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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper-middle income
Jordan: key statistics
Jordan has 11.5m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $5,348. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Amman
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Jordanian dinar JOD
- Languages
- Arabic
- ISO codes
- JOJOR
- Land neighbours
- Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria
Population11.5m2025 · rank 83 of 217GDP$61.6bn2025 · rank 91 of 211GDP per capita$5,3482025 · rank 137 of 211Life expectancy78.0 yrs2024 · rank 71 of 217Internet users95.6%2024 · rank 24 of 188Fertility2.602024 · rank 73 of 217CO₂ per person2.09 t2024 · rank 112 of 203Inflation1.8%2025 · rank 128 of 180
topic profiles
Jordan, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Jordan by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11.5m | 2025 | 83/217 | 12/23 | +21% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.28% | 2025 | 191/217 | 22/23 | −8.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 93.2% | 2025 | 24/217 | 5/23 | +3.3 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.60 | 2024 | 73/217 | 11/23 | −21% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.8% | 2025 | 155/217 | 12/23 | +1.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 30.2% | 2025 | 70/217 | 7/23 | −4.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 130.1 | 2024 | 86/216 | 11/23 | +31% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 20.5 | 2024 | 71/217 | 9/23 | −16% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 89,318 km² | 2024 | 113/216 | 15/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $61.6bn | 2025 | 91/211 | 13/22 | +45% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $5,348 | 2025 | 137/211 | 12/22 | +20% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $12,632 | 2025 | 130/199 | 15/22 | +28% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $5,260 | 2025 | 127/201 | 12/22 | +25% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.8% | 2025 | 121/210 | 14/22 | +0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.1% | 2025 | 80/210 | 5/22 | +8.7 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 5.6% | 2025 | 102/198 | 9/22 | +1.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 27.4% | 2025 | 67/201 | 12/22 | −0.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 56.8% | 2025 | 112/201 | 7/22 | +0.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 30.3% | 2007 | — | — | +4.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 12.8% | 2007 | — | — | −13.3 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.8% | 2025 | 128/180 | 12/21 | +2.6 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 5.8% | 2025 | 59/136 | 8/14 | −0.6 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.1% | 2025 | 76/136 | 7/14 | −0.4 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 0.71 | 2025 | 207/210 | 19/22 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Government debt | 93.6% | 2023 | 11/78 | 2/6 | +26.6 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 15.5% | 2023 | 80/142 | 4/9 | +1.9 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 25.9% | 2023 | 76/142 | 7/10 | +2.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 90.1% | 2024 | 13/119 | 2/12 | +23.9 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 4.56% | 2025 | 12/156 | 7/18 | +0.4 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 54.2% | 2007 | — | — | +5.0 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 91.8% | 2007 | — | — | +20.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 146.0% | 2007 | — | — | +25.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -5.3% | 2024 | 136/185 | 16/20 | +1.1 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.3% | 2025 | 65/197 | 7/21 | −0.5 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 7.6% | 2024 | 40/178 | 4/17 | −8.2 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.2m | 2020 | 88/196 | 12/18 | −85% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 16.5% | 2025 | 13/187 | 5/23 | +3.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 38.9% | 2025 | 8/187 | 3/23 | +8.0 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 40.1% | 2025 | 178/187 | 19/23 | +2.4 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 16.0% | 2025 | 180/187 | 17/23 | +2.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $2.8bn | 2023 | 13/145 | 6/16 | +102% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 5.1% | 2023 | 47/139 | 7/15 | +1.4 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $248 | 2023 | 21/145 | 4/16 | +41% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.1% | 2010 | — | — | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.9% | 2010 | — | — | −6.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 15.7% | 2018 | 107/145 | 9/10 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 33.7 | 2010 | — | — | −7.4% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 12.2% | 2024 | 45/167 | 7/19 | +5.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 19.6% | 2025 | 129/190 | 11/22 | +7.6 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 94.4% | 2024 | 65/141 | 8/18 | −3.4 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 92.0% | 2024 | 78/147 | 9/20 | −5.3 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 98.6% | 2024 | 109/191 | 8/19 | +0.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 91.8% | 2024 | 93/176 | 9/17 | +2.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 35.9% | 2024 | 106/172 | 17/19 | −8.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 97.0% | 2024 | 68/168 | 8/19 | +2.7 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 18.5 | 2018 | 87/173 | 11/20 | −7.0% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.2% | 2024 | 132/184 | 12/16 | −0.5 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.0 yrs | 2024 | 71/217 | 9/23 | +4.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 12.0 | 2024 | 102/196 | 12/23 | −22% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 12.9 | 2024 | 107/196 | 12/23 | −24% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 31 | 2023 | 116/194 | 10/23 | −30% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.7% | 2023 | 70/193 | 7/23 | +0.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $342 | 2023 | 108/193 | 11/23 | +11% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.85 | 2022 | 63/180 | 6/22 | +28% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 8/193 | 3/23 | +1.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 124/153 | 9/20 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 8.2% | 2023 | 106/154 | 15/20 | +0.4 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.3% | 2024 | 73/206 | 7/23 | +0.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 96.4% | 2024 | 87/203 | 14/23 | −1.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 95.6% | 2024 | 24/188 | 6/21 | +49.4 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 69.6 | 2024 | 182/210 | 20/23 | −45% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 7.0 | 2024 | 133/208 | 16/23 | +75% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 54/215 | 7/23 | +0.2 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 22/192 | 5/22 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.09 t | 2024 | 112/203 | 15/22 | −29% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 11.5% | 2021 | 139/212 | 6/23 | +8.5 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 24.9% | 2021 | 98/206 | 4/23 | +24.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 0.8% | 2024 | 200/214 | 16/23 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 2.3% | 2024 | 165/206 | 15/23 | −0.4 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 139.3% | 2022 | 16/177 | 11/22 | +14.8 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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