Social, economical and gender indicators in Jordan
|
Year |
Male |
Female |
total |
|
1952* |
0.302 |
0.284 |
0.856 |
|
1961* |
0.469 |
0.431 |
0.900 |
|
1979* |
1.116 |
1.017 |
2.133 |
|
1994* |
2.161 |
1.979 |
4.139 |
|
1996 |
2.271 |
2.079 |
4.350 |
|
1997 |
2.328 |
2.132 |
4.460 |
|
1998 |
2.385 |
2.185 |
4.570 |
|
1999 |
2.448 |
2.242 |
4.690 |
|
2000 |
2.482 |
2.338 |
4.820 |
|
2001 |
2.544 |
2.360 |
4.940 |
|
2002 |
2.611 |
2.459 |
5.070 |
|
2003 |
2.678 |
2.522 |
5.200 |
|
2004* |
2.758 |
2.592 |
5.350 |
|
2005 |
5.473 |
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|
2006 |
5.600 |
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|
2007 |
5.723 |
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| 2008 | |||
| 2009 |
Table 1: Growth of Population in Jordan during 1952-2004 (million)
|
Indicator |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|
Total Population (million) |
5.350 |
5.473 |
5.600 | 5.723 | ||
|
Population Growth rate (%) |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.3 | 2.2 | ||
|
Rate of Natural Increase (%) |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.1 | 2.1 | ||
|
Percentage of Urban Population (%) |
82.3 |
82.3 |
82.6 | 82.6 | ||
|
Percentage of Rural Population (%) |
17.7 |
17.7 |
17.4 | 17.4 | ||
|
Sex Ratio |
106.3 |
106.4 |
106.4 | 106.4 | ||
|
Singulate Mean Age at First Marriage (Year) |
28.6 |
28.3 |
28.3 | 28.0 | ||
|
Male |
29.8 |
29.7 |
29.7 | 29.5 | ||
|
Female |
27.2 |
26.8 |
26.7 | 26.4 | ||
|
Jordanian Married Population of Total |
49.9 |
52.5 |
51.9 | 54.1 | ||
|
Average Household Size (person) |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.4 | 5.4 | ||
|
Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population) |
29.0 |
27.8 |
29.1 | 29.1 | ||
|
Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population) |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 | 7.0 | ||
|
Life Expectancy at Birth (Year) |
71.5 |
71.5 |
71.7 | |||
|
Male |
70.6 |
70.6 |
70.8 | 71.6 | ||
|
Female |
72.4 |
72.4 |
72.5 | 74.4 | ||
|
Illiteracy Rate (Population Age 15+Year) |
10.3 |
8.9 |
9.3 | 7.9 | ||
|
Male |
5.6 |
4.8 |
5.1 | 4.3 | ||
|
Female |
15.1 |
13.0 |
13.7 | 11.6 | ||
|
Crude Activity Rate (%) |
23.5 |
23.9 |
22.3 | 25.0 | ||
|
Male |
39.8 |
40.1 |
40.0 | 40.1 | ||
|
Female |
6.6 |
7.3 |
7.5 | 9.3 | ||
|
Refined Activity Rate (%) |
37.4 |
38.3 |
37.7 | 39.8 | ||
|
Male |
63.7 |
64.4 |
63.1 | 64.4 | ||
|
Female |
10.4 |
11.7 |
11.9 | 14.7 | ||
|
Unemployment Rate (%) |
12.5 |
14.8 |
14.0 | 13.1 | ||
|
Male |
11.8 |
12.8 |
11.9 | 10.3 | ||
|
Female |
16.5 |
25.9 |
25.0 | 25.6 | ||
|
Females in the Labor Force; Age 15+Years (%) |
13.7 |
15.1 |
15.6 | 14.7 | ||
|
Females of Total Employed Persons Age 15+Years (%) |
13.1 |
13.2 |
13.6 | 15.7 | ||
|
Inflation Rate (%) |
3.4 |
3.5 |
6.3 | 5.4 | ||
|
GDP per capita (JD) |
1.515.6 |
1649.1 |
1805.1 | 1961.4 | ||
|
Employed Persons in Agriculture (%) |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.1 | 2.7 |
Table 2: Some key economical and social indicators for Jordan
|
|
Female |
% |
Male |
% |
Total |
|
University of Jordan |
20,644 |
61.8 |
12,767 |
38.2 |
33,411 |
|
Public Universities |
80,110 |
58.1 |
57,661 |
41.9 |
137,771 |
|
Private Universities |
17,068 |
32.1 |
36,033 |
67.9 |
53,101 |
|
Total Jordanian Universities |
97,178 |
50.6 |
94,864 |
49.4 |
192,042 |
|
Agriculture Faculties in the Universities |
1,963 |
57.8 |
1,431 |
42.2 |
3,394 |
|
Agriculture Faculty at the University of Jordan |
853 |
65.3 |
454 |
34.7 |
1,307 |
Table 3: Numbers of male and female students at Jordanian Universities
|
|
Female |
% |
Male |
% |
Total |
|
University of Jordan |
220 |
19.5 |
909 |
80.5 |
1,129 |
|
Public Universities |
694 |
15.9 |
3,661 |
84.1 |
4,355 |
|
Private Universities |
502 |
24.6 |
1,535 |
75.4 |
2,037 |
|
Total Jordanian Universities |
1,196 |
18.3 |
5,346 |
81.7 |
6,542 |
Table 4: Academic staff in the public and private Jordanian Universities
|
Associations |
Female |
% |
Male |
% |
Total |
|
Doctors |
2,500 |
13.5 |
16,000 |
86.5 |
18,500 |
|
Agriculture engineers |
3,916 |
33.8 |
7,668 |
66.2 |
11,584 |
|
Dentists |
1,779 |
31.5 |
3,872 |
68.5 |
5,651 |
|
Geologists |
682 |
34.8 |
1,275 |
65.2 |
1,957 |
|
Pharmacists |
4,932 |
52 |
4,550 |
48 |
9,482 |
|
Engineers |
9,551 |
14.5 |
56,095 |
85.5 |
65,646 |
|
Nurses and midwifes |
9,710 |
66.5 |
4,890 |
33.5 |
14,600 |
Table 5: Gender situation in the professional associations in Jordan (2005)
|
Council |
Female |
% |
Male |
% |
Total |
|
Parliament |
6 |
5.5 |
104 |
94.5 |
110 |
|
Senators |
6 |
10.9 |
49 |
89.1 |
55 |
|
Ministers |
1 |
4.3 |
22 |
95.7 |
23 |
|
Judges |
25 |
3.9 |
614 |
96.1 |
639 |
Table 6: Gender situation for some leadership positions in Jordan (2005)