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Jordan
Last update: 2025-08-05
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$700
Inflation rate
2.08% (2023)
Unemployment rate
17.94% (2023)
Below the poverty line
15.7% (2018)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
34.8%
Smoking men
56.8%
Smoking women
12.8%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
89342
Land area
88802
Water area
540
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- TikTok
- Threads
- Instagram
- Facebook
Age structure
0-14 years
30.9%
15-64 years
64.9%
65+ years
4.2%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Region
Middle East
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
JO
Capital
Amman
Official language
Arabic
Average consumer spendings
Food products
25%
Alcohol and tobacco
4.5%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
0.25
Beer
0.06
Wine
0
Spirits
0.19
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
11174024
Male population
5844979
Female population
5329045
Population growth rate
0.78% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
22.2 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
3.5 (2024)
Urbanization
92% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BB- (2019)
Moody's
B1 (2013)
Standard & Poors
B+ (2017)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
79.13%
iOS
20.7%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+962
Internet domain
.jo
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
68 (2022)
Internet user penetration
90% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
7% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-05