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Population:
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5,460,265 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 35.9% (male 1,001,174; female 959,157)
15-64 years: 60.5% (male 1,764,061; female 1,541,453)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 95,566; female 98,854) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 21.8 years
male: 22.4 years
female: 21.1 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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2.78% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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23.68 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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2.62 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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6.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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: 1.14 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 18.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 22.51 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.88 years
male: 75.42 years
female: 80.5 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3 children born/woman (2003 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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