Jordan birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Jordan has a birth rate of 20.6 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 2.64 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Jordan was 7.6 children per woman — 2.88 times higher than in 2023.

Jordan birth rate statistics:

Jordan is ranked 72/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 22/194 in 1960.
The mean age at first birth in Jordan is 24.6 — it was 24.7 in 2017.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.9, a change from 30.2 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 130.2 in 1960 to 18.4 in 2023.
25.7% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 21.1% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Jordan by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	2.64	71
2022	2.68	71
2021	2.74	71
2020	2.79	71
2019	2.86	70
2018	2.92	67
2017	2.99	64
2016	3.07	63
2015	3.14	60
2014	3.3	58
2013	3.45	56
2012	3.57	55
2011	3.69	54
2010	3.78	54
2009	3.84	54
2008	3.88	53
2007	3.8	53
2006	3.71	56
2005	3.65	59
2004	3.73	59
2003	3.82	58
2002	3.81	61
2001	3.8	64
2000	3.86	65
1999	3.97	66
1998	4.11	66
1997	4.32	63
1996	4.51	61
1995	4.68	61
1994	4.82	61
1993	4.97	61
1992	5.14	58
1991	5.33	56
1990	5.54	54
1989	5.8	49
1988	6.01	45
1987	6.2	42
1986	6.39	36
1985	6.53	34
1984	6.67	29
1983	6.81	26
1982	6.96	26
1981	7.12	21
1980	7.29	17
1979	7.45	12
1978	7.59	9
1977	7.72	7
1976	7.83	5
1975	7.93	4
1974	8	4
1973	8.06	3
1972	8.12	2
1971	8.15	2
1970	8.18	2
1969	8.19	2
1968	8.14	4
1967	8.06	4
1966	7.99	4
1965	7.93	4
1964	7.91	4
1963	7.85	4
1962	7.79	4
1961	7.7	7
1960	7.6	8

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Jordan is 2.64, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.97 — a 46.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	200,895	235,773	34,878
2022	199,900	235,503	35,603
2021	190,795	235,812	45,017
2020	198,138	236,057	37,919
2019	204,933	237,300	32,367
2018	205,333	237,253	31,920
2017	205,903	237,608	31,705
2016	205,891	237,631	31,740
2015	195,495	225,761	30,266
2014	184,169	213,849	29,680
2013	170,473	199,203	28,730
2012	175,437	204,055	28,618
2011	177,076	204,948	27,872
2010	177,748	204,827	27,079
2009	177,651	204,025	26,374
2008	175,048	200,658	25,610
2007	167,574	192,452	24,878
2006	147,643	170,048	22,405
2005	141,816	163,739	21,923
2004	141,752	163,186	21,434
2003	142,443	163,498	21,055
2002	139,250	159,939	20,689
2001	136,450	156,806	20,356
2000	136,414	156,512	20,098
1999	138,201	158,061	19,860
1998	140,696	160,397	19,701
1997	145,358	164,907	19,549
1996	147,852	167,187	19,335
1995	147,652	166,584	18,932
1994	144,199	162,554	18,355
1993	139,467	157,159	17,692
1992	134,241	151,271	17,030
1991	129,642	146,042	16,400
1990	114,912	129,910	14,998
1989	112,608	127,265	14,657
1988	109,754	124,129	14,375
1987	106,536	120,692	14,156
1986	103,551	117,530	13,979
1985	99,801	113,625	13,824
