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Jordan

Jordan / JO

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Jordan in numbers.

Area89,318 kmยฒWorld # 113 โ†’Population11.5MWorld # 83 โ†’Population density129 people/kmยฒWorld # 83 โ†’Life expectancy78 yearsWorld # 69 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 5,348World # 135 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Jordan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area89,318 kmยฒWorld # 113 / 2023 โ†’Population11.5MWorld # 83 / 2025 โ†’Population density129 people/kmยฒWorld # 83 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,946World # 113 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.3%World # 190 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.6World # 73 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate20.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 71 / 2024 โ†’Death rate3.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 208 / 2024 โ†’Median age24.3 yearsWorld # 170 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.8%World # 153 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1430.2%World # 70 / 2025 โ†’Urban population93.2%World # 24 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-303.3KWorld # 209 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-26.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 212 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share45.7%World # 20 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy78 yearsWorld # 69 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy65.1 yearsWorld # 53 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 66 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate34.1%World # 17 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 5,348World # 135 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 61.6BWorld # 91 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 12,632World # 130 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.8%World # 120 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.8%World # 136 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment16.5%World # 13 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment38.9%World # 8 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,483 hours/yearWorld # 4 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.7World # 96 / 2010 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.2%World # 136 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people576 per million peopleWorld # 77 / 2017 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.7%World # 53 / 2016 โ†’Patent applications per million people2.2 per million peopleWorld # 107 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,556 kcal/dayWorld # 153 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person35.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 126 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production34.4K tWorld # 91 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area1.1%World # 194 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,858 kWh/personWorld # 88 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2 tWorld # 134 / 2024 โ†’Internet use95.6%World # 27 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions69.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 182 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 141 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate17 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 77 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)4.8%World # 14 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament19.6%World # 131 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.2MWorld # 88 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.7BWorld # 60 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites7 sitesWorld # 50 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 97.1%Main languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryChemicals and pharmaceuticals2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal415 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyJordanian DinarJODDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsJordan River