198 | align="right" | 11.48 |
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 597 975 | align="right" | 571 516 | align="right" | 1 169 491 | align="right" | 12.27 |
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 519 876 | align="right" | 490 522 | align="right" | 1 010 398 | align="right" | 10.60 |
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 498 519 | align="right" | 449 302 | align="right" | 947 821 | align="right" | 9.94 |
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 519 140 | align="right" | 426 835 | align="right" | 945 975 | align="right" | 9.92 |
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 459 841 | align="right" | 370 765 | align="right" | 830 606 | align="right" | 8.71 |
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 395 939 | align="right" | 338 461 | align="right" | 734 400 | align="right" | 7.70 |
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 352 691 | align="right" | 298 499 | align="right" | 651 190 | align="right" | 6.83 |
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 304 330 | align="right" | 256 601 | align="right" | 560 931 | align="right" | 5.88 |
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 258 567 | align="right" | 214 842 | align="right" | 473 409 | align="right" | 4.97 |
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 187 189 | align="right" | 162 648 | align="right" | 349 837 | align="right" | 3.67 |
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 127 359 | align="right" | 117 340 | align="right" | 244 699 | align="right" | 2.57 |
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 86 254 | align="right" | 80 824 | align="right" | 167 078 | align="right" | 1.75 |
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 67 492 | align="right" | 68 161 | align="right" | 135 653 | align="right" | 1.42 |
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 52 668 | align="right" | 47 124 | align="right" | 99 792 | align="right" | 1.05 |
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 32 428 | align="right" | 31 759 | align="right" | 64 187 | align="right" | 0.67 |
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 15 324 | align="right" | 15 633 | align="right" | 30 957 | align="right" | 0.32 |
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 6 387 | align="right" | 7 351 | align="right" | 13 738 | align="right" | 0.14 |
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 1 797 | align="right" | 2 238 | align="right" | 4 035 | align="right" | 0.04 |
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 1 768 | align="right" | 1 549 | align="right" | 3 317 | align="right" | 0.03 |
| width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 1 679 131 | align="right" | 1 594 956 | align="right" | 3 274 087 | align="right" | 34.35 |
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 3 189 829 | align="right" | 2 716 117 | align="right" | 5 905 946 | align="right" | 61.96 |
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 177 864 | align="right" | 173 815 | align="right" | 351 679 | align="right" | 3.69 |
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Vital statistics
= UN estimates =
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| width="80pt"|Period{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm|title=World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision|website=un.org|access-date=2011-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm|archive-date=2011-05-06|url-status=live}}
! width="80pt"|Live births per year ! width="80pt"|Deaths per year ! width="80pt"|Natural change per year ! width="80pt"|CBR1 ! width="80pt"|CDR1 ! width="80pt"|NC1 ! width="80pt"|TFR1 ! width="80pt"|IMR1 |
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| 1950–1955
| align="right" | 26 000 | align="right" | 11 000 | align="right" | 15 000 | align="right" | 47.4 | align="right" | 19.3 | align="right" | 28.1 | align="right" | 7.38 | align="right" | 160.9 |
| 1955–1960
| align="right" | 38 000 | align="right" | 13 000 | align="right" | 25 000 | align="right" | 49.4 | align="right" | 16.5 | align="right" | 32.9 | align="right" | 7.38 | align="right" | 128.9 |
| 1960–1965
| align="right" | 54 000 | align="right" | 15 000 | align="right" | 40 000 | align="right" | 53.6 | align="right" | 14.5 | align="right" | 39.1 | align="right" | 8.00 | align="right" | 103.2 |
| 1965–1970
| align="right" | 73 000 | align="right" | 16 000 | align="right" | 57 000 | align="right" | 52.3 | align="right" | 11.8 | align="right" | 40.5 | align="right" | 8.00 | align="right" | 82.8 |
| 1970–1975
| align="right" | 90 000 | align="right" | 17 000 | align="right" | 73 000 | align="right" | 49.0 | align="right" | 9.4 | align="right" | 39.6 | align="right" | 7.79 | align="right" | 68.3 |
