Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Jordan
Jordan: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
165th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 2020
All-time low
1.01
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Jordan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1.06 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Jordan peaked at 1.07 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1957.
That places Jordan 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.02 | — |
| 1951 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.01 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.02 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.05 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.04 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 162 Mauritania 1.06 compare
- 163 North Macedonia 1.06 compare
- 164 Senegal 1.06 compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.06 compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 1.06 compare
- 168 French Polynesia 1.06 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Jordan?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Jordan was 1.06 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1957.
- How does Jordan rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Jordan ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.