Increase in population of Jordan more than quarter of million people in one year
16-11-2022 11:53 AM
Ammon News - The population clock of the Department of Statistics (DoS) revealed an increase in the population of Jordan, about 280 thousand people, within one year.
According to the population clock data, the population of Jordan, on Wednesday morning, reached 11,282,431 people, an increase of more than a quarter of a million people in just one year.
Jordan, in early October 2021, exceeded the barrier of 11 million people, that is, 13 and a half months ago.
Data and figures show that the monthly rate of population increase in Jordan is about 21,000.
According to the DoS's figures, the unemployment rate among Jordanians reached 22.6 % in the second quarter of this year 2022.
Jordan ranks 89th in terms of population in the world.
It is noteworthy that the population is the basis for calculating most of the social and economic indicators, health, education and other various fields.