What is life expectancy in Jordan?

Life expectancy in Jordan was 77.81 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 77.81 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 40.87 years in 1950.

How does Jordan rank for life expectancy?

Jordan ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Jordan data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Jordan

Name: Life expectancy in Jordan
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jordan: Life expectancy was 77.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.81 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

79th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.81 years

in 2023

All-time low

40.87 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Jordan, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Jordan is 77.81 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Jordan peaked at 77.81 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.87 years, in 1950.

That places Jordan 79th 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.

Life expectancy in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy in Jordan, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	40.87 years	—
1951	42.02 years	+2.8%
1952	43.22 years	+2.8%
1953	44.45 years	+2.8%
1954	45.63 years	+2.7%
1955	46.75 years	+2.5%
1956	48 years	+2.7%
1957	49.23 years	+2.6%
1958	50.45 years	+2.5%
1959	51.61 years	+2.3%
1960	52.68 years	+2.1%
1961	53.68 years	+1.9%
1962	54.63 years	+1.8%
1963	55.49 years	+1.6%
1964	56.46 years	+1.7%
1965	57.32 years	+1.5%
1966	57.76 years	+0.8%
1967	58.97 years	+2.1%
1968	59.77 years	+1.4%
1969	60.5 years	+1.2%
1970	59.83 years	-1.1%
1971	61.77 years	+3.2%
1972	62.48 years	+1.1%
1973	63.06 years	+0.9%
1974	63.61 years	+0.9%
1975	64.15 years	+0.8%
1976	64.65 years	+0.8%
1977	65.13 years	+0.7%
1978	65.6 years	+0.7%
1979	66.05 years	+0.7%
1980	66.49 years	+0.7%
1981	66.92 years	+0.6%
1982	67.36 years	+0.7%
1983	67.78 years	+0.6%
1984	68.21 years	+0.6%
1985	68.59 years	+0.6%
1986	68.96 years	+0.5%
1987	69.3 years	+0.5%
1988	69.61 years	+0.4%
1989	69.86 years	+0.4%
1990	70.09 years	+0.3%
1991	70.24 years	+0.2%
1992	70.4 years	+0.2%
1993	70.57 years	+0.2%
1994	70.74 years	+0.2%
1995	70.92 years	+0.3%
1996	71.1 years	+0.3%
1997	71.32 years	+0.3%
1998	71.52 years	+0.3%
1999	71.74 years	+0.3%
2000	71.93 years	+0.3%
2001	72.14 years	+0.3%
2002	72.36 years	+0.3%
2003	72.58 years	+0.3%
2004	72.79 years	+0.3%
2005	72.98 years	+0.3%
2006	73.22 years	+0.3%
2007	73.41 years	+0.2%
2008	73.56 years	+0.2%
2009	73.71 years	+0.2%
2010	73.8 years	+0.1%
2011	73.93 years	+0.2%
2012	74.09 years	+0.2%
2013	74.28 years	+0.3%
2014	74.61 years	+0.4%
2015	75.06 years	+0.6%
2016	75.55 years	+0.7%
2017	76.07 years	+0.7%
2018	76.49 years	+0.6%
2019	76.86 years	+0.5%
2020	75.58 years	-1.7%
2021	74.2 years	-1.8%
2022	77.09 years	+3.9%
2023	77.81 years	+0.9%

Jordan compared with similar countries

Jordan's 77.81 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Jordan's 77.81 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	46.22 years	40.87 years	51.61 years	10
1960s	56.73 years	52.68 years	60.5 years	10
1970s	63.63 years	59.83 years	66.05 years	10
1980s	68.31 years	66.49 years	69.86 years	10
1990s	70.86 years	70.09 years	71.74 years	10
2000s	72.87 years	71.93 years	73.71 years	10
2010s	75.07 years	73.8 years	76.86 years	10
2020s	76.17 years	74.2 years	77.81 years	4

Countries ranked near Jordan

76 China 77.95 years compare
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85 years compare
78 Lebanon 77.82 years compare
80 Peru 77.74 years compare
81 Colombia 77.72 years compare
82 Iran 77.65 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Jordan

Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 842.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 470 deaths (2100)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Jordan?: Life expectancy in Jordan was 77.81 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 77.81 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 40.87 years in 1950.
How does Jordan rank for life expectancy?: Jordan ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.