Language
Arabic is the official language but English is often used.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	6.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	5.8 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	5.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	5.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	5.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	5.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	5.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	4.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	4.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
10.2 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Most of the population is Palestinian, from Israeli post-war migrations. Native Jordanians belong to the 20 large Bedouin ethnic groups.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Islam (92 percent) and Christian (8 percent). There is a Sunni Muslim majority, but the Shi'ite numbers are increasing rapidly.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	83.0 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	82.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	82.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	81.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	81.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	81.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	80.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	80.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1974
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
89 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	37.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	37.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	38.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	38.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	38.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	40.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Time zone
GMT +3

Climate description
Hot and sunny, occasional cold winters with snow on high ground, some rainfall in winter and spring.

Currency
Jordanian dinar

Telephone dialling code
(+) 962

Driving (left/right)
Right

Average life expectancy

2005	71.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	71.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	71.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	70.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	70.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	70.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	70.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	70.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	69.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	69.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	69.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	69.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	73.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	73.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	72.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	72.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	71.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	21 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	21 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	22 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	23 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	23 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	27 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	27 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	28 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	24 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	25 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	26 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	27 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	28 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	33 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	33 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	34 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	62 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	41 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	86	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	86	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	90	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	90	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	90	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	4 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	6 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	7 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	98 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	97 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	91 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	96 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	85 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	93 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	93 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	89.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	89.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	90.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	90.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	89.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	95.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	95.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	95.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	95.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	95.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	84.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	84.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	85.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	85.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	83.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	85 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	94 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	107 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	113 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	118 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	119 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	132 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	133 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	128 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	866 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	803 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	756 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	564 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	301 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	253 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	239 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	174 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	80 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	245 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	190 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	137 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	126 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	113 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	82 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	58 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	46 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	26 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	47 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	53 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	40	Transparency International
2005	32 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	37	Transparency International
2003	43 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	40 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	37	Transparency International
2000	39 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	2840 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	2650 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	2490 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	2290 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	2010 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	1890 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	1850 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	1790 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	15.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	14.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	12.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	11.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	10.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	9.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	9.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	8.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	5.7  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	7.3  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	8.0  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	4.2  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	5.8  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	5.3  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.2  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	6.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	5.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	3.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	2.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	0.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	0.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	-0.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.7 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
30.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	203 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	203 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	205 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	205 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	7 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	7 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	9 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Number of refugees originating here

2008	1889	UNHCR
2007	1786	UNHCR
2006	1604	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	1789	UNHCR
2004	1169	UNHCR
2003	1162	UNHCR
2002	1287	UNHCR
2001	775	UNHCR
2000	919	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	500413	UNHCR
2007	500281	UNHCR
2006	500229	UNHCR
2005	965	UNHCR
2004	1100	UNHCR
2003	1196	UNHCR
2002	1199	UNHCR
2001	1067	UNHCR
2000	1072	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2007	10	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	16	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	At least 27	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	6	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1998)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	5.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	8.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	8.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	No data available percent
2002-2004	No data available percent
1999-2001	4.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	5.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	No data available percent
2003-2004	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003