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Jordan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Capital
Amman
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
11.5M (2025)
Area
89,342 km²
Currency
Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago90 % coverage · 225 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
84th of 218 · 12th in MENA+
GDP
90th of 187 · 12th in MENA+
GDP per capita
116th of 187 · 11th in MENA+
GDP growth
111th of 187 · 13th in MENA+
Inflation
53rd of 177 · 8th in MENA+
Unemployment
174th of 185 · 18th in MENA+
Life expectancy
71st of 217 · 9th in MENA+
Median age
151st of 216 · 16th in MENA+
Gross debt / GDP
142nd of 179 · 14th in MENA+
CO₂ per capita
84th of 212 · 8th in MENA+
Renewable electricity
108th of 193 · 7th in MENA+
Internet users
23rd of 182 · 6th in MENA+

What changed in Jordan

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Record high2023Major
    Median age reached a record high of 24.3 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
  2. Record low2025Major
    Population growth fell to a record low of -0.28 % in 2025 (series since 1961).
  3. Record high2025Major
    GDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 5,348 in 2025 (series since 1965).
  4. Record high2025Major
    GDP reached a record high of US$ 61.6B in 2025 (series since 1965).
  5. Sharp drop2025Major
    Population growth fell 1.27 points to -0.28 % in 2025 (largest drop since 2017).
  6. Sharp drop2025Major
    Net migration fell 146,898 people to -303,267 people in 2025 (largest drop since 2016).
  7. Sharp rise2024Major
    Low-carbon electricity share rose 2.1 points to 24.1 % in 2024 (largest rise since 2021).
  8. Sharp drop2024Major
    Fossil fuel electricity share fell 2.1 points to 75.9 % in 2024 (largest drop since 2021).

Countries similar to Jordan

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Morocco65
  2. 2Tunisia64
  3. 3Mexico62
  4. 4Armenia59
  5. 5Cabo Verde59
  6. 6Malaysia58
  7. 7Iraq58
  8. 8Dominican Republic58

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

No verified insights yet.

Borders: Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Languages: Arabic

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Jordan by topic

19 topics · 259 indicators with data.