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The People of Jordan

Jordanian People

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Population: 6,342,948 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 31.3% (male 1,014,183/female 973,538) 15-64 years: 64.5% (male 2,183,638/female 1,904,420) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 128,759/female 138,410) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 24.3 years male: 25 years female: 23.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.264% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 2.72 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 5.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 14.97 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.91 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.87 years male: 76.34 years female: 81.56 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.39 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 600 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500 (2003 est.)

Nationality: noun: Jordanian(s) adjective: Jordanian

Ethnic groups: Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%

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 Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)

Languages: Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.9% male: 95.1% female: 84.7% (2003 est.)