1984	96,092	109,784	13,692
1983	92,863	106,485	13,622
1982	89,473	103,027	13,554
1981	86,751	100,306	13,555
1980	84,508	98,096	13,588
1979	82,076	95,746	13,670
1978	79,908	93,705	13,797
1977	78,101	92,066	13,965
1976	75,981	90,119	14,138
1975	74,392	88,731	14,339
1974	72,212	86,732	14,520
1973	70,058	84,736	14,678
1972	67,707	82,524	14,817
1971	64,763	79,684	14,921
1970	60,321	76,079	15,758
1969	57,431	71,966	14,535
1968	53,336	67,520	14,184
1967	48,791	62,589	13,798
1966	44,580	58,364	13,784
1965	41,635	54,952	13,317
1964	39,205	52,488	13,283
1963	36,858	50,243	13,385
1962	34,598	47,989	13,391
1961	32,143	45,525	13,382
1960	29,491	42,796	13,305

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Jordan (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +1.92% annually. On average, 199,145 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 1.76% — 200,895 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Jordan ranks 60/196 for absolute natural population change and 56/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Jordan compared to other countries

	Jordan	Rank
Fertility rate	2.64	71/196
Birth rate	20.6	72/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+200,895	60/196
Natural population change rate	+1.76%	56/196
Population growth	+0.99%	102/197
Age at first childbirth	24.6 years	62/137
Average age at childbearing	29.9 years	69/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	17	124/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	122.9	74/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	41.7	58/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	25.7%	54/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	38.4%	105/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	99.7%	49/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.03%	115/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.76%	105/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	1.22%	103/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.32%	107/192
Life expectancy	78.3 years	58/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	40	17	122.9	41.7
2025	41.3	17.5	125.4	43.2
2024	42.2	18	127.6	44.4
2023	42.6	18.7	129.9	45.1
2022	43.2	19.2	131.9	46.1
2021	44.1	19.6	134.5	47.4
2020	45	21.2	137.7	48.5
2019	46.1	22.8	140.6	49.8
2018	47	24.5	143.9	51.2
2017	48.2	26.5	147.4	52.7
2016	49.3	28.6	151.6	54.2
2015	49.1	30.5	156	55.5
2014	50.5	32.5	164.4	56.3
2013	51.6	34.2	171.9	56.4
2012	55.6	34.3	178	59.3
2011	56.7	34.5	183.9	62.6
2010	58.1	37.9	188.3	64.5
2009	59.2	37	191.1	67
2008	59.6	35.9	193.3	69
2007	58.5	35.9	189.8	68.6
2006	55	34.2	186.7	68
2005	56.5	34.7	184.8	67.7
2004	57.8	36.5	187.8	70.4
2003	59.4	35.9	191.7	73.8
2002	59.5	35.7	190.1	75.1
2001	59.7	35.5	188.5	76.6
2000	61	36.5	191.3	78.6
1999	63	38.7	196.7	81
1998	65.5	41.1	202.3	84.6
1997	69.1	45.2	211.9	88.7
1996	72.1	48.8	220.2	92.5
1995	74.4	52.2	227.2	95.6