| 1975–1980
| align="right" | 92 000 | align="right" | 16 000 | align="right" | 76 000 | align="right" | 42.8 | align="right" | 7.5 | align="right" | 35.3 | align="right" | 7.38 | align="right" | 56.5 |
| 1980–1985
| align="right" | 101 000 | align="right" | 17 000 | align="right" | 85 000 | align="right" | 39.7 | align="right" | 6.5 | align="right" | 33.2 | align="right" | 7.05 | align="right" | 44.4 |
| 1985–1990
| align="right" | 117 000 | align="right" | 18 000 | align="right" | 99 000 | align="right" | 37.5 | align="right" | 5.7 | align="right" | 31.8 | align="right" | 6.44 | align="right" | 36.0 |
| 1990–1995
| align="right" | 132 000 | align="right" | 19 000 | align="right" | 113 000 | align="right" | 33.9 | align="right" | 4.9 | align="right" | 29.0 | align="right" | 5.14 | align="right" | 30.6 |
| 1995–2000
| align="right" | 147 000 | align="right" | 21 000 | align="right" | 127 000 | align="right" | 32.0 | align="right" | 4.5 | align="right" | 27.5 | align="right" | 4.34 | align="right" | 26.7 |
| 2000–2005
| align="right" | 143 000 | align="right" | 21 000 | align="right" | 122 000 | align="right" | 28.1 | align="right" | 4.2 | align="right" | 23.9 | align="right" | 3.60 | align="right" | 23.6 |
| 2005–2010
| align="right" | 152 000 | align="right" | 23 000 | align="right" | 128 000 | align="right" | 26.4 | align="right" | 4.1 | align="right" | 22.3 | align="right" | 3.27 | align="right" | 21.0 |
| colspan="9"| 1 CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births |
=Registered births and deaths=
{{cite web|url=http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home_a/main/cd_yb2011/Page_details.html|title=كتاب الاحصائي السنوي 2011|website=www.dos.gov.jo|access-date=2013-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111132127/http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home_a/main/cd_yb2011/Page_details.html|archive-date=2019-01-11|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/|title=Department of Statistics|website=dosweb.dos.gov.jo|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305183559/http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/|archive-date=2018-03-05|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" |
| ! width="80pt"|Average population
! width="80pt"|Live births ! width="80pt"|Deaths ! width="80pt"|Natural change ! width="80pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000) ! width="80pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000) ! width="80pt"|Natural change (per 1000) ! width="80pt"|Crude mirgration rate (per 1000) ! width="80pt"|Total fertility rate (TFR) |
|---|
| 1951
| align="right" | | align="right" | 51,518 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1952
| align="right" | 586,200 | align="right" | 46,146 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1953
| align="right" | | align="right" | 49,228 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1954
| align="right" | | align="right" | 53,170 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1955
| align="right" | | align="right" | 58,037 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1956
| align="right" | | align="right" | 55,374 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1957
| align="right" | | align="right" | 60,582 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1958
| align="right" | | align="right" | 69,594 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1959
| align="right" | | align="right" | 63,643 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1960
| align="right" | | align="right" | 78,520 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1961
| align="right" | 900,800 | align="right" | 70,775 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1962
| align="right" | | align="right" | 86,397 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1963
| align="right" | | align="right" | 84,544 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1964
| align="right" | | align="right" | 86,327 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1965
| align="right" | | align="right" | 91,857 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1966
| align="right" | | align="right" | 94,299 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1967
| align="right" | | align="right" | 70,956 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1968
| align="right" | | align="right" | 69,483 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1969
| align="right" | | align="right" | 73,443 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1970
| align="right" | 1,508,200 | align="right" | 76,828 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1971
