Jordan Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Jordan, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Jordan was 17 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 25.5 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 169th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Jordan ranks 131st currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Jordan is expected to increase to 44.1 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Jordan

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Jordan
	Male	Female
80+	0.27%	0.38%
75-79	0.36%	0.39%
70-74	0.62%	0.62%
65-69	0.95%	0.93%
60-64	1.45%	1.34%
55-59	2.05%	1.8%
50-54	2.5%	2.2%
45-49	2.79%	2.5%
40-44	3.22%	2.9%
35-39	3.76%	3.29%
30-34	4.31%	3.76%
25-29	4.38%	4.09%
20-24	4.35%	4.27%
15-19	4.92%	4.91%
10-14	5.35%	5.2%
5-9	5.18%	4.95%
0-4	5.11%	4.88%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Jordan has average demographic potential with 65.7% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 64/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Jordan

Factual

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World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Jordan	World
2100	58.9%	59.6%
2099	59.1%	59.6%
2098	59.2%	59.7%
2097	59.4%	59.7%
2096	59.5%	59.7%
2095	59.6%	59.7%
2094	59.7%	59.7%
2093	59.8%	59.8%
2092	59.9%	59.8%
2091	60%	59.8%
2090	60.1%	59.8%
2089	60.1%	59.8%
2088	60.2%	59.8%
2087	60.3%	59.8%
2086	60.4%	59.8%
2085	60.5%	59.9%
2084	60.6%	59.9%
2083	60.8%	60%
2082	60.9%	60.1%
2081	61.1%	60.3%
2080	61.3%	60.4%
2079	61.6%	60.6%
2078	61.8%	60.7%
2077	62.1%	60.9%
2076	62.4%	61%
2075	62.8%	61.1%
2074	63.1%	61.3%
2073	63.5%	61.4%
2072	63.8%	61.5%
2071	64%	61.6%
2070	64.3%	61.7%
2069	64.4%	61.8%
2068	64.6%	61.9%
2067	64.7%	62%
2066	64.7%	62%
2065	64.8%	62.1%
2064	64.8%	62.1%
2063	64.8%	62.1%
2062	64.8%	62.2%
2061	64.9%	62.2%
2060	64.9%	62.3%
2059	65%	62.3%
2058	65%	62.4%
2057	65%	62.4%
2056	65.1%	62.5%
2055	65%	62.7%
2054	65%	62.8%
2053	65.1%	62.9%
2052	65.1%	63.1%
2051	65.1%	63.2%
2050	65.1%	63.4%
2049	65.2%	63.5%
2048	65.2%	63.6%
2047	65.3%	63.8%
2046	65.4%	63.9%
2045	65.5%	64%
2044	65.6%	64.1%
2043	65.7%	64.2%
2042	65.9%	64.3%
2041	66%	64.4%
2040	66.1%	64.5%
2039	66.3%	64.7%
2038	66.4%	64.8%
2037	66.5%	64.9%
2036	66.6%	65.1%
2035	66.7%	65.2%
2034	66.8%	65.3%
2033	66.8%	65.4%
2032	66.8%	65.4%
2031	66.7%	65.4%
2030	66.5%	65.4%
2029	66.3%	65.4%
2028	66%	65.4%
2027	65.6%	65.4%
2026	65.2%	65.2%
2025	64.9%	65.1%
2024	64.8%	65.1%
2023	64.5%	65%
2022	64%	64.9%
2021	63.6%	64.9%
2020	63.3%	64.8%
2019	62.9%	64.9%
2018	62.6%	64.9%
2017	62.4%	65%
2016	62.1%	65.1%
2015	61.9%	65.1%
2014	61.7%	65.2%
2013	61.6%	65.2%
2012	61.4%	65.2%
2011	61%	65.2%
2010	60.6%	65.1%
2009	60.1%	65%
2008	59.7%	64.9%
2007	59.3%	64.7%
2006	58.8%	64.5%
2005	58.4%	64.3%
2004	58.1%	64%
2003	57.8%	63.7%
2002	57.6%	63.4%
2001	57.4%	63.1%
2000	57.3%	62.8%
1999	57.2%	62.5%
1998	57.1%	62.2%
1997	57.1%	61.9%
1996	57.2%	61.7%
1995	57.1%	61.5%
1994	56.7%	61.3%
1993	56.2%	61.2%
1992	55.4%	61.1%
1991	54.6%	61%
1990	52.7%	60.9%
1989	50.8%	60.8%
1988	50.5%	60.7%
1987	50.1%	60.5%
1986	49.8%	60.4%
1985	49.4%	60.1%
1984	49.1%	59.9%
1983	48.7%	59.6%
1982	48.4%	59.3%
1981	48.1%	59%
1980	47.8%	58.7%
1979	47.5%	58.4%
1978	47.2%	58%
1977	47%	57.7%
1976	46.8%	57.5%
1975	46.6%	57.4%
1974	46.5%	57.3%
1973	46.5%	57.3%
1972	46.5%	57.2%
1971	46.5%	57.1%
1970	46.6%	57%
1969	46.8%	56.9%
1968	46.9%	56.9%
1967	47.2%	56.9%
1966	47.4%	56.8%
1965	47.7%	56.9%
1964	48.1%	57%
1963	48.5%	57.2%
1962	48.9%	57.4%
1961	49.3%	57.5%
1960	49.8%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Jordan changed from 58.1% to 64.8% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Jordan decreased from 72.1% to 54.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Jordan