1994	75.5	51.9	233.7	98.1
1993	76.4	51.6	240.4	100.3
1992	77.1	52.8	246.5	102.7
1991	78.1	54	253.4	105.6
1990	74.2	55.8	260	106.6
1989	77.8	55.8	269.4	111.8
1988	79.6	57	277.7	115.7
1987	81.1	60.6	284.1	118.7
1986	82.8	62.9	293.1	121.1
1985	83.8	65.5	299.7	122.8
1984	84.7	68.7	306	124.4
1983	86	75.7	311	126
1982	87	79.4	315	128.8
1981	88.3	83.3	321	131.7
1980	89.9	86.8	328	135
1979	91	86.7	329	140.5
1978	92.1	87.4	330	146
1977	93.4	90.2	335	149.1
1976	94.2	87.1	339	153
1975	95.6	92.2	347	153.4
1974	96.5	93.5	351	154.7
1973	97.5	95.6	357	155.1
1972	98.4	96.8	363	154.6
1971	99	94.8	370	153.7
1970	99.4	92.5	374	153.6
1969	99.8	95.1	377	152
1968	100.5	115.5	374	146.5
1967	100.5	120.6	371	143.2
1966	101.1	125.7	367	139.9
1965	102	130.8	365	136.8
1964	103.4	132.3	365	134.8
1963	104	133.7	362	132.4
1962	104	132.7	360	130
1961	103.3	131.6	356	127.2
1960	102.1	131	351	124.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Jordan by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 4.46% will be to women under age 20, 51.2% to women ages 20-29, and 44.3% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 8.16%, 57.2%, and 34.6%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Jordan	World
2100	15.7%	16.5%
2099	15.7%	16.6%
2098	15.7%	16.6%
2097	15.8%	16.7%
2096	15.9%	16.8%
2095	15.9%	16.8%
2094	16%	16.9%
2093	16.1%	17%
2092	16.2%	17%
2091	16.3%	17.1%
2090	16.4%	17.2%
2089	16.5%	17.2%
2088	16.6%	17.3%
2087	16.8%	17.4%
2086	16.9%	17.4%
2085	17%	17.5%
2084	17.2%	17.5%
2083	17.3%	17.6%
2082	17.4%	17.7%
2081	17.6%	17.7%
2080	17.7%	17.8%
2079	17.8%	17.8%
2078	17.9%	17.9%
2077	18%	17.9%
2076	18.1%	18%
2075	18.1%	18%
2074	18.2%	18.1%
2073	18.3%	18.2%
2072	18.4%	18.2%
2071	18.4%	18.3%
2070	18.5%	18.3%
2069	18.6%	18.4%
2068	18.7%	18.5%
2067	18.8%	18.6%
2066	18.9%	18.6%
2065	19.1%	18.7%
2064	19.2%	18.8%
2063	19.4%	18.9%
2062	19.6%	19.1%
2061	19.8%	19.2%
2060	20.1%	19.3%
2059	20.3%	19.4%
2058	20.6%	19.5%
2057	20.9%	19.6%
2056	21.2%	19.8%
2055	21.5%	19.9%
2054	21.8%	20%
2053	22.1%	20.1%
2052	22.4%	20.2%
2051	22.7%	20.3%
2050	22.9%	20.4%
2049	23.2%	20.5%
2048	23.4%	20.6%
2047	23.6%	20.7%
2046	23.8%	20.8%
2045	24%	20.9%
2044	24.2%	20.9%
2043	24.4%	21%
2042	24.5%	21.1%
2041	24.6%	21.2%
2040	24.8%	21.2%
2039	25%	21.3%
2038	25.1%	21.4%
2037	25.3%	21.5%
2036	25.6%	21.6%
2035	25.8%	21.8%
2034	26.1%	22%
2033	26.4%	22.2%
2032	26.7%	22.4%
2031	27.1%	22.7%
2030	27.5%	23%
2029	28.1%	23.3%
2028	28.7%	23.6%
2027	29.3%	23.9%
2026	30%	24.2%
2025	30.4%	24.6%
2024	30.7%	24.7%
2023	31.2%	25%
2022	31.9%	25.3%
2021	32.4%	25.6%
2020	32.8%	25.8%
2019	33.3%	26%
2018	33.7%	26.2%
2017	34.1%	26.4%
2016	34.5%	26.5%
2015	34.8%	26.6%
2014	34.9%	26.8%
2013	34.9%	26.9%
2012	35.1%	27%
2011	35.5%	27.1%
2010	36%	27.3%
2009	36.5%	27.5%
2008	37%	27.6%
2007	37.5%	27.9%
2006	38%	28.1%
2005	38.4%	28.5%
2004	38.8%	28.8%
2003	39.2%	29.2%
2002	39.5%	29.6%
2001	39.8%	30%
2000	40.1%	30.4%
