Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Jordan
Jordan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 38.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
38.6%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
136th
of 236 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 1956
All-time low
37.4%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Jordan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Jordan stood at 38.6%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Jordan peaked at 48.9% in 1956 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.6% | — |
| 1951 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 48.3% | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 47.8% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 47.6% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 46.9% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 46.6% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 45.0% | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 45.5% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 44.8% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 44.5% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 43.6% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 43.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 42.8% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 38.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 38.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.5%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.3% | 46.4% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.5% | 45.0% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 44.2% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 41.8% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 40.5% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 38.9% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 37.4% | 38.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 133 Italy 38.7% compare
- 134 Faroe Islands 38.7% compare
- 135 American Samoa 38.6% compare
- 136 Mauritius 38.6% compare
- 138 Brazil 38.5% compare
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 38.5% compare
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Jordan?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Jordan was 38.6% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1956.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Jordan ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.