What is birth rate by women's age group in Jordan?

Birth rate by women's age group in Jordan was 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 135.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.

How does Jordan rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Jordan ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Jordan data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Jordan

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Jordan
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jordan: Birth rate by women's age group was 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

139th

of 236 countries

All-time high

135.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1950

All-time low

18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Jordan, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Jordan stood at 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Jordan peaked at 135.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.

That places Jordan 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Birth rate by women's age group in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Jordan, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	135.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	133.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
1952	132.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.0%
1953	131.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
1954	131.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1955	131.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1956	131.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1957	131.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1958	130.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1959	130.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
1960	130.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.0%
1961	130.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1962	130.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1963	131.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1964	129.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
1965	128.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.3%
1966	122.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.1%
1967	117.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.2%
1968	112.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.2%
1969	92.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-17.9%
1970	90.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.8%
1971	92.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.6%
1972	94.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.1%
1973	93.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1974	91.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.2%
1975	89.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
1976	84.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.5%
1977	87.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.6%
1978	85.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.1%
1979	84.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1980	84.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1981	81.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.8%
1982	77.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.7%
1983	74.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.6%
1984	67.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-9.2%
1985	64.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.6%
1986	61.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.9%
1987	59.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.6%
1988	56.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.9%
1989	54.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
1990	54.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1991	53.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.6%
1992	52.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.2%
1993	51.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
1994	51.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
1995	51.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
1996	48.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.6%
1997	44.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-7.6%
1998	40.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-9.2%
1999	38.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.9%
2000	35.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.8%
2001	34.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.8%
2002	35.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
2003	35.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
2004	36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.8%
2005	34.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.7%
2006	33.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
2007	35.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.9%
2008	35.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
2009	36.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.0%
2010	37.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.4%
2011	34.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-8.2%
2012	34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
2013	34.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
2014	32.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.8%
2015	30.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.5%
2016	28.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.9%
2017	26.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-7.6%
2018	24.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-8.1%
2019	22.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-7.1%
2020	20.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-7.1%
2021	19.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-7.4%
2022	18.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.8%
2023	18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.4%

Jordan compared with similar countries

Jordan's 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Jordan's 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	132.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	130.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	135.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	122.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	92.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	131.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	89.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	84.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	94.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	68.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	54.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	84.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	48.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	38.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	54.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	35.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	33.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	36.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	30.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	22.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	37.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	19.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	20.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Jordan

136 Mongolia 19.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
137 Djibouti 18.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
138 Aruba 18.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
140 Kazakhstan 18.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
141 Hungary 17.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
142 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 17.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Jordan

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1447 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7659 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1447 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0913 % change on previous year (2100)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,006 Persons (2050)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.02 Percent per annum (2030)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0606 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth 0.2% (2100)
Population density 240.14 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 1.10 million people (2100)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Jordan?: Birth rate by women's age group in Jordan was 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 135.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
How does Jordan rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Jordan ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jordan data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.