1999	40.2%	30.8%
1998	40.3%	31.1%
1997	40.4%	31.5%
1996	40.4%	31.8%
1995	40.5%	32.1%
1994	40.9%	32.3%
1993	41.5%	32.5%
1992	42.2%	32.7%
1991	43.1%	32.9%
1990	45%	33%
1989	46.8%	33.2%
1988	47.2%	33.4%
1987	47.6%	33.6%
1986	47.9%	33.8%
1985	48.2%	34%
1984	48.6%	34.3%
1983	48.9%	34.6%
1982	49.2%	34.9%
1981	49.5%	35.2%
1980	49.7%	35.5%
1979	50%	35.9%
1978	50.2%	36.3%
1977	50.4%	36.7%
1976	50.5%	36.9%
1975	50.6%	37.1%
1974	50.6%	37.2%
1973	50.6%	37.3%
1972	50.6%	37.5%
1971	50.4%	37.6%
1970	50.3%	37.7%
1969	50%	37.8%
1968	49.8%	37.9%
1967	49.4%	38%
1966	49.1%	38%
1965	48.7%	38%
1964	48.2%	38%
1963	47.7%	37.8%
1962	47.2%	37.6%
1961	46.6%	37.5%
1960	46.1%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Jordan was 46.1% in 1960, 42.2% in 1992, and 30.7% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Jordan.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
2023	31	197
2022	35	203
2021	79	242
2020	41	211
2019	35	207
2018	36	211
2017	38	215
2016	40	220
2015	41	228
2014	43	231
2013	44	235
2012	47	239
2011	47	247
2010	48	253
2009	49	258
2008	50	264
2007	50	269
2006	49	276
2005	53	283
2004	54	291
2003	56	301
2002	58	311
2001	60	321
2000	61	328
1999	63	340
1998	65	360
1997	67	358
1996	69	366
1995	70	371
1994	70	382
1993	71	389
1992	72	395
1991	74	395
1990	72	391
1989	79	401
1988	82	414
1987	87	429
1986	93	438
1985	100	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in Jordan was 31 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.03% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 49.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Jordan	World
2023	1.32%	2.49%
2022	1.36%	2.59%
2021	1.4%	2.66%
2020	1.44%	2.75%
2019	1.48%	2.86%
2018	1.52%	2.97%
2017	1.56%	3.11%
2016	1.6%	3.22%
2015	1.65%	3.35%
2014	1.69%	3.48%
2013	1.74%	3.61%
2012	1.78%	3.77%
2011	1.83%	3.97%
2010	1.89%	4.11%
2009	1.94%	4.31%
2008	2%	4.5%
2007	2.07%	4.7%
2006	2.13%	4.92%
2005	2.2%	5.16%
2004	2.27%	5.43%
2003	2.35%	5.65%
2002	2.42%	5.94%
2001	2.5%	6.21%
2000	2.58%	6.48%
1999	2.66%	6.75%
1998	2.74%	7.05%
1997	2.83%	7.28%
1996	2.91%	7.52%
1995	3.01%	7.76%
1994	3.1%	7.98%
1993	3.2%	8.19%
1992	3.31%	8.46%
1991	3.42%	8.66%
1990	3.54%	8.81%
1989	3.68%	9.02%
1988	3.82%	9.31%
1987	3.98%	9.47%
1986	4.16%	9.81%
1985	4.34%	10.1%
1984	4.55%	10.4%
1983	4.76%	10.6%
1982	4.99%	10.8%
1981	5.22%	11%
1980	5.48%	11.4%
1979	5.74%	11.7%
1978	6.02%	12.2%
1977	6.31%	12.6%
1976	6.63%	13%
1975	6.96%	13.4%
1974	7.31%	13.8%
1973	7.67%	14.1%
1972	8.06%	14.5%
1971	8.48%	15.1%
1970	8.91%	15.2%
1969	9.38%	15.4%
1968	9.87%	15.6%
1967	10.4%	15.9%
1966	11%	16.1%
1965	11.6%	16.4%
1964	12.3%	16.6%
1963	13%	16.5%
1962	13.8%	16.7%
1961	14.6%	17%
1960	15.5%	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Jordan was 13.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.32% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 25.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.