| align="right" | | align="right" | 77,758 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1972
| align="right" | | align="right" | 80,327 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1973
| align="right" | | align="right" | 81,302 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1974
| align="right" | | align="right" | 81,490 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1975
| align="right" | | align="right" | 81,659 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1976
| align="right" | | align="right" | 84,380 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1977
| align="right" | | align="right" | 79,882 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1978
| align="right" | | align="right" | 84,195 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1979
| align="right" | 2,133,000 | align="right" | 91,622 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1980
| align="right" | 2,233,000 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1981
| align="right" | 2,319,000 | align="right" | 95,628 | align="right" | | align="right" | | style="color:blue;| 41.2 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1982
| align="right" | 2,409,000 | align="right" | 97,794 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 40.6 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1983
| align="right" | 2,502,000 | align="right" | 98,398 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 39.3 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1984
| align="right" | 2,599,000 | align="right" | 102,521 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 39.4 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1985
| align="right" | 2,700,000 | align="right" | 102,712 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 38.0 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1986
| align="right" | 2,805,000 | align="right" | 112,451 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 40.1 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1987
| align="right" | 2,914,000 | align="right" | 107,519 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 36.9 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1988
| align="right" | 3,027,000 | align="right" | 116,346 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 38.4 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1989
| align="right" | 3,144,000 | align="right" | 115,742 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 36.8 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1990
| align="right" | 3,468,000 | align="right" | 116,520 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 33.6 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1991
| align="right" | 3,701,000 | align="right" | 150,177 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 40.6 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1992
| align="right" | 3,844,000 | align="right" | 155,684 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 40.5 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1993
| align="right" | 3,993,000 | align="right" | 149,493 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 37.4 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1994
| align="right" | 4,139,400 | align="right" | 140,444 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 33.9 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1995
| align="right" | 4,264,000 | align="right" | 141,319 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 33.1 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1996
| align="right" | 4,383,000 | align="right" | 142,404 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 32.5 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1997
| align="right" | 4,506,000 | align="right" | 130,633 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 29.0 | align="right" | | align="right" | | | align="right" | 4.4 |
| 1998
| align="right" | 4,623,000 | align="right" | 133,714 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 28.9 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 1999
| align="right" | 4,738,000 | align="right" | 135,266 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 28.5 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| 2000
| align="right" | 4,857,000 | align="right" | 126,016 | align="right" | 13,339 | align="right" | 112,677 | align="right" | 25.9 | align="right" | 2.7 | align="right" | 23.2 | align="right" | |
| 2001
| align="right" | 4,918,000 | align="right" | 142,956 | align="right" | 16,164 | align="right" | 126,792 | align="right" | 29.1 | align="right" | 3.3 | align="right" | 25.8 | -13.4 | align="right" | |
| 2002
