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Jordan
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People |
| 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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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
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 |
| 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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Last Updated on 10/25/2002 08:49 AM
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