Jordania

Interesting Facts About Jordania

• Arabs make up about 98% of Jordan's population, with the remaining 2% consisting largely of peoples from the Caucasus including Circassians, Armenians, and Chechens.
• Amman's population grew dramatically from 65,754 in 1946 to over 4 million in 2015.
• Jordan is home to 2,175,491 Palestinian refugees as of December 2016, with most having been granted Jordanian citizenship.
• Since 2010, over 1.4 million Syrian refugees have fled to Jordan to escape violence in Syria, with the largest population being in the Zaatari refugee camp.
• Up to 1,000,000 Iraqis moved to Jordan following the Iraq War in 2003, though most subsequently returned.
• About 84.1% of Jordan's population live in urban areas.
• The average household size in Jordan decreased from 6.7 persons per household in 1979 to 4.8 persons per household in 2015.

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