Iraq vs. Jordan
Demographics
| Iraq | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 39,650,145 (July 2021 est.) | 10,909,567 (July 2021 est.) note: increased estimate reflects revised assumptions about the net migration rate due to the increased flow of Syrian refugees |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 37.02% (male 7,349,868/female 7,041,405) 15-24 years: 19.83% (male 3,918,433/female 3,788,157) 25-54 years: 35.59% (male 6,919,569/female 6,914,856) 55-64 years: 4.23% (male 805,397/female 839,137) 65 years and over: 3.33% (male 576,593/female 719,240) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 33.05% (male 1,837,696/female 1,738,935) 15-24 years: 19.77% (male 1,126,567/female 1,012,812) 25-54 years: 38.39% (male 2,250,328/female 1,903,996) 55-64 years: 5.11% (male 290,633/female 262,827) 65 years and over: 3.67% (male 194,464/female 202,386) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 21.2 years male: 20.8 years female: 21.6 years (2020 est.) | total: 23.5 years male: 23.9 years female: 22.9 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.06% (2021 est.) | 0.82% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 25.21 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 22.79 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.92 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 3.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -11.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.18 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 1.11 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 20.08 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.84 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 14.25 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.43 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.9 years male: 71.01 years female: 74.89 years (2021 est.) | total population: 75.75 years male: 74.25 years female: 77.35 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.32 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 3 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Iraqi(s) adjective: Iraqi | noun: Jordanian(s) adjective: Jordanian |
| Ethnic groups | Arab 75-80%, Kurdish 15-20%, other 5% (includes Turkmen, Yezidi, Shabak, Kaka'i, Bedouin, Romani, Assyrian, Circassian, Sabaean-Mandaean, Persian) note: data is a 1987 government estimate; no more recent reliable numbers are available | Jordanian 69.3%, Syrian 13.3%, Palestinian 6.7%, Egyptian 6.7%, Iraqi 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes Armenian, Circassian) (2015 est.) note: data represent population by self-identified nationality |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | <1,000 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim (official) 95-98% (Shia 64-69%, Sunni 29-34%), Christian 1% (includes Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Assyrian Church of the East), other 1-4% (2015 est.) note: while there has been voluntary relocation of many Christian families to northern Iraq, the overall Christian population has decreased at least 50% and perhaps as high as 90% since the fall of the SADDAM Husayn regime in 2003, according to US Embassy estimates, with many fleeing to Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon | Muslim 97.1% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.1% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1, folk <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1, other <0.1 (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | <100 (2020 est.) |
| Languages | Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect), Syriac (Neo-Aramaic), and Armenian are official in areas where native speakers of these languages constitute a majority of the population major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ???? ???? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes) major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.1% male: 56.2% female: 44% (2018) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.2% male: 98.6% female: 97.8% (2018) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: intermediate (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Iraq; as of 19 July 2021, Iraq has reported a total of 1,501,595 cases of COVID-19 or 3,733.22 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with 44.48 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 19 July 2021, 1.74% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine | note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Jordan; as of 6 April 2021, Jordan has reported a total of 639,444 cases of COVID-19 or 6,267.13 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with 71.38 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 7 April 2021, 4% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine |
| Education expenditures | NA | 3.1% of GDP (2019) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 71.1% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 2.91% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 91.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 98.8% of population rural: 95% of population total: 97.9% of population unimproved: urban: 1.2% of population rural: 5% of population total: 2.1% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 97.7% of population total: 98.9% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 2.2% of population total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 96.7% of population rural: 89.7% of population total: 95.2% of population unimproved: urban: 3.3% of population rural: 10.3% of population total: 4.8% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 98.6% of population rural: 96.6% of population total: 98.5% of population unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population rural: 3.7% of population total: 1.5% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 7.323 million BAGHDAD (capital), 1.683 million Mosul, 1.382 million Basra, 1.031 million Kirkuk, 901,000 Najaf, 861,000 Erbil (2021) | 2.182 million AMMAN (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 79 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 46 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 3.9% (2018) | 3% (2012) |
| Health expenditures | 4.1% (2018) | 7.8% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.71 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 2.32 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 1.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 30.4% (2016) | 35.5% (2016) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 52.8% (2018) | 51.8% (2017/18) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 69.9 youth dependency ratio: 64.1 elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 potential support ratio: 17.1 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 58.2 youth dependency ratio: 52 elderly dependency ratio: 6.3 potential support ratio: 16 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
