Jordanien - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Jordanien
770 815 000 EUR
787 208 000 EUR
2.13 %
Bekleidung
Jordanien
5 493 000 EUR
6 852 000 EUR
24.74 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Jordanien
73 740 000 EUR
72 386 000 EUR
-1.84 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Jordanien
58 556 000 EUR
55 998 000 EUR
-4.37 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Jordanien
24 677 000 EUR
30 110 000 EUR
22.02 %
Energieversorgung
Jordanien
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Jordanien
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Jordanien
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Jordanien
1 012 000 EUR
20 943 000 EUR
1 969.47 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Jordanien
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Jordanien
72 000 EUR
13 000 EUR
-81.94 %
Getränke
Jordanien
1 597 000 EUR
1 494 000 EUR
-6.45 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Jordanien
9 111 000 EUR
5 427 000 EUR
-40.43 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Jordanien
22 933 000 EUR
25 614 000 EUR
11.69 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Jordanien
8 156 000 EUR
5 763 000 EUR
-29.34 %
Kohle
Jordanien
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Jordanien
10 768 000 EUR
10 974 000 EUR
1.91 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Jordanien
171 951 000 EUR
141 481 000 EUR
-17.72 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Jordanien
864 000 EUR
904 000 EUR
4.63 %
Maschinen
Jordanien
121 000 000 EUR
110 297 000 EUR
-8.85 %
Metalle
Jordanien
13 305 000 EUR
10 557 000 EUR
-20.65 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Jordanien
13 716 000 EUR
12 605 000 EUR
-8.10 %
Möbel
Jordanien
2 875 000 EUR
1 999 000 EUR
-30.47 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Jordanien
35 247 000 EUR
34 146 000 EUR
-3.12 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Jordanien
12 550 000 EUR
10 304 000 EUR
-17.90 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Jordanien
82 486 000 EUR
103 228 000 EUR
25.15 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Jordanien
21 557 000 EUR
26 417 000 EUR
22.54 %
Sonstige Waren
Jordanien
68 388 000 EUR
86 280 000 EUR
26.16 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Jordanien
412 000 EUR
302 000 EUR
-26.70 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Jordanien
6 492 000 EUR
9 611 000 EUR
48.04 %
Textilien
Jordanien
3 857 000 EUR
3 503 000 EUR
-9.18 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Jordanien Jordanien
Capital
name: Amman

geographic coordinates: 31 57 N, 35 56 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in February; ends last Friday in October

etymology: in the 13th century B.C., the Ammonites named their main city "Rabbath Ammon"; "rabbath" designated "capital," so the name meant "The Capital of [the] Ammon[ites]"; over time, the "Rabbath" came to be dropped and the city became known simply as "Ammon" and then "Amman"
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Jordan

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 15 years
Legal system
mixed system developed from codes instituted by the Ottoman Empire (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 89,342 sq km

land: 88,802 sq km

water: 540 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 11.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 8.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 1.1% (2018 est.)

other: 87.5% (2018 est.)
Location
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq
Age structure
0-14 years: 31.42% (male 1,788,882/female 1,694,417)

15-64 years: 64.53% (male 3,802,074/female 3,352,680)

65 years and over: 4.05% (2023 est.) (male 218,218/female 230,445)
Birth rate
22.4 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)

major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.3 years (2023 est.)

male: 74.8 years

female: 77.8 years
Major urban areas - population
2.232 million AMMAN (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 24.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 25.1 years

female: 24.1 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
24.6 years (2017/18 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Net migration rate
-11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable, but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba
Population growth rate
0.79% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.91 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 92% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
3.2% of GDP (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 11 years

male: 10 years

female: 11 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-5.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
3.02% (2021 est.)
Labor force
2.865 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
15.7% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
19.25% (2021 est.)

19.03% (2020 est.)

16.81% (2019 est.)

note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
Public debt
75.14% of GDP (2020 est.)

78.48% of GDP (2019 est.)

75.38% of GDP (2017 est.)

note: data cover central government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.35% (2021 est.)

0.33% (2020 est.)

0.76% (2019 est.)
Exports
$13.864 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$10.444 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$16.17 billion (2019 est.)
Exports - partners
United States 26%, India 13%, Saudi Arabia 11%, Iraq 5%, China 4% (2021)
Imports
$23.392 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$18.424 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$21.964 billion (2019 est.)
Imports - partners
China 17%, Saudi Arabia 14%, United Arab Emirates 11%, United States 5%, Turkey 3% (2021)
Airports
18 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 630,545 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 9.13 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 83% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 509 km (2020)

narrow gauge: 509 km (2014) 1.050-m gauge
Roadways
total: 7,203 km (2011)

paved: 7,203 km (2011)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 427,517 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 7,275,563 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 65 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international

Jordan-Iraq: the two countries signed a border agreement in 1984; Jordan has ratified the treaty, but it has not been confirmed that Iraq has ratified it; as of 2010, the agreement had not been registered with the UN

Jordan-Israel: none identified

Jordan-Saudi Arabia: Jordan and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to demarcate their maritime borders in 2007

Jordan-Syria: the two countries signed an agreement in 2005 to settle the border dispute based on a 1931 demarcation accord; the two countries began demarcation in 2006

Jordan-West Bank: none identified