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	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%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Jordan decreased from 38.8% to 30.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Jordan

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Jordan	World
2100	25.4%	23.9%
2099	25.2%	23.8%
2098	25%	23.7%
2097	24.8%	23.6%
2096	24.6%	23.5%
2095	24.5%	23.4%
2094	24.2%	23.4%
2093	24.1%	23.3%
2092	23.9%	23.2%
2091	23.7%	23.1%
2090	23.5%	23.1%
2089	23.4%	23%
2088	23.1%	22.9%
2087	22.9%	22.8%
2086	22.7%	22.7%
2085	22.4%	22.6%
2084	22.2%	22.5%
2083	21.9%	22.4%
2082	21.6%	22.2%
2081	21.3%	22%
2080	21%	21.8%
2079	20.7%	21.6%
2078	20.3%	21.4%
2077	19.9%	21.2%
2076	19.5%	21%
2075	19.1%	20.8%
2074	18.6%	20.6%
2073	18.2%	20.4%
2072	17.8%	20.3%
2071	17.5%	20.1%
2070	17.2%	19.9%
2069	16.9%	19.8%
2068	16.7%	19.6%
2067	16.5%	19.5%
2066	16.3%	19.3%
2065	16.1%	19.2%
2064	16%	19.1%
2063	15.8%	18.9%
2062	15.6%	18.8%
2061	15.3%	18.6%
2060	15%	18.5%
2059	14.7%	18.3%
2058	14.4%	18.1%
2057	14.1%	17.9%
2056	13.8%	17.7%
2055	13.5%	17.5%
2054	13.2%	17.2%
2053	12.8%	17%
2052	12.5%	16.7%
2051	12.2%	16.4%
2050	11.9%	16.2%
2049	11.6%	16%
2048	11.4%	15.8%
2047	11.1%	15.5%
2046	10.8%	15.3%
2045	10.5%	15.1%
2044	10.2%	14.9%
2043	9.93%	14.8%
2042	9.65%	14.6%
2041	9.37%	14.4%
2040	9.08%	14.2%
2039	8.79%	14%
2038	8.47%	13.8%
2037	8.15%	13.5%
2036	7.82%	13.3%
2035	7.49%	13%
2034	7.17%	12.7%
2033	6.84%	12.4%
2032	6.52%	12.2%
2031	6.21%	11.9%
2030	5.92%	11.6%
2029	5.63%	11.3%
2028	5.36%	11%
2027	5.11%	10.7%
2026	4.88%	10.5%
2025	4.63%	10.3%
2024	4.52%	10.2%
2023	4.32%	9.98%
2022	4.14%	9.74%
2021	4.01%	9.53%
2020	3.9%	9.33%
2019	3.78%	9.1%
2018	3.65%	8.88%
2017	3.53%	8.65%
2016	3.41%	8.45%
2015	3.32%	8.26%
2014	3.35%	8.08%
2013	3.52%	7.92%
2012	3.58%	7.78%
2011	3.52%	7.66%
2010	3.45%	7.58%
2009	3.4%	7.52%
2008	3.34%	7.47%
2007	3.27%	7.41%
2006	3.21%	7.34%
2005	3.13%	7.26%
2004	3.05%	7.18%
2003	2.96%	7.1%
2002	2.87%	7.01%
2001	2.78%	6.92%
2000	2.7%	6.84%
1999	2.62%	6.76%
1998	2.55%	6.68%
1997	2.49%	6.61%
1996	2.45%	6.53%
1995	2.41%	6.45%
1994	2.38%	6.37%
1993	2.37%	6.29%
1992	2.35%	6.21%
1991	2.35%	6.14%
1990	2.35%	6.07%
1989	2.36%	6.01%
1988	2.35%	5.95%
1987	2.34%	5.91%
1986	2.34%	5.86%
1985	2.35%	5.82%
1984	2.36%	5.8%
1983	2.39%	5.79%
1982	2.41%	5.8%
1981	2.45%	5.81%
1980	2.49%	5.81%
1979	2.54%	5.77%
1978	2.59%	5.71%
1977	2.65%	5.65%
1976	2.71%	5.59%
1975	2.77%	5.53%
1974	2.83%	5.47%
1973	2.89%	5.42%
1972	2.96%	5.37%
1971	3.03%	5.32%
1970	3.11%	5.28%
1969	3.2%	5.24%
1968	3.3%	5.2%
1967	3.4%	5.16%
1966	3.51%	5.12%
1965	3.62%	5.08%
1964	3.73%	5.04%
1963	3.86%	5.02%
1962	3.98%	5.01%
1961	4.09%	4.99%
1960	4.19%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Jordan increased from 3.05% to 4.52% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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