What is life expectancy in Jordan?

Life expectancy in Jordan was 77.81 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 77.81 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 40.87 years in 1950.

How does Jordan rank for life expectancy?

Jordan ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Jordan data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Jordan

Name: Life expectancy in Jordan
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jordan: Life expectancy was 77.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.81 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

79th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.81 years

in 2023

All-time low

40.87 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Jordan, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Jordan stood at 77.81 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Jordan peaked at 77.81 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.87 years, in 1950.

Jordan ranks 79th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	46.22 years	40.87 years	51.61 years	10
1960s	56.73 years	52.68 years	60.5 years	10
1970s	63.63 years	59.83 years	66.05 years	10
1980s	68.31 years	66.49 years	69.86 years	10
1990s	70.86 years	70.09 years	71.74 years	10
2000s	72.87 years	71.93 years	73.71 years	10
2010s	75.07 years	73.8 years	76.86 years	10
2020s	76.17 years	74.2 years	77.81 years	4

Countries ranked near Jordan

76 China 77.95 years compare
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85 years compare
78 Lebanon 77.82 years compare
80 Peru 77.74 years compare
81 Colombia 77.72 years compare
82 Iran 77.65 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Jordan

Age dependency ratio, old 7.3% (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 122,088 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 121,328 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 122,805 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 121,116 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 53.7% (2025)
Population, female 5.59 million (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 122,475 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 117,652 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 123,076 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Jordan?: Life expectancy in Jordan was 77.81 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 77.81 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 40.87 years in 1950.
How does Jordan rank for life expectancy?: Jordan ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.