Discover Jordan
Short stories and facts, every number pulled live from the data.
Data stories
Jordan's water squeeze
Jordan is one of the driest countries on Earth, and its renewable water has to stretch across a fast-growing population.
A country of refugees
For decades Jordan has taken in people fleeing conflict in neighbouring countries.
Smaller families
Jordanian families have become much smaller over a generation, but not at the same pace everywhere.
Did you know?
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Jordan is home to about 11.5 million people (2025 estimate).
Source: World Bank
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95.6% of people in Jordan used the internet in 2024.
Source: World Bank
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Jordan hosted 436,226 refugees registered with UNHCR in 2025.
Source: UNHCR
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Jordan's renewable fresh water came to about 61 cubic metres per person in 2022.
Source: World Bank
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A baby born in Jordan in 2024 could expect to live 78.0 years.
Source: World Bank
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In 2024, about 12.9 of every thousand children born in Jordan died before their fifth birthday.
Source: World Bank
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Women in Ma'an had on average 2.4 children, according to the 2023 survey.
Source: Humanitarian Data Exchange