Life Expectancy at Birth in Jordan
Jordan: Life Expectancy at Birth was 77.98 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Jordan, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Jordan is 77.98, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Jordan peaked at 77.98 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.68, in 1960.
Jordan ranks 70th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.73 | 52.68 | 60.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.63 | 59.83 | 66.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.31 | 66.49 | 69.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.86 | 70.09 | 71.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.87 | 71.93 | 73.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.07 | 73.8 | 76.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.53 | 74.2 | 77.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.18 compare
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.04 compare
- 69 China, People's Republic of 78.02 compare
- 71 Lebanon 77.94 compare
- 72 Peru 77.94 compare
- 73 Colombia 77.91 compare
More gender data for Jordan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 115,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 110,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 115,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 110,831 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 115,776 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Jordan?
- Life expectancy at birth in Jordan was 77.98 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.98 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.68 in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Jordan ranks 70th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.