Jordan birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Jordan chart

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 below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Jordan	World
1960	7.6	4.69
1961	7.7	4.56
1962	7.79	5.02
1963	7.85	5.31
1964	7.91	5.13
1965	7.93	5.08
1966	7.99	4.97
1967	8.06	4.87
1968	8.14	4.98
1969	8.19	4.88
1970	8.18	4.84
1971	8.15	4.69
1972	8.12	4.55
1973	8.06	4.42
1974	8	4.26
1975	7.93	4.07
1976	7.83	3.97
1977	7.72	3.84
1978	7.59	3.77
1979	7.45	3.76
1980	7.29	3.73
1981	7.12	3.71
1982	6.96	3.72
1983	6.81	3.59
1984	6.67	3.57
1985	6.53	3.53
1986	6.39	3.51
1987	6.2	3.48
1988	6.01	3.39
1989	5.8	3.35
1990	5.54	3.31
1991	5.33	3.13
1992	5.14	3.04
1993	4.97	2.97
1994	4.82	2.92
1995	4.68	2.87
1996	4.51	2.82
1997	4.32	2.78
1998	4.11	2.75
1999	3.97	2.72
2000	3.86	2.73
2001	3.8	2.69
2002	3.81	2.66
2003	3.82	2.64
2004	3.73	2.63
2005	3.65	2.61
2006	3.71	2.61
2007	3.8	2.6
2008	3.88	2.6
2009	3.84	2.59
2010	3.78	2.57
2011	3.69	2.55
2012	3.57	2.56
2013	3.45	2.53
2014	3.3	2.52
2015	3.14	2.49
2016	3.07	2.49
2017	2.99	2.46
2018	2.92	2.39
2019	2.86	2.35
2020	2.79	2.28
2021	2.74	2.25
2022	2.68	2.22
2023	2.64	2.2
2024	2.6	2.19
2025	2.57	2.18
2026	2.54	2.18
2027	2.51	2.17
2028	2.48	2.16
2029	2.44	2.15
2030	2.42	2.14
2031	2.39	2.13
2032	2.36	2.12
2033	2.33	2.12
2034	2.3	2.11
2035	2.27	2.1
2036	2.25	2.09
2037	2.23	2.09
2038	2.21	2.08
2039	2.19	2.08
2040	2.16	2.08
2041	2.14	2.07
2042	2.12	2.07
2043	2.1	2.07
2044	2.08	2.07
2045	2.07	2.06
2046	2.05	2.06
2047	2.04	2.06
2048	2.02	2.05
2049	2.01	2.05
2050	1.99	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 4.33% were to women under 20 years old, 51.9% to women ages 20-29, and 43.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 8.16%, 57.2%, and 34.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Jordan by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Jordan	World
1960	46.1%	37.4%
1961	46.6%	37.5%
1962	47.2%	37.6%
1963	47.7%	37.8%
1964	48.2%	38%
1965	48.7%	38%
1966	49.1%	38%
1967	49.4%	38%
1968	49.8%	37.9%
1969	50%	37.8%
1970	50.3%	37.7%
1971	50.4%	37.6%
1972	50.6%	37.5%
1973	50.6%	37.3%
1974	50.6%	37.2%
1975	50.6%	37.1%
1976	50.5%	36.9%
1977	50.4%	36.7%
1978	50.2%	36.3%
1979	50%	35.9%
1980	49.7%	35.5%
1981	49.5%	35.2%
1982	49.2%	34.9%
1983	48.9%	34.6%
1984	48.6%	34.3%
1985	48.2%	34%
1986	47.9%	33.8%
1987	47.6%	33.6%
1988	47.2%	33.4%
1989	46.8%	33.2%
1990	45%	33%
1991	43.1%	32.9%
1992	42.2%	32.7%
1993	41.5%	32.5%
1994	40.9%	32.3%
1995	40.5%	32.1%
1996	40.4%	31.8%
1997	40.4%	31.5%
1998	40.3%	31.1%
1999	40.2%	30.8%
2000	40.1%	30.4%
2001	39.8%	30%
2002	39.5%	29.6%
2003	39.2%	29.2%
2004	38.8%	28.8%
2005	38.4%	28.5%
2006	38%	28.1%
2007	37.5%	27.9%
2008	37%	27.6%
2009	36.5%	27.5%
2010	36%	27.3%
2011	35.5%	27.1%
2012	35.1%	27%
2013	34.9%	26.9%
2014	34.9%	26.8%
2015	34.8%	26.6%
2016	34.5%	26.5%
2017	34.1%	26.4%
2018	33.7%	26.2%
2019	33.3%	26%
2020	32.8%	25.8%
2021	32.4%	25.6%
2022	31.9%	25.3%
2023	31.2%	25%
2024	30.7%	24.7%
2025	30.2%	24.4%
2026	29.6%	24.1%
2027	29%	23.8%
2028	28.4%	23.4%
2029	27.8%	23.1%
2030	27.3%	22.8%
2031	26.9%	22.6%
2032	26.6%	22.3%
2033	26.2%	22.1%
2034	25.9%	21.9%
2035	25.7%	21.7%
2036	25.4%	21.6%
2037	25.2%	21.5%
2038	25%	21.4%
2039	24.9%	21.3%
2040	24.7%	21.2%
2041	24.6%	21.1%
2042	24.4%	21%
2043	24.3%	21%
2044	24.1%	20.9%
2045	23.9%	20.8%
2046	23.7%	20.7%
2047	23.5%	20.7%
2048	23.3%	20.6%
2049	23.1%	20.5%
2050	22.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Jordan was 46.1% in 1960, 41.5% in 1993, and 30.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Jordan.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Jordan, excluding migration, has been +1.92% annually. On average, 199,145 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Jordan
1960	29,491
1961	32,143
1962	34,598
1963	36,858
1964	39,205
1965	41,635
1966	44,580
1967	48,791
1968	53,336
1969	57,431
1970	60,321
1971	64,763
1972	67,707
1973	70,058
1974	72,212
1975	74,392
1976	75,981
1977	78,101
1978	79,908
1979	82,076
1980	84,508
1981	86,751
1982	89,473
1983	92,863
1984	96,092
1985	99,801
1986	103,551
1987	106,536
1988	109,754
1989	112,608
1990	114,912
1991	129,642
1992	134,241
1993	139,467
1994	144,199
1995	147,652
1996	147,852
1997	145,358
1998	140,696
1999	138,201
2000	136,414
2001	136,450
2002	139,250
2003	142,443
2004	141,752
2005	141,816
2006	147,643
2007	167,574
2008	175,048
2009	177,651
2010	177,748
2011	177,076
2012	175,437
2013	170,473
2014	184,169
2015	195,495
2016	205,891
2017	205,903
2018	205,333
2019	204,933
2020	198,138
2021	190,795
2022	199,900
2023	200,895

