Jordan's People | Jordan People

Population: 5,759,732 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 34.5% (male 1,015,084/female 973,220) 15-64 years: 61.7% (male 1,897,643/female 1,656,570) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 106,168/female 111,047) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 22.62 years male: 23.25 years female: 21.94 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.56% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 2.63 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 6.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 17.35 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 78.24 years male: 75.75 years female: 80.88 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.71 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 600 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 500 (2003 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Jordanian(s) adjective: Jordanian

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

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.3% male: 95.9% female: 86.3% (2003 est.)

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