| align="right" | 5,038,000 | align="right" | 146,077 | align="right" | 17,220 | align="right" | 128,857 | align="right" | 29.0 | align="right" | 3.4 | align="right" | 25.6 | -1.8 | align="right" | |
| 2003
| align="right" | 5,164,000 | align="right" | 148,294 | align="right" | 16,937 | align="right" | 131,357 | align="right" | 28.7 | align="right" | 3.3 | align="right" | 25.4 | -1.0 | align="right" | |
| 2004
| align="right" | 5,414,000 | align="right" | 150,248 | align="right" | 17,011 | align="right" | 133,237 | align="right" | 27.8 | align="right" | 3.1 | align="right" | 24.6 | 21.6 | align="right" | |
| 2005
| align="right" | 5,678,000 | align="right" | 170,122 | align="right" | 18,739 | align="right" | 151,383 | align="right" | 30.0 | align="right" | 3.3 | align="right" | 26.7 | 19.8 | align="right" | |
| 2006
| align="right" | 5,843,000 | align="right" | 180,642 | align="right" | 21,333 | align="right" | 159,309 | align="right" | 30.9 | style="color:red"| 3.7 | align="right" | 27.3 | 0.9 | align="right" | |
| 2007
| align="right" | 6,017,000 | align="right" | 201,621 | align="right" | 21,885 | align="right" | 179,736 | align="right" | 33.5 | align="right" | 3.6 | style="color:blue"| 29.9 | -1.0 | align="right" | 3.6 |
| 2008
| align="right" | 6,200,000 | align="right" | 187,916 | align="right" | 19,816 | align="right" | 168,100 | align="right" | 30.3 | align="right" | 3.2 | align="right" | 27.1 | 2.4 | align="right" | 3.6 |
| 2009
| align="right" | 6,392,000 | align="right" | 188,950 | align="right" | 20,759 | align="right" | 168,191 | align="right" | 29.6 | align="right" | 3.2 | align="right" | 26.3 | 3.7 | align="right" | 3.8 |
| 2010
| align="right" | 6,594,000 | align="right" | 205,972 | align="right" | 22,662 | align="right" | 183,310 | align="right" | 31.2 | align="right" | 3.4 | align="right" | 27.8 | 2.8 | align="right" | 3.8 |
| 2011
| align="right" | 6,846,000 | align="right" | 199,917 | align="right" | 22,203 | align="right" | 177,714 | align="right" | 29.2 | align="right" | 3.2 | align="right" | 26.0 | 10.8 | align="right" | 3.8 |
| 2012
| align="right" | 7,210,000 | align="right" | 198,538 | align="right" | 23,301 | align="right" | 175,237 | align="right" | 27.5 | align="right" | 3.2 | align="right" | 24.3 | 26.2 | align="right" | 3.5 |
| 2013
| align="right" | 7,771,000 | align="right" | 197,485 | align="right" | 24,380 | align="right" | 173,105 | align="right" | 25.4 | align="right" | 3.1 | align="right" | 22.3 | 49.9 | align="right" | 3.5 |
| 2014
| align="right" | 8,459,000 | align="right" | 209,284 | align="right" | 26,954 | align="right" | 182,330 | align="right" | 24.7 | align="right" | 3.2 | align="right" | 21.6 | 59.7 | align="right" | 3.5 |
| 2015
| align="right" | 9,182,000 | align="right" | 210,953 | align="right" | 27,221 | align="right" | 183,732 | align="right" | 23.0 | align="right" | 3.0 | align="right" | 20.0 | 58.7 | align="right" | 3.38 |
| 2016
| align="right" | 9,798,000 | align="right" | 218,290 | align="right" | 28,880 | align="right" | 189,410 | align="right" | 22.3 | align="right" | 2.9 | align="right" | 19.3 | 43.6 | align="right" | 3.38 |
| 2017
| align="right" | 10,053,000 | style="color:blue"| 230,944 | align="right" | 28,782 | style="color:blue"| 202,162 | align="right" | 23.0 | align="right" | 2.9 | align="right" | 20.1 | 5.3 | align="right" | 3.14 |
| 2018
| align="right" | 10,309,000 | align="right" | 226,820 | align="right" | 29,098 | align="right" | 197,722 | align="right" | 22.0 | align="right" | 2.8 | align="right" | 19.2 | 5.6 | align="right" | 3 |
| 2019
| align="right" | 10,554,000 | align="right" | 215,116 | align="right" | 31,212 | align="right" | 183,904 | align="right" | 20.4 | align="right" | 3.0 | align="right" | 17.4 | 5.8 | align="right" | 2.9 |
| 2020{{cite web |title=Jordan Statistical Yearbook 2020 |url=http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/products/jordan-statistical-yearbook-2020/ |website=Jordan Department of Statistics |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609012549/http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/products/jordan-statistical-yearbook-2020/ |url-status=live }}
| align="right" | 10,806,000 | align="right" | 186,087 | align="right" | 33,073 | align="right" | 153,014 | align="right" | 17.2 | align="right" | 3.1 | align="right" | 14.2 | 9.1 | align="right" | 2.61 |
| 2021{{cite web|title=Jordan Statistical Yearbook 2021|url=http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/databank/yearbook/YearBook2021.pdf|website=Jordan Department of Statistics|access-date=8 January 2023|archive-date=8 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108140945/http://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/databank/yearbook/YearBook2021.pdf|url-status=live}}
