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   Jordan People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

33% (male 1,018,934/female 977,645) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

63% (male 2,037,550/female 1,777,361) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

4% (male 117,279/female 124,424) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

23.5 years 

Median Age - male:

24.1 years  

Median Age - female:

22.8 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

2.412% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

20.69 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

2.68 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

6.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.042 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.146 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.943 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.102 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

78.55 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

76.04 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

81.22 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

 

Nationality:

Jordanian(s) 

Ethnic Groups:

Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% 

Religions:

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:

Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes