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Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) rose 20.0% to 4.47% in Jordan in 2022

Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) (%), 2022
Society | Jordan | February 1, 2023
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Population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population rose 20.0% to 4.47% in Jordan in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Jordan reached an all time high of 4.47% in 2022 and an all time low of 2.33% in 1987. When compared to Jordan's main peers, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Iraq amounted to 3.61%, 13.1% in Israel, 4.75% in Saudi Arabia and 5.40% in Syria in 2022.

Jordan has been ranked 121st within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) Unit 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
Egypt % 11.5% 11.8% 12.3% 12.8% 13.3%
Iran % 18.8% 19.5% 20.6% 21.6% 22.7%
Iraq % 6.88% 7.10% 7.32% 7.54% 7.76%
Israel % 18.6% 18.9% 19.1% 19.4% 19.6%
Jordan % 11.6% 12.0% 12.5% 13.0% 13.5%
Kuwait % 8.44% 8.91% 9.62% 10.3% 11.0%
Lebanon % 24.4% 25.1% 26.1% 27.1% 28.0%
Saudi Arabia % 16.1% 16.8% 17.6% 18.3% 19.1%
Syria % 11.6% 12.0% 12.6% 13.1% 13.7%
Turkey % 20.6% 21.2% 21.9% 22.5% 23.1%
United Arab Emirates % 15.4% 17.2% 19.2% 21.2% 23.1%
Yemen % 5.31% 5.53% 5.87% 6.20% 6.54%