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Photos of Jordan

A view of downtown Amman, Jordan, as seen from the Citadel.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 112

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Indiana</p>

People and Society

Languages

Arabic audio sample:

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Jordan. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 172

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 114

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 52

Death rate

comparison ranking: 222

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 223

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 116

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 106

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 52

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 5

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 135

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 149

Labor force

comparison ranking: 109

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 178

Public debt

comparison ranking: 19

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 76

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 145

Exports

comparison ranking: 90

Imports

comparison ranking: 84

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 35

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 143

Heliports

comparison ranking: 92

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 131

Military and Security

Terrorism

Transnational Issues