Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:22 PM

SERIAL · 400Asia

Jordan

CapitalAmman

CurrencyJOD · Jordanian dinar

LanguageArabic

Area89,318 km²

Since1946

ISOJOR · JO

Population

11.5Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Asia

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and both Israel and Palestine to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country's capital and largest city, as well as the most populous city in the Levant.

Text: Wikipedia — JordanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-30

— FACTS —

Capital: Amman
Currency: Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Official language: Arabic
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +962
Licence plate code: HKJ
Top-level domain: .jo
Independence / founding: 1946
Highest point: Jabal Umm ad Dami (1,854 m)
Lowest point: Dead Sea (-441 m)
Anthem: The Royal Anthem of Jordan

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

1.1%% of land area

#194 of 2132023

3% of world average

Forest area

975km²

#161 of 2132023

1% of world average

Agricultural land

11.5%% of land area

#172 of 2092023

31% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

2.3%% of land area

#166 of 2062023

16% of world average

Land area

89,318km²

#113 of 2152023

14% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

11.5Mpeople

#83 of 2162025

30% of world average

Population growth

-0.3%% per year

#190 of 2162025

-28% of world average

Population density

129people per km²

#84 of 2152023

28% of world average

People living in cities

93.2%% of population

#24 of 2162025

147% of world average

Urban population growth

-0.0%% per year

#184 of 2162025

0% of world average

People living rurally

6.8%% of population

#193 of 2162025

18% of world average

Population aged 0-14

30.2%% of population

#70 of 2162025

120% of world average

Population aged 15-64

65.1%% of population

#94 of 2162025

102% of world average

Population aged 65+

4.8%% of population

#154 of 2162025

44% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

53.7%% of working-age population

#123 of 2162025

94% of world average

Female population

48.5%% of population

#197 of 2162025

97% of world average

Births per woman

3births per woman

#73 of 2162024

111% of world average

Birth rate

20.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#71 of 2162024

119% of world average

Death rate

3.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#209 of 2162024

41% of world average

Net migration

-303,267people (5-year total)

#210 of 2162025

-275419% of world average

Migrants living in the country

45.7%% of population

#20 of 2152024

345% of world average

— MONEY —

39 of 39 figures unavailable for Jordan.

— TRADE —

Terms of trade

93index

#157 of 2062024

88% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for Jordan.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

78.0 yrsyears

#70 of 2162024

105% of world average

Life expectancy, women

80.3 yrsyears

#80 of 2162024

105% of world average

Life expectancy, men

75.9 yrsyears

#63 of 2162024

106% of world average

Infant deaths

12.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#93 of 1962024

65% of world average

Deaths under age 5

12.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#90 of 1962024

53% of world average

Maternal deaths

31per 100,000 live births

#79 of 1942023

27% of world average

Health spending

7.7%% of GDP

#70 of 1932023

112% of world average

Health spending per person

$342current US$

#108 of 1932023

23% of world average

Physicians

2.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#66 of 1872022

135% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

3.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#110 of 1962023

71% of world average

Hospital beds

1.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#110 of 1572023

48% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.3%% of population

#74 of 2142024

109% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

96.4%% of population

#90 of 2132024

120% of world average

Suicide rate

1per 100,000 people

#3 of 1852021

7% of world average

Adults who smoke

34.1%% of adults

#150 of 1662024

173% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#16 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

4per 100,000 people

#25 of 2082024

4% of world average

Undernourishment

14.3%% of population

#127 of 1682023

142% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

99.0%% of children 12-23 months

#8 of 1932024

115% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.2%% of GDP

#136 of 1902024

75% of world average

Education spending

9.8%% of government spending

#153 of 1892024

72% of world average

Adult literacy

94.4%% aged 15+

#50 of 1192024

113% of world average

Youth literacy

98.7%% aged 15-24

#51 of 1262024

108% of world average

Primary school enrolment

98.6%% gross

#114 of 2002024

98% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

91.8%% gross

#93 of 1882024

105% of world average

University enrolment

35.9%% gross

#105 of 1672024

72% of world average

Primary school completion

97.0%% of relevant age group

#71 of 1802024

108% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

19pupils per teacher

#84 of 1602018

84% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

10.0 yrsyears

#99 of 1972025

100% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

16.5%% of labour force

#174 of 1862025

240% of world average

Youth unemployment

38.9%% of labour force aged 15-24

#179 of 1862025

248% of world average

Labour force participation

40.1%% aged 15+

#177 of 1862025

66% of world average

Women in the labour force

16.0%% of women aged 15+

#179 of 1862025

31% of world average

8 of 12 figures unavailable for Jordan.

— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$1.75Bcurrent US$

#56 of 1752020

47% of world average

17 of 18 figures unavailable for Jordan.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

2tonnes per person

#92 of 2032024

46% of world average

Carbon emissions

24Mt CO2

#122 of 2032024

13% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

35Mt CO2-equivalent

#102 of 2032024

14% of world average

Protected land

5.4%% of land area

#179 of 2132025

29% of world average

Protected coastal waters

2.8%% of territorial waters

#82 of 1742025

27% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

139.3%% of internal resources

#162 of 1772022

110% of world average

Renewable water available per person

61m³ per person

#176 of 1832022

0% of world average

Renewable energy use

11.5%% of final energy consumption

#139 of 2122021

40% of world average

Electricity from renewables

24.9%% of total

#98 of 2062021

72% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

76.9%% of total

#118 of 2092022

129% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#112 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

96.4%% of energy use

#10 of 1432022

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— STATE —

Military spending

4.8%% of GDP

#13 of 1562024

216% of world average

Military spending

$2.56Bcurrent US$

#60 of 1602024

15% of world average

Military spending

14.4%% of government spending

#17 of 1532024

194% of world average

Armed forces personnel

116,000people

#50 of 1702020

72% of world average

Armed forces

4.0%% of labour force

#10 of 1682020

317% of world average

Tax revenue

15.5%% of GDP

#84 of 1492023

92% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#42 of 1582023

13% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Jordan.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

The Royal Anthem of JordanAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Amman · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Landmarks

People

Abdullah II of JordanKing of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Hussein I of JordanKing of Jordan from 1952 to 1999

Queen Rania of JordanQueen Consort of Jordan

Abdullah I of JordanRuler of Transjordan and Jordan from 1921 to 1951

Abu Musab al-ZarqawiJordanian jihadist (1966–2006)

Khaled MashalPalestinian politician

Talal I of JordanKing of Jordan from 1951 to 1952

Queen Noor of JordanQueen and Queen Dowager of Jordan; philanthropist and activist

Omar M. YaghiAmerican chemist of Arabic descent (born 1965)

Sirhan Sirhanassassin of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy (born 1944)

Hussein bin Abdullah, Crown Prince of JordanCrown Prince of Jordan (born 1994)

Bisher Al-KhasawnehPrime Minister of Jordan

History

1946Jordan — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population11.5M2025

GDP$61.61B2025

GDP per person$5,3482025