This article is about the demographic features of the population of Jordan, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
According to the OECD/World Bank, population statistics population in Jordan increased from 1990 to 2008 with 2.7 million and 86% growth in population compared to 39% growth in Lebanon, 56% growth in Israel, 67% growth in Syria and according to the U.S. Census 106% growth in the Palestinian Territories.
Native Jordanians are mostly descended from people of villagers and Bedouin descent originating in the Arabian Peninsula. In addition, there's Jordanian minorities like the Circassians, Chechens, Arameans and Armenians. However, there are a number of other ethnicities present, including communities of Kurds, Assyrians and Mandeans which are refugees from the 2003 Iraqi war.