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Jordan

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population11,520,684 people202583 of 217 · 2025+20.7%
Life expectancy at birth77.98 years202471 of 217 · 2024+4.52%
Total fertility rate2.6 births per woman202473 of 217 · 2024−21.14%
Population growth−0.28%2025191 of 217 · 2025−8.5 pp
Infant mortality12 per 1,000 live births202493 of 196 · 2024−22.08%
Urban population93.21%202524 of 217 · 2025+3.32 pp
Population ages 65 and above4.75%2025155 of 217 · 2025+1.44 pp
Population density128.83 people per km²202384 of 215 · 2023+43.11%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP12,631.63 current international dollars (PPP)2025119 of 185 · 2025+28.22%
Annual GDP growth+2.83%2025110 of 186 · 2025+0.3 pp
Consumer price inflation+1.77%202550 of 165 · 2025+2.64 pp
Employment
Total unemployment16.54%2025171 of 182 · 2025+3.46 pp
Youth unemployment38.88%2025175 of 182 · 2025+7.96 pp
Labor force participation40.05%2025174 of 182 · 2025+2.39 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet95.62%202423 of 182 · 2024+49.42 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions7.02 per 100 people2024107 of 151 · 2024+75.39%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption11.5%2021141 of 212 · 2021+8.5 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita2.09 t CO₂e per person202492 of 203 · 2024−28.89%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 2024+0.2 pp
Forest area1.1%2023194 of 213 · 2023−0 pp
Society
Current health expenditure7.66%202367 of 192 · 2023+0.49 pp
Maternal mortality31 per 100,000 live births202379 of 194 · 2023−29.55%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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