Population ages 15-64, female in Jordan
Jordan: Population ages 15-64, female was 64.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Jordan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 64.4% for population ages 15-64, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Jordan peaked at 64.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 1972.
Jordan ranks 91st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.9% | — |
| 1961 | 49.5% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 49.1% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 48.7% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 48.3% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 48.0% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 47.4% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 47.2% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 46.9% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 46.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 53.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.3% | 47.0% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.1% | 46.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 48.0% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 52.1% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 56.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 59.8% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.4% | 64.4% | 6 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Jordan?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Jordan was 64.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 1972.
- How does Jordan rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Jordan ranks 91st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.