Life Expectancy at Birth in Jordan
Jordan: Life Expectancy at Birth was 77.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.98
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
70th
of 216 countries
All-time high
77.98
in 2024
All-time low
52.68
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Jordan, 1960–2024
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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.68 | — |
| 1961 | 53.68 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 54.63 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 55.49 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 56.46 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 57.32 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 57.76 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 58.97 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 59.77 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 60.5 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 59.83 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 61.77 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 62.48 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 63.06 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 63.61 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 64.15 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 64.65 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 65.13 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 65.6 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 66.05 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 66.49 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 66.92 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 67.36 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.78 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 68.21 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 68.59 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.96 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 69.3 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 69.61 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 69.86 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 70.09 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.24 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 70.4 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.57 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.74 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 70.92 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 71.11 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 71.32 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 71.52 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 71.74 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.93 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 72.14 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 72.36 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.58 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.79 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.98 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 73.22 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.41 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.56 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 73.71 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.8 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.93 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 74.09 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.28 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.61 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.06 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.55 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 76.07 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.49 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 76.86 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.58 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 74.2 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 77.09 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 77.81 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 77.98 | +0.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 77.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 77.98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.28, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
More gender data for Jordan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,402 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1309 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,047 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,047 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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.