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Population:
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5,611,202 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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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.)
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Median age:
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total: 22.2 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 21.5 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.67% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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22.73 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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2.62 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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6.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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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
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.06 years
male: 75.59 years
female: 80.69 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.86 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 1,000
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Jordanian(s)
adjective: Jordanian
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Ethnic groups:
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Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
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Religions:
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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.)
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Languages:
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Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.9%
female: 86.3% (2003 est.)
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