Share of the population that is female in Jordan
Jordan: Share of the population that is female was 48.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
48.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
196th
of 215 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 1967
All-time low
47.1%
in 1995
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Jordan, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 48.5% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Jordan peaked at 48.9% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1995.
That places Jordan 196th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 47.1% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 47.6% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 48.1% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.3% | 48.5% | 6 |
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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 share of the population that is female in Jordan?
- Share of the population that is female in Jordan was 48.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1967.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1995.
- How does Jordan rank for share of the population that is female?
- Jordan ranks 196th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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