Population: 3,961,194 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.5% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 38.77 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 4.22 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 32.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.85 years
male: 70.04 years
female: 73.77 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 5.64 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Jordanian(s)
adjective: Jordanian

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

Religions: Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 8%

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

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 80%
male: 89%
female: 70%
Labor force: 600,000 (1992)
by occupation: industry 11.4%, commerce, restaurants, and hotels 10.5%, construction 10.0%, transport and communications 8.7%, agriculture 7.4%, other services 52.0% (1992)

NOTE: The information regarding Jordan on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jordan People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jordan People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.