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People
6,407,085 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
102
0-14 years: 36% (male 1,161,484/female 1,096,441)
15-64 years: 59.4% (male 1,892,472/female 1,829,112)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 143,058/female 146,718) (2010 est.)
total: 21.8 years
male: 21.6 years
female: 22.1 years (2010 est.)
2.159% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
27.06 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
2.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 222
-2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 182
urban population: 78% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 17.03 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 109
male: 17.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 79.92 years
country comparison to the world: 27
male: 78.64 years
female: 81.28 years (2010 est.)
3.42 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
600 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
fewer than 500 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
noun: Jordanian(s)
adjective: Jordanian
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
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 Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 84.7% (2003 est.)
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2008)
4.9% of GDP (1999)
country comparison to the world: 72
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