AMMAN — The Department of Statistics
has reported that the population of Jordan has exceeded 11.3 million as of
Wednesday noon, local media outlets reported.
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The figure marks a significant
increase in Jordan's population, according to statements by
Higher Population Council Secretary-General Issa Masarweh.
In 2004,
Jordan's population was
around 5 million, which increased to about 9.5 million in 2015, and this year
it has reached 11.3 million, he said.
In 2004, Jordan's population was around 5 million, which increased to about 9.5 million in 2015, and this year it has reached 11.3 million.
The life expectancy at birth for a
Jordanian citizen is 74.4 years for females and 71.6 years for males, with an
average of 71.5 years.
Masarweh also noted that the
percentage of non-Jordanians was 8 percent in 2004, which reached 31 percent in
the 2015 census after the Syrian refugee crisis.
In terms of social and economic
development, the UN Population Fund has ranked Jordan 82nd out of 174 countries
in terms of human development indicators.
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