| 11,057,000 | 197,397 | style="color:red"| 39,333 | 158,064 | 17.9 | 3.6 | 14.3 | 8.4 | 2.65 |
| 2022
| 11,302,000 | 192,266 | 30,823 | 161,443 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 2.53 |
| 2023
| 11,516,000 | 182,610 | 29,121 | 153,489 | style="color:red"| 16.0 | style="color:blue"| 2.5 | style="color:red"| 13.5 | 5.3 | style="color:red"|2.37 |
| 2024
| 11,734,000 | | | | style="color:red"| | style="color:blue"| | style="color:red"| | | style="color:red"| |
=Demographic and Health Surveys=
Fertility Rate (The Demographic Health Survey) {{cite web|url=http://www.dhsprogram.com/|title=The DHS Program - Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs|website=www.dhsprogram.com|access-date=2015-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507092555/http://dhsprogram.com/|archive-date=2015-05-07|url-status=live}}
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):
| class="wikitable" | |||
| rowspan=2| Year
! colspan=2| Total ! colspan=2| Urban ! colspan=2| Rural | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBR | TFR
! CBR | TFR
! CBR | TFR |
| 1976
| style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| 7.4 | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | |||
| 1983
| style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| 6.6 | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| | |||
| 1990
| style="text-align:right;"| 36.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 5.57 (3.94) | style="text-align:right;"| 33.9 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.75 (3.36) | style="text-align:right;"| 39.0 | style="text-align:right;"| 6.85 (4.76) | |||
| 1997
| style="text-align:right;"| 33.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.35 (2.9) | style="text-align:right;"| 32.5 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.22 (2.9) | style="text-align:right;"| 35.5 | style="text-align:right;"| 5.00 (3.1) | |||
| 2002
| style="text-align:right;"| 29.0 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.7 (2.6) | style="text-align:right;"| 28.4 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.5 (2.5) | style="text-align:right;"| 31.3 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.2 (2.8) | |||
| 2007
| style="text-align:right;"| 28.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.6 (2.8) | style="text-align:right;"| 28.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.6 (2.8) | style="text-align:right;"| 28.2 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.7 (2.8) | |||
| 2009
| style="text-align:right;"| 30.6 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.8 (3.0) | style="text-align:right;"| 30.6 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.8 (2.9) | style="text-align:right;"| 30.7 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.0 (3.1) | |||
| 2012
| style="text-align:right;"| 27.2 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.5 (2.4) | style="text-align:right;"| 26.7 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.4 (2.4) | style="text-align:right;"| 29.8 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.9 (2.7) | |||
| 2017-18
| style="text-align:right;"| 21.6 | style="text-align:right;"| 2.7 (2.2) | style="text-align:right;"| 21.3 | style="text-align:right;"| 2.7 (2.1) | style="text-align:right;"| 23.7 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.1 (2.4) | |||
| 2023
| style="text-align:right;"| 18.9 | style="text-align:right;"| 2.6 (1.9) | style="text-align:right;"| 18.8 | style="text-align:right;"| 2.6 (1.9) | style="text-align:right;"| 19.6 | style="text-align:right;"| 2.8 (2.0) |
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) by nationality
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:50pt;"| Year
! style="width:50pt;"| Jordanian ! style="width:50pt;"| Syrian ! style="width:50pt;"| Other nationality |
|---|
| 2017-2018
| style="text-align:right;"| 2.6 (2.1) | style="text-align:right;"| 4.7 (3.7) | style="text-align:right;"| 1.9 (1.7) |
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:50pt;"| Year
! style="width:50pt;"| Jordanian ! style="width:50pt;"| Syrian outside camps/inside camps/Total ! style="width:50pt;"| Other nationality |
|---|
| 2023
| style="text-align:right;"| 2.5 (1.8) | style="text-align:right;"| 3.9 (2.8)/4.9 (3.6)/4.1 (2.9) | style="text-align:right;"| 2.1 (1.7) |
As of 2023, the total fertility rate was between 2.9-3.1 in the northern governorates of Irbid, Ajloun, Jarash, Mafraq, and Zarqa; and between 1.9-2.4 in all other governorates.[https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR388/FR388.pdf Jordan Population and Family Health Survey 2023], p. 83
=Life expectancy=
File:Life expectancy by WBG -Jordan -diff.png in Jordan]]
