The world population is the totality of all living humans on the planet Earth. As of today, it is estimated to number 6.984 billion by the United States Census Bureau. According to a separate estimate by the United Nations, it has already exceeded 7 billion. The world population has experienced continuous growth since the end of the Great Famine and Black Death in 1350, when it stood at around 370 million. The highest rates of growth – global increases above 1.8% per year – were seen briefly during the 1950s, and for a longer period during the 1960s and 1970s. The growth rate peaked at 2.2% in 1963, and had declined to 1.1% by 2011. Total annual births were highest in the late 1980s at about 138 million, and are now expected to remain essentially constant at their 2011 level of 134 million, while deaths number 56 million per year, and are expected to increase to 80 million per year by 2040. Current projections show a continued increase in population (but a steady decline in the population growth rate), with the global population expected to reach between 7.5 and 10.5 billion by 2050.
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 Palestinia.
While native Jordanians are mostly descended from people of villagers and Bedouin descent originating in the Arabian Peninsula, more than half of the population originally descended from Palestine, which they immigrated from in the 1948 and 1967 wars. In addition, there's Jordanian minorities like the Circassians, Chechens, and Armenians. However, there are a number of other ethnicities present, including communities of Kurds, Assyrians, and Mandeans of which some are refugees from the 2003 Iraqi war. According to UNRWA, there are 1,951,603 Palestinian refugees in Jordan as of June 2008, 31.5% of Jordan's population. There are also approximately one million Iraqis currently residing in the country. Also, hundreds of thousands of guest workers from Egypt, Syria, Indonesia, and South Asia work as domestic and construction employees. Also, there are a few thousand residents of Lebanese origin who came to Jordan when civil strife and war broke out in their native country. They primarily reside in Amman. The official language is Arabic, but English is used widely in commerce and government. About 70% of Jordan's population is urban; less than 6% of the rural population is nomadic or semi-nomadic. Most people live where the rainfall supports agriculture.