Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
7.02 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
805,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
radio and TV dominated by the government-owned Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) that operates a main network, a sports network, a film network, and a satellite channel; first independent TV broadcaster aired in 2007; international satellite TV and Israeli and Syrian TV broadcasts are available; roughly 30 radio stations; transmissions of multiple international radio broadcasters are available
Communications: Internet country code
.jo
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
95.6% (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
4.21 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
451,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
69.64 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
8.05 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
tomatoes, milk, chicken, potatoes, olives, cucumbers/gherkins, onions, chillies/peppers, peaches/nectarines, sheep milk (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
4.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
25% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$17.159 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$13.779 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
-$3.718 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$3.815 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
-$1.91 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$-3.127 billion (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2023
$46.966 billion (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Jordanian dinars (JOD) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
0.71 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
0.71 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
0.71 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
0.71 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
0.71 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
fertilizers, garments, phosphates, jewelry, phosphoric acid (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$13.87 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$20.743 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$22.186 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$9.280 billion (2007, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
54.2% (2007, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
20.6% (2007, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
86.7% (2007, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
91.8% (2007, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
27.5% (2007, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
3% (2021 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
5.6% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
27.4% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
56.8% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$12,632 (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$61.610 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$124.357 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2024
33.70 (2010, World Bank)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
27.4% (2010, World Bank)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
3.5% (2010, World Bank)
Economy: Imports - commodities
cars, refined petroleum, gold, crude petroleum, jewelry (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$23.321 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$30.019 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$28.922 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$15.700 billion (2007, World Bank)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
3.7% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
4.2% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
2.1% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
1.8% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Labor force
3,220,931 (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Population below poverty line
15.7% (2018, World Bank)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2023
93.6% of GDP (2023, World Bank)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$104.307 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$107.315 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$124.357 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
2.6% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
2.9% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
2.8% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$9,300 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$9,400 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
11% of GDP (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
10.1% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
8.8% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
7.6% of GDP (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$18.198 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$19.069 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$26.557 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
21.2% of GDP (2023, World Bank)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
18.2% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
18% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
16.5% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
41.8% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
37.9% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
38.9% (2025, World Bank)
Energy: Coal: consumption
269,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
110,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - rural areas
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - urban areas
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
76.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
15.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
7.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
20.31 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: exports
162.93 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: imports
383.073 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
6.891 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
2.472 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
32.909 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
5.441 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: exports
375.998 million cubic meters (2018 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
4.865 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: production
200.004 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: proven reserves
6.031 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: crude oil estimated reserves
1 million barrels (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
97,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
20 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
627,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
8.544 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
13.264 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
22.434 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Environment: Environmental issues
limited natural freshwater resources; declining water table; salination; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; biodiversity and ecosystem damage/loss
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
11.5% (2023, World Bank)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
2.3% (2023, World Bank)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.4% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
1.1% (2023, World Bank)
Environment: Land use: other
87.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: agriculture
25.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: energy
12.2 kt (2022-2024 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: other
0.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: waste
188.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
26.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
937 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
570.61 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
36.88 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
497.37 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
93.2% (2025, World Bank)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
2.53 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
14.6% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Indiana
Geography: Area: land
88,802 sq km
Geography: Area: water
540 sq km
Geography: Coastline
26 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Dead Sea -431 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
812 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
31 00 N, 36 00 E
Geography: Geography - note
strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba; the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the West Bank; the Dead Sea, the lowest point in Asia and the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lac Assal in Djibouti), lies on Jordan's western border with Israel and the West Bank; Jordan is almost landlocked but does have a 26 km southwestern coastline with a single port, Al 'Aqabah (Aqaba)
Geography: Irrigated land
875 sq km (2022)
Geography: Land boundaries: border countries
Iraq 179 km; Israel 307 km; Saudi Arabia 731 km; Syria 379 km; West Bank 148 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
1,744 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
11.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 2.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.4% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
0.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
87.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major aquifers
Arabian Aquifer System
Geography: Major lakes (area sq km): salt water lake(s)
Dead Sea (shared with Israel and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level
Geography: Major watersheds (area sq km): Indian Ocean drainage
(Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)
Geography: Map references
Middle East
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
3 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
droughts; periodic earthquakes; flash floods
Geography: Population distribution
population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba
Geography: Terrain
