الأردن 2015

Source: Calculated from ESCWA, 2017a, based on data provided by the NSO from the Jordan census 2015, unless otherwise indicated

Population

Total female population: 4,637,020 (47.57%)

Total male population: 4,813,509 (52.43)

Total population: 9,180,529

Total female persons with disabilities: 116,682 (46.39%)

Total male persons with disabilities: 134,817 (53.61%)

Total persons with disabilities: 251,499

Disability prevalence (%)

Disability prevalence (%)

  Total Rural Urban
Total 2.74% 2.32% 2.78%
Female 2.67% 2.24% 2.72%
Male 2.80% 2.39% 2.84%

Note: The data pertain only to persons aged 5 and above.

Age-specific disability prevalence (%)

Disability prevalence (%)

  Rural Urban Total
Total Female 0.2% 2.5% 2.7%
Male 0.2% 2.6% 2.8%
5-14 Female 0.1% 1.1% 1.2%
Male 0.1% 1.5% 1.6%
15-24 Female 0.1% 1.0% 1.1%
Male 0.1% 1.4% 1.6%
25-44 Female 0.1% 1.3% 1.4%
Male 0.2% 2.0% 2.1%
45-64 Female 0.3% 4.0% 4.3%
Male 0.3% 4.0% 4.3%
65+ Female 1.3% 14.3% 15.6%
Male 1.0% 11.1% 12.2%

Age distribution (%)

Age distribution (%)

  5-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+
Persons without disabilities Female 26.0% 21.4% 31.3% 15.8% 5.6%
Male 24.9% 21.8% 32.1% 16.1% 5.1%
Persons with disabilities Female 11.2% 8.7% 16.5% 26.1% 37.5%
Male 14.3% 11.9% 24.2% 25.0% 24.5%

Type of disability/difficulty (%)

Disability type (%)

  Seeing Hearing Mobility Cognition Self-care Communication
Female Rural 15.1% 12.8% 31.8% 14.0% 14.6% 11.7%
Urban 17.4% 11.7% 33.4% 12.9% 14.2% 10.5%
Male Rural 17.6% 13.5% 27.3% 14.8% 14.0% 12.8%
Urban 20.0% 12.3% 29.9% 13.3% 13.1% 11.4%

Note: Persons may report more than one type of disability.

By marital status by age group

Marital status, female (%)

  Single Married Widowed Divorced Separated
15-39 Without disabilities 44.1% 53.6% 1.5% 0.6% 0.1%
With disabilities 70.2% 26.6% 2.1% 1.0% 0.2%
40-64 Without disabilities 7.8% 78.9% 2.7% 10.3% 0.4%
With disabilities 14.7% 59.7% 3.6% 21.4% 0.6%
65+ Without disabilities 2.8% 45.1% 1.3% 50.5% 0.3%
With disabilities 2.3% 34.0% 1.3% 62.1% 0.3%

Marital status, male (%)

  Single Married Widowed Divorced Separated
15-39 Without disabilities 60.9% 38.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
With disabilities 65.2% 33.7% 1.0% 0.1% 0.1%
40-64 Without disabilities 3.6% 94.9% 0.9% 0.6% 0.1%
With disabilities 8.3% 88.8% 1.5% 1.2% 0.2%
65+ Without disabilities 0.9% 90.6% 0.6% 7.8% 0.1%
With disabilities 0.8% 84.8% 0.7% 13.4% 0.3%

By literacy status age: 15+ years

Literacy status (%) Age: 15+ years

  Literate Illiterate Not stated
Rural Persons without disabilities Female 66.7% 19.2% 14.1%
Male 76.5% 11.4% 12.0%
Persons with disabilities Female 28.5% 69.6% 1.9%
Male 57.3% 40.0% 2.7%
Urban Persons without disabilities Female 74.6% 11.5% 13.9%
Male 79.3% 7.5% 13.1%
Persons with disabilities Female 48.0% 49.8% 2.2%
Male 72.6% 24.8% 2.6%

By educational attainment age: 13+ years

Educational attainment (%) Age 13+ years

  ISCED level 1 ISCED level 2 ISCED level 3 ISCED level 4 ISCED level 5 ISCED level 6 No schooling
Female Without disabilities Rural 5.1% 21.2% 20.7% 6.9% 14.6% 1.1% 30.4%
Urban 6.9% 22.1% 21.2% 9.7% 15.2% 1.6% 23.2%
With disabilities Rural 5.0% 8.7% 5.5% 1.4% 1.2% 0.2% 78.0%
Urban 9.7% 13.0% 8.4% 3.3% 2.6% 0.4% 62.7%
Male Without disabilities Rural 5.2% 27.2% 27.9% 4.7% 10.4% 1.7% 22.8%
Urban 7.0% 25.7% 22.8% 8.4% 14.5% 2.7% 18.9%
With disabilities Rural 9.0% 19.9% 11.7% 2.4% 2.7% 0.7% 53.7%
Urban 12.5% 22.4% 13.8% 4.8% 6.3% 1.4% 38.8%

Note: Data source includes a more detailed breakdown for ISCED levels 2 (by general and lower secondary) and 3 (by upper secondary and technical/vocational).

By economic activity age: 15–64 years

Economic activity (%) Age: 15-64 years

  Employed Unemployed Economically inactive
Rural Female Persons without disabilities 12.7% 12.7% 74.6%
Persons with disabilities 4.7% 5.5% 89.8%
Male Persons without disabilities 59.4% 12.6% 28.0%
Persons with disabilities 27.8% 14.3% 57.9%
Urban Female Persons without disabilities 13.6% 6.3% 80.1%
Persons with disabilities 5.3% 3.5% 91.2%
Male Persons without disabilities 61.6% 8.7% 29.7%
Persons with disabilities 33.2% 10.6% 56.2%