| Population | 6,053,193 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 33% (male 1,018,934/female 977,645)
15-64 years: 63% (male 2,037,550/female 1,777,361)
65 years and over: 4% (male 117,279/female 124,424) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 23.5 years
male: 24.1 years
female: 22.8 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 2.412% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 20.69 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 2.68 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 6.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.042 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.146 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.943 male(s)/female
total population: 1.102 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 16.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.55 years
male: 76.04 years
female: 81.22 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.55 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 600 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 500 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Jordanian(s)
adjective: Jordanian |
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| Ethnic groups | Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% |
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| 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.) |
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| Languages | Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 84.7% (2003 est.) |
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