mostly arid desert plateau; a great north-south geological rift along the west of the country is the dominant topographical feature and includes the Jordan River Valley, the Dead Sea, and the Jordanian Highlands
Government: Administrative divisions
12 governorates ( muhafazat , singular - muhafazah ); 'Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, Al ‘Asimah (Amman), At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba
Government: Capital: etymology
in the 13th century B.C., the Ammonites named their primary city Rabbath Ammon; rabbath meant "capital," so the name translated as "The Capital of [the] Ammon[ites];" over time, the name was shortened to Ammon, and then to Amman
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
31 57 N, 35 56 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
the father must be a citizen of Jordan
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
yes
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
15 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
constitutional amendments require at least a two-thirds majority vote of both the Senate and the House and ratification by the king
Government: Constitution: history
previous 1928 (pre-independence); latest initially adopted 28 November 1947, revised and ratified 1 January 1952
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Jordan
Government: Country name: etymology
named for the Jordan River, which makes up part of Jordan's northwest border; the origin of the river's name is unclear, but it may come from a local word meaning "river"
Government: Country name: former
Transjordan
Government: Country name: local long form
Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah
Government: Country name: local short form
Al Urdun
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador James HOLTSNIDER (since 7 December 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
Amman-ACS@state.gov https://jo.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Abdoun, Al-Umawyeen St., Amman
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[962] (6) 592-0163
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
6050 Amman Place, Washington DC 20521-6050
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[962] (6) 590-6000
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
3504 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Dina Khalil Tawfiq KAWAR (since 27 June 2016)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
hkjconsular@jordanembassyus.org http://www.jordanembassyus.org/
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 966-3110
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 966-2664
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Cabinet appointed by the monarch in consultation with the prime minister
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999)
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
prime minister appointed by the monarch
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Prime Minister Jafar HASSAN (since 15 September 2024)
Government: Flag
description: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), white, and green; a red isosceles triangle is on the left side, with a small white seven-pointed star in the center meaning: black stands for the Abbassid Caliphate, white for the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green for the Fatimid Caliphate; the triangle stands for the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and the star's points for the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Quran, as well as faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations history: the design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I
Government: International law organization participation
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, NATO (partner), OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (consists of 15 members, including the chief justice); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the king; other judges nominated by the Judicial Council, an 11-member judicial policymaking body consisting of high-level judicial officials and judges, and approved by the king; judge tenure not limited; Constitutional Court members appointed by the king for 6-year non-renewable terms with one third of the membership renewed every 2 years
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
Courts of Appeal; Great Felonies Court; religious courts; military courts; juvenile courts; Land Settlement Courts; Income Tax Court; Higher Administrative Court; Customs Court; special courts including the State Security Court
Government: Legal system
mixed system developed from Ottoman Empire codes (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: chamber name
House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nuwaab)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: electoral system
mixed system
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: expected date of next election
September 2028
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: most recent election date
9/10/2024
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: number of seats
138 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: percentage of women in chamber
19.6%
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: term in office
4 years
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: chamber name
Senate (Majlis Al-Aayan)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: expected date of next election
October 2028
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: most recent election date
10/24/2024
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: number of seats
69 (all appointed)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: percentage of women in chamber
14.5%
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: term in office
4 years
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
bicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
National Assembly (Majlis Al-Umma)
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1946; the shortened version of the anthem is most commonly used; the full version is reserved for special occasions
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Abdul-Mone'm al-RIFAI'/Abdul-Qader al-TANEER
Government: National color(s)
black, white, green, red
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Petra (c); Quseir Amra (c); Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (c); Wadi Rum Protected Area (m); Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) (c); As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality (c); Umm Al-Jimāl (c)
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
7 (6 cultural, 1 mixed)
Government: National holiday
Independence Day, 25 May (1946)
Government: National symbol(s)
eagle
Government: Political parties
'Azem Blessed Land Party Building and Labor Coalition Eradah Party Growth Party Islamic Action Front or IAF Jordanian al-Ansar Party Jordanian al-Ghad Party Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party or JASBP Jordanian Civil Democratic Party Jordanian Communist Party or JCP Jordanian Equality Party Jordanian Democratic People's Party or HASD Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party or JDPUP/Wihda Jordanian Democratic Unionist Party Jordanian Flame Party Jordanian Future and Life Party Jordanian Model Party Jordanian National Integration Party Jordanian National Loyalty Party Jordanian Reform and Renewal Party or Hassad Jordanian Shura Party Jordanian Social Democratic Party or JSDP Justice and Reform Party or JRP Labor Party National Charter Party National Coalition Party National Constitutional Party National Current Party or NCP National Islamic Party National Union Nationalist Movement Party or Hsq New Path Party Progress Party
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
After World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. In 1921, Britain demarcated from Palestine a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan and recognized ABDALLAH I from the Hashemite family as the country's first leader. The Hashemites also controlled the Hijaz, or the western coastal area of modern-day Saudi Arabia, until 1925, when IBN SAUD and Wahhabi tribes pushed them out. The country gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country has had four kings. Long-time ruler King HUSSEIN (r. 1953-99) successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, UK, and Soviet Union), various Arab states, Israel, and Palestinian militants, the latter of which led to a brief civil war in 1970 that is known as "Black September" and ended in King HUSSEIN ousting the militants. Jordan's borders have changed since it gained independence. In 1948, Jordan took control of the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the first Arab-Israeli War, eventually annexing those territories in 1950 and granting its new Palestinian residents Jordanian citizenship. In 1967, Jordan lost the West Bank and East Jerusalem to Israel in the Six-Day War but retained administrative claims to the West Bank until 1988, when King HUSSEIN permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank in favor of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). King HUSSEIN signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, after Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords in 1993. Jordanian kings continue to claim custodianship of the Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem by virtue of their Hashemite heritage as descendants of the Prophet Mohammad and agreements with Israel and Jerusalem-based religious and Palestinian leaders. After Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 War, it authorized the Jordanian-controlled Islamic Trust, or Waqf, to continue administering the Al Haram ash Sharif/Temple Mount holy compound, and the Jordan-Israel peace treaty reaffirmed Jordan's "special role" in administering the Muslim holy shrines in Jerusalem. Jordanian kings claim custodianship of the Christian sites in Jerusalem on the basis of the 7th-century Pact of Omar, when the Muslim leader, after conquering Jerusalem, agreed to permit Christian worship. King HUSSEIN died in 1999 and was succeeded by his eldest son and current King ABDALLAH II. In 2009, ABDALLAH II designated his son HUSSEIN as the Crown Prince. During his reign, ABDALLAH II has contended with a series of challenges, including the Arab Spring influx of refugees from neighboring states, the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of the war in Ukraine, a perennially weak economy, and the Israel-HAMAS conflict that began in October 2023.
