Basic Country Facts

People Population: 4,212,152 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 44% (male 949,822; female 903,043) 15-64 years: 53% (male 1,153,360; female 1,091,416) 65 years and over: 3% (male 57,783; female 56,728) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 2.65% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 36.67 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 3.95 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: -6.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female all ages: 1.05 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 31.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.48 years male: 70.62 years female: 74.45 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 5.1 children born/woman (1996 est.) Nationality: noun: Jordanian(s) adjective: Jordanian Ethnic divisions: Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% Religions: Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 8% Languages: Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 86.6% male: 93.4% female: 79.4%