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Period !Life expectancy in !Period !Life expectancy in |
| 1950–1955
|46.5 |1985–1990 |69.2 |
| 1955–1960
|50.7 |1990–1995 |70.4 |
| 1960–1965
|54.6 |1995–2000 |71.3 |
| 1965–1970
|58.4 |2000–2005 |72.2 |
| 1970–1975
|61.9 |2005–2010 |73.0 |
| 1975–1980
|64.9 |2010–2015 |73.8 |
| 1980–1985
|67.2 | | |
Source: UN World Population Prospects{{cite web|title=World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|access-date=2017-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919061238/https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|archive-date=2016-09-19|url-status=live}}
Ethnic and religious groups
{{seealso|Nawar people}}
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=Arab=
Arab Jordanians are mostly either descended from families and clans who were living in the cities and towns in Transjordan prior to Jordanian independence in 1946, most notably in the governorates of Jerash, Ajlun, Balqa, Irbid, Madaba, Al Karak, Aqaba, Amman and some other towns in the country, or from the Palestinian families who sought refuge in Jordan in different times in the 20th century, mostly during and after the wars of 1948 and 1967. Many Christians are natives especially in towns such as Fuhies, Madaba, Al Karak, Ajlun, or have Bedouin origins, and a significant number came in 1948 and 1967 mainly from Jerusalem, Jaffa, Lydda, Bethlehem, and other Palestinian cities.
==Druze==
The Druze people are believed to constitute about 0.5% of the total population of Jordan, around 32,000 people.{{Citation | publisher = US State Department | url = https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51602.htm | title = International Religious Freedom Report | year = 2005 | access-date = 2019-05-25 | archive-date = 2020-08-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200807184226/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51602.htm | url-status = live }} The Druze, who refer to themselves as al-Muwahhideen, or "believers in one God," are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas west and north of Amman. Even though the faith originally developed out of Ismaili Islam, most Druze do not identify as Muslims,{{efn|{{cite book|title=America & Islam: Soundbites, Suicide Bombs and the Road to Donald Trump|first=Lawrence|last= Pintak|year= 2019| isbn= 9781788315593| page =86|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing}}{{cite book|title=The Templar Spirit: The Esoteric Inspiration, Rituals and Beliefs of the Knights Templar|first=Margaret|last= Jonas|year= 2011| isbn= 9781906999254| page =83|publisher=Temple Lodge Publishing|quote=[Druze] often they are not regarded as being Muslim at all, nor do all the Druze consider themselves as Muslim}}{{cite web |title=Are the Druze People Arabs or Muslims? Deciphering Who They Are |url=https://www.arabamerica.com/are-the-druze-people-arabs-or-muslims-deciphering-who-they-are/ |website=Arab America |access-date=13 April 2020 |language=en |date=8 August 2018 |archive-date=20 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020060455/https://www.arabamerica.com/are-the-druze-people-arabs-or-muslims-deciphering-who-they-are/ |url-status=live }}{{cite book|title=The Middle East Today: Political, Geographical and Cultural Perspectives| first=Dona|last= J. Stewart|year=2008| isbn=9781135980795| page = 33|publisher=Routledge|quote= Most Druze do not consider themselves Muslim. Historically they faced much persecution and keep their religious beliefs secrets.}}{{cite book|title=The Oxford Handbook of American Islam| first=Yvonne |last=Yazbeck Haddad|year=2014| isbn=9780199862634| page = 142|publisher=Oxford University Press|quote=While they appear parallel to those of normative Islam, in the Druze religion they are different in meaning and interpretation. The religion is considered distinct from the Ismaili as well as from other Muslims belief and practice... Most Druze consider themselves fully assimilated in American society and do not necessarily identify as Muslims..}}}} and they do not accept the five pillars of Islam.{{cite book|title= The Political Role of Minority Groups in the Middle East|first=Ronald|last= De McLaurin|year= 1979| isbn= 9780030525964| page =114 |publisher=Michigan University Press|quote= Theologically, one would have to conclude that the Druze are not Muslims. They do not accept the five pillars of Islam. In place of these principles the Druze have instituted the seven precepts noted above..}}
==Bedouin Arabs==
The other group of Jordanians is descended from Bedouins, of which less than 1% live a nomadic lifestyle. Bedouin settlements are concentrated in the south and east of the country.
=Afro-Jordanians=
{{Main | Afro-Jordanians}}
An unknown but considerable number of Jordanians are of African descent.
=Armenians=
{{Main|Armenians in Jordan}}
There were an estimated 5,000 Armenians living within the country in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://i-cias.com/e.o/jordan_4.htm|title=Jordan: Religions & Peoples|website=i-cias.com|access-date=2011-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222220121/http://i-cias.com/e.o/jordan_4.htm|archive-date=2017-12-22|url-status=live}} An estimated 4,500 of these are members of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and predominantly speak the Western dialect{{cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=ARM|title=Ethnologue 14 report for language code:ARM|website=ethnologue.com|access-date=2011-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421071658/http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=ARM|archive-date=2009-04-21|url-status=live}} of the Armenian language. This population makes up the majority of non-Arab Christians in the country.{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/306128/Jordan/256321/Religion|title=Jordan - history - geography|website=britannica.com|access-date=2011-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022080451/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/306128/Jordan/256321/Religion/|archive-date=2014-10-22|url-status=live}}
=Assyrians=
{{Main|Assyrians in Jordan}}
There is an Assyrian refugee population in Jordan. Many Assyrians have arrived in Jordan as refugees since the invasion of Iraq, making up a large part of the Iraqi refugees.
=Turks=
{{Main|Turks in Jordan}}
There are people of Turkish ancestry living in Jordan. These people have had a thriving presence in Jordan since the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Today, there is a minority of about 60,000 people in the country who are the descendants of the Ottoman-Turkish immigrants. As of 2009, there are also 8,262 Turkish citizens who are recent migrants to Jordan.
=Circassians=
{{Main|Circassians in Jordan}}
By the end of the 19th century, the Ottoman Authorities directed the Circassian immigrants to settle in Jordan. The Circassians are Sunni Muslims and are estimated to number 100,000 to 170,000 people.
=Chechens=
{{Main|Chechens in Jordan}}
There are about 10,000 Chechens estimated to reside in Jordan.