Military and Security: Military - note
the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) are responsible for territorial defense and border security and have a supporting role for internal security; key areas of concern include regional conflict and instability and unconventional threats, such as terrorism and weapons smuggling; the JAF participates in both bilateral and multinational exercises, UN peacekeeping missions, and have taken part in regional military operations alongside international forces in Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen the US is a key security partner, and Jordan is one of the largest recipients of US military aid in the region; it cooperates with the US on a number of issues, including border security, arms transfers, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism; Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF; aka Arab Army): Jordanian Army (Jordanian Ground Forces; includes Special Operations Forces, Border Guards, Royal Guard), Jordanian Air Force, Jordanian Navy) Ministry of Interior: Public Security Directorate (includes national police, the Gendarmerie, and the Civil Defense Directorate) (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 100,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025)
Military and Security: Military deployments
140 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the JAF inventory is comprised of mostly older or secondhand equipment provided by China, some European countries, select Gulf States, Russia, and the US (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
5% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
5% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
4.8% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
4.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
4.5% of GDP (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2025
4.8% of GDP (2024, World Bank)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; initial service term is 24 months; selective compulsory military service (3 months) for men turning 18 will be reinstated in 2026; compulsory military service for jobless men aged 25-29 was reinstated in 2020 (12 months; 3 months of military training and 9 months of professional and technical training) (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
30.2% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
65.1% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
4.8% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
0.06 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
0.19 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
0.25 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
20.45 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Child marriage: men married by age 18
0.1% (2018)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 15
1.5% (2018)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 18
9.7% (2018)
People and Society: Children under the age of 5 years underweight
2.5% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Contraceptive prevalence rate
60.1% (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
7.7% of GDP (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
56% (2018 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
3.12 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
6.7 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
14.9 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
53.3 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
46.6 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 97% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
99.3% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 99.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 0.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
11.7% national budget (2024 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Jordanian 69.3%, Syrian 13.3%, Palestinian 6.7%, Egyptian 6.7%, Iraqi 1.4%, other 2.6% (2015 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
1.37 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
7.3% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
7.6% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
1.41 (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
10.80 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
13.10 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
12.00 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
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People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
80.33 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
75.89 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: female
92.0% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: male
96.6% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
94.4% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
2.232 million AMMAN (capital) (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
31.00 (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Median age: female
24.4 years
People and Society: Median age: male
25.5 years
People and Society: Mother's mean age at first birth
24.6 years (2017/18 est.)
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Jordanian
People and Society: Net migration rate
-1.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
35.5% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
2.85 (2022, World Bank)
People and Society: Population
11,520,684 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population distribution
population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba
People and Society: Population growth rate
-0.3% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population: female
5,586,195 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population: male
5,934,489 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 97.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
96.4% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 98.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 2.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 1.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 1.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
14 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
13 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
13 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.06 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1.13 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.95 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
1.1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
13.9% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
58.6% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
37.1% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
2.60 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
-0.0% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
93.2% (2025, World Bank)
Terrorism: Terrorist group(s)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
436,226 (2025, UNHCR)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons
13 (2025, UNHCR)
Transportation: Airports
18 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
JY
Transportation: Heliports
6 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
general cargo 5, other 29
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
34 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Al Aqabah
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
0
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
1
Transportation: Ports: small
0
Transportation: Ports: total ports
1 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
1
Transportation: Railways: narrow gauge
509 km (2014) 1.050-m gauge
Transportation: Railways: total
509 km (2020)
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