Smaller families
Jordanian families have become much smaller over a generation, but not at the same pace everywhere.
The fertility rate is the average number of children a woman would have over her life at current rates.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.60 |
| 1961 | 7.70 |
| 1962 | 7.79 |
| 1963 | 7.85 |
| 1964 | 7.91 |
| 1965 | 7.93 |
| 1966 | 7.99 |
| 1967 | 8.06 |
| 1968 | 8.14 |
| 1969 | 8.19 |
| 1970 | 8.18 |
| 1971 | 8.15 |
| 1972 | 8.12 |
| 1973 | 8.06 |
| 1974 | 8.00 |
| 1975 | 7.93 |
| 1976 | 7.83 |
| 1977 | 7.72 |
| 1978 | 7.59 |
| 1979 | 7.45 |
| 1980 | 7.29 |
| 1981 | 7.12 |
| 1982 | 6.96 |
| 1983 | 6.81 |
| 1984 | 6.67 |
| 1985 | 6.53 |
| 1986 | 6.39 |
| 1987 | 6.20 |
| 1988 | 6.01 |
| 1989 | 5.80 |
| 1990 | 5.54 |
| 1991 | 5.33 |
| 1992 | 5.14 |
| 1993 | 4.97 |
| 1994 | 4.82 |
| 1995 | 4.68 |
| 1996 | 4.51 |
| 1997 | 4.32 |
| 1998 | 4.11 |
| 1999 | 3.97 |
| 2000 | 3.86 |
| 2001 | 3.80 |
| 2002 | 3.81 |
| 2003 | 3.82 |
| 2004 | 3.73 |
| 2005 | 3.65 |
| 2006 | 3.71 |
| 2007 | 3.80 |
| 2008 | 3.88 |
| 2009 | 3.84 |
| 2010 | 3.78 |
| 2011 | 3.69 |
| 2012 | 3.57 |
| 2013 | 3.45 |
| 2014 | 3.30 |
| 2015 | 3.14 |
| 2016 | 3.07 |
| 2017 | 2.99 |
| 2018 | 2.92 |
| 2019 | 2.86 |
| 2020 | 2.79 |
| 2021 | 2.74 |
| 2022 | 2.68 |
| 2023 | 2.64 |
| 2024 | 2.60 |
Family size still differs between governorates.
Women's education has risen over the same period.