Maternal mortality chart

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.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rate chart

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.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Jordan	World
1960	15.5%	18.5%
1961	14.6%	18.1%
1962	13.8%	17.8%
1963	13%	17.5%
1964	12.3%	17.7%
1965	11.6%	17.5%
1966	11%	17.3%
1967	10.4%	17%
1968	9.87%	16.5%
1969	9.38%	15.5%
1970	8.91%	15.2%
1971	8.48%	15.1%
1972	8.06%	14.4%
1973	7.67%	14.1%
1974	7.31%	13.7%
1975	6.96%	13.4%
1976	6.63%	13%
1977	6.31%	12.5%
1978	6.02%	12.1%
1979	5.74%	11.7%
1980	5.48%	11.4%
1981	5.22%	11%
1982	4.99%	10.8%
1983	4.76%	10.6%
1984	4.55%	10.4%
1985	4.34%	10.1%
1986	4.16%	9.81%
1987	3.98%	9.47%
1988	3.82%	9.31%
1989	3.68%	9.02%
1990	3.54%	8.81%
1991	3.42%	8.66%
1992	3.31%	8.46%
1993	3.2%	8.19%
1994	3.1%	7.98%
1995	3.01%	7.76%
1996	2.91%	7.52%
1997	2.83%	7.28%
1998	2.74%	7.05%
1999	2.66%	6.76%
2000	2.58%	6.48%
2001	2.5%	6.21%
2002	2.42%	5.94%
2003	2.35%	5.65%
2004	2.27%	5.43%
2005	2.2%	5.16%
2006	2.13%	4.92%
2007	2.07%	4.7%
2008	2%	4.5%
2009	1.94%	4.31%
2010	1.89%	4.11%
2011	1.83%	3.97%
2012	1.78%	3.77%
2013	1.74%	3.61%
2014	1.69%	3.48%
2015	1.65%	3.35%
2016	1.6%	3.23%
2017	1.56%	3.11%
2018	1.52%	2.97%
2019	1.48%	2.86%
2020	1.44%	2.75%
2021	1.4%	2.66%
2022	1.36%	2.59%
2023	1.32%	2.49%