=Doms=
{{main|Doms in Jordan}}
There and 70,000 Dom people in Jordan.{{Cite web |title=Jordan |url=https://minorityrights.org/country/jordan/ |website=Minority Rights Group |access-date=2024-07-29 |archive-date=2024-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526155120/https://minorityrights.org/country/jordan/ |url-status=live }}
= Genetics =
Bahri et al. (2011) observed that the Jordanians have a genetic profile that is Arabian Semitic, despite the succession of several civilizations in Jordan. They have a common origin in Mesopotamia and are not too genetically dissimilar from the peoples of the United Arab Emirates and North Africa, who respectively have a common origin in Arabia and North Africa.{{Cite journal |last1=Bahri |first1=Raoudha |last2=Moncer |first2=Wifak El |last3=Al-Batayneh |first3=Khalid |last4=Sadiq |first4=May |last5=Esteban |first5=Esther |last6=Moral |first6=Pedro |last7=Chaabani |first7=Hassen |date=2012 |title=Genetic differentiation and origin of the Jordanian population: an analysis of Alu insertion polymorphisms |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22106835/ |journal=Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers |volume=16 |issue=5 |pages=324–329 |doi=10.1089/gtmb.2011.0197 |pmid=22106835 |via=NCBI |access-date=2024-02-01 |archive-date=2024-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201051923/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22106835/ |url-status=live }}
Zanetti et al. (2014) discovered significant genetic differentiation between general Jordanians and Bedouin Arabs. General Jordanians were more similar to other Middle Eastern populations whilst Bedouin Arabs were more similar to North Africans. However, the Bedouin Arabs played a significant role in the "peopling" of Jordan, both in the past and present.{{Cite journal |last1=Zanetti |first1=Daniela |last2=Sadiq |first2=May |last3=Carreras-Torres |first3=Robert |last4=Khabour |first4=Omar |last5=Alkaraki |first5=Almuthanna |last6=Esteban |first6=Esther |last7=Via |first7=Marc |last8=Moral |first8=Pedro |date=2014 |title=Human diversity in Jordan: polymorphic Alu insertions in general Jordanian and Bedouin groups |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25397703/ |journal=Human Biology |volume=86 |issue=2 |pages=131–138 |doi=10.3378/027.086.0201 |pmid=25397703 |hdl=2445/128482 |via=NCBI |hdl-access=free |access-date=2024-02-01 |archive-date=2024-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201051923/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25397703/ |url-status=live }}
Religion
{{Main|Religion in Jordan}}
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Health and education
{{Main|Health in Jordan|Education in Jordan}}
Jordan prides itself on its health services, some of the best in the region.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14631981|title=Jordan profile – Overview|publisher=BBC|date=18 November 2012|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211063859/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14631981|archive-date=11 December 2016|url-status=live}} Qualified medics, favourable investment climate and Jordan's stability have contributed to the success of this sector.{{cite news|title=Sector leaders highlight potential for further growth in medical tourism|access-date=13 March 2016|date=30 May 2015|publisher=The Jordan Times|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/sector-leaders-highlight-potential-further-growth-medical-tourism#sthash.yz9kdu6B.dpuf|first=Khetam|last=Malkawi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313030324/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/sector-leaders-highlight-potential-further-growth-medical-tourism#sthash.yz9kdu6B.dpuf|archive-date=13 March 2016|url-status=live}}
Jordan has a very advanced education system. The school education system comprises 2 years of pre-school education, 10 years of compulsory basic education, and two years of secondary academic or vocational education, after which the students sit for the General Certificate of Secondary Education Exam (Tawjihi).{{Cite web|url=http://www.moe.gov.jo/en/MenuDetails.aspx?MenuID=32|title=المملكة الاردنية الهاشمية - وزارة التربية و التعليم Ministry of Education - Hashemit Kingdom of Jordan|website=www.moe.gov.jo|access-date=2018-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213141843/http://www.moe.gov.jo/en/MenuDetails.aspx?MenuID=32|archive-date=2018-02-13|url-status=live}} Scholars may attend either private or public schools.
Access to higher education is open to holders of the General Secondary Education Certificate, who can then choose between private Community Colleges, public Community Colleges or universities (public and private). The credit-hour system, which entitles students to select courses according to a study plan, is implemented at universities. The number of public universities has reached (10), besides (17) universities that are private, and (51) community colleges. Numbers of universities accompanied by significant increase in number of students enrolled to study in these universities, where the number of enrolled students in both public and private universities is estimated at nearly (236) thousand; (28) thousand out of the total are from Arab or foreign nationalities.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mohe.gov.jo/en/pages/BriefMohe1.aspx|title=Brief on Higher Education Sector in Jordan|website=www.mohe.gov.jo|language=en-us|access-date=2018-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213080556/http://www.mohe.gov.jo/en/pages/BriefMohe1.aspx|archive-date=2018-02-13|url-status=live}}
See also
Bibliography
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