43.1% of Jordanian men have never married, compared with 32.7% of women
The Higher Population Council revealed the current marital status distribution of Jordanian men and women, noting that 43.1% of Jordanian males aged 15 and above have never been married, compared with 32.7% of females.
The council explained that marital status differs from the annual number of marriage cases recorded in Sharia courts and registered by the Civil Status and Passports Department. Marital status refers to the distribution of Jordanians aged 15+ into two groups:
(1) Those who have previously been married (2) Those who have never been married
It added that current marital status is not the result of one single year, but rather reflects decades of marriages, divorces, and deaths among Jordanians.
The latest available data from the Civil Status and Passports Department showed that 67.3% of Jordanian women aged 15+ have been married at some point, compared with 56.9% of Jordanian men aged 15 and above. This category includes those currently married, divorced, and widowed.
Excluding the youngest age group (15–19), the percentage of Jordanians who have been married rises to 66.7% among men and 77.5% among women, and generally increases with age to around 96% among both men and women aged 75 and above.
Regarding polygamy, the council said it remains 'rare' among Jordanian men, with only 1.3% of married Jordanian men having more than one wife, approximately 39,000 men. It attributed the low rate partly to the fact that men often divorce their first wife before marrying another, leaving them with only one spouse.
As for divorce and widowhood, 3.3% of Jordanian men aged 25+ are divorced, compared with 5.6% of Jordanian women in the same age group.
A significant gap exists in widowhood rates: among Jordanians aged 60+, less than 1% of men are widowers, while around 42% of women are widows. In terms of numbers, there are fewer than 3,000 widowers compared with around 221,000 widows in Jordan.
The large disparity in widowhood rates between men and women is due to nine factors, including demographic, social, biological, and legislative reasons, according to the council.
The Higher Population Council revealed the current marital status distribution of Jordanian men and women, noting that 43.1% of Jordanian males aged 15 and above have never been married, compared with 32.7% of females.
The council explained that marital status differs from the annual number of marriage cases recorded in Sharia courts and registered by the Civil Status and Passports Department. Marital status refers to the distribution of Jordanians aged 15+ into two groups:
(1) Those who have previously been married (2) Those who have never been married
It added that current marital status is not the result of one single year, but rather reflects decades of marriages, divorces, and deaths among Jordanians.
The latest available data from the Civil Status and Passports Department showed that 67.3% of Jordanian women aged 15+ have been married at some point, compared with 56.9% of Jordanian men aged 15 and above. This category includes those currently married, divorced, and widowed.
Excluding the youngest age group (15–19), the percentage of Jordanians who have been married rises to 66.7% among men and 77.5% among women, and generally increases with age to around 96% among both men and women aged 75 and above.
Regarding polygamy, the council said it remains 'rare' among Jordanian men, with only 1.3% of married Jordanian men having more than one wife, approximately 39,000 men. It attributed the low rate partly to the fact that men often divorce their first wife before marrying another, leaving them with only one spouse.
As for divorce and widowhood, 3.3% of Jordanian men aged 25+ are divorced, compared with 5.6% of Jordanian women in the same age group.
A significant gap exists in widowhood rates: among Jordanians aged 60+, less than 1% of men are widowers, while around 42% of women are widows. In terms of numbers, there are fewer than 3,000 widowers compared with around 221,000 widows in Jordan.
The large disparity in widowhood rates between men and women is due to nine factors, including demographic, social, biological, and legislative reasons, according to the council.
The Higher Population Council revealed the current marital status distribution of Jordanian men and women, noting that 43.1% of Jordanian males aged 15 and above have never been married, compared with 32.7% of females.
The council explained that marital status differs from the annual number of marriage cases recorded in Sharia courts and registered by the Civil Status and Passports Department. Marital status refers to the distribution of Jordanians aged 15+ into two groups:
(1) Those who have previously been married (2) Those who have never been married
It added that current marital status is not the result of one single year, but rather reflects decades of marriages, divorces, and deaths among Jordanians.
The latest available data from the Civil Status and Passports Department showed that 67.3% of Jordanian women aged 15+ have been married at some point, compared with 56.9% of Jordanian men aged 15 and above. This category includes those currently married, divorced, and widowed.
Excluding the youngest age group (15–19), the percentage of Jordanians who have been married rises to 66.7% among men and 77.5% among women, and generally increases with age to around 96% among both men and women aged 75 and above.
Regarding polygamy, the council said it remains 'rare' among Jordanian men, with only 1.3% of married Jordanian men having more than one wife, approximately 39,000 men. It attributed the low rate partly to the fact that men often divorce their first wife before marrying another, leaving them with only one spouse.
As for divorce and widowhood, 3.3% of Jordanian men aged 25+ are divorced, compared with 5.6% of Jordanian women in the same age group.
A significant gap exists in widowhood rates: among Jordanians aged 60+, less than 1% of men are widowers, while around 42% of women are widows. In terms of numbers, there are fewer than 3,000 widowers compared with around 221,000 widows in Jordan.
The large disparity in widowhood rates between men and women is due to nine factors, including demographic, social, biological, and legislative reasons, according to the council.
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43.1% of Jordanian men have never married, compared with 32.7% of women
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