Key demographics
- Population
- 11.5M
- Density
- 116.7/km²
- HDI
- 0.754 (High)
- Gini index (2010)
- 33.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.60
- Urban population (2025)
- 93.2%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 94.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 42.8%
- Gender wage gap (2023)
- -4.7%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 53.7%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 93.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 20.5 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 3.1 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 21.2%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.60
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 12.0 /1000
- Slum population (2016)
- 23.4%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.2M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 95.0% |
| Christianity | 3.0% |
| Druze | 1.0% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Arab | 95.0% |
| Circassian | 3.0% |
| Armenian | 2.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Jordanian
- Demonym (female)
- Jordanian
- National anthem
- The Royal Anthem of Jordan
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 65.1 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 12.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 74/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 1.4/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 2.85/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 3.33/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $342
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 34.5%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 94.4%
- Education spending (2024)
- 3.2% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 430
- Internet users (2024)
- 95.6%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 69.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 7.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 212/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 7.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 89,342 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Calling codes
- +962
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .jo
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Jordan is composed of three equal horizontal bands of black, white and green, with a red isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about half the width of the field and bears a small seven-pointed white star at its center.
- National anthem
- The Royal Anthem of Jordan