People Of Jordan

Population	5,611,202 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 35.2% (male 1,009,604; female 967,645) 15-64 years: 61.1% (male 1,829,984; female 1,598,141) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 100,896; female 104,932) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 22.2 years male: 22.8 years female: 21.5 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	2.67% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	22.73 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	2.62 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	6.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 18.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 21.63 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 78.06 years male: 75.59 years female: 80.69 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.86 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	less than 1,000
HIV/AIDS - deaths	NA
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 Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
Languages	Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Literacy	conventional long form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan conventional short form: Jordan local short form: Al Urdun local long form: Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah former: Transjordan

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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