Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Jordan in numbers

Jordan is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Amman. Its population was 11.52 million in 2025, ranking 83 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$5,348 in 2025.

Population11.52 million2025
GDPUS$61.6 billion2025
GDP per personUS$5,3482025
Life expectancy78.02024
Area89,3182024
Urban share93.2%2025

People

Population

11.52 million
2025 · +114% since 2000 · Rank 83 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

-0.28%
2025 · 2.07% in 2000 · Rank 191 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

130.1
2024 · +113% since 2000 · Rank 86 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

93.2%
2025 · 78.3% in 2000 · Rank 24 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

30.2%
2025 · 40.1% in 2000 · Rank 70 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

4.8%
2025 · 2.7% in 2000 · Rank 155 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

2.60
2024 · -33% since 2000 · Rank 73 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

78.0
2024 · +8% since 2000 · Rank 71 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

12.9
2024 · -50% since 2000 · Rank 107 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$342
2023 · +126% since 2000 · Rank 108 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 99.0% in 2000 · Rank 68 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

95.6%
2024 · 2.6% in 2000 · Rank 24 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

98.6%
2024 · 87.2% in 2000 · Rank 108 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$61.6 billion
2025 · +628% since 2000 · Rank 90 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$5,348
2025 · +240% since 2000 · Rank 136 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$12,632
2025 · +104% since 2000 · Rank 130 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

2.83%
2025 · 4.25% in 2000 · Rank 121 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

1.77%
2025 · 0.67% in 2000 · Rank 128 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

16.5%
2025 · 13.7% in 2000 · Rank 13 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

54.2%
2007 · 41.8% in 2000

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

7.6%
2024 · 21.8% in 2000 · Rank 39 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

89,318
2024 · +1% since 2000 · Rank 113 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

0.8%
2024 · 0.8% in 2000 · Rank 200 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

2.09
2024 · -32% since 2000 · Rank 112 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelKuwaitLebanonLibya

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Jordan. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.