Decrease in fertility rate in Jordan

The Jordanian Department of Statistics reported that the fertility rate for women in Jordan for the current year 2023 reached 2.6 children per woman of childbearing age.

Rural areas recorded a higher fertility rate of 2.8 children per woman compared to urban areas.

The results of the 2023 Population and Family Health Survey, released by the department on Thursday, showed a one percent decrease in the overall fertility rate in Jordan since the previous survey in 2017-2018, which recorded a rate of 2.7.

At the governorate level, the fertility rate ranged from 1.9 in Aqaba to 3.1 in Ajloun and Mafraq.

The fertility rate among women living in Syrian refugee camps was higher compared to those not residing in those camps (4.9 and 3.9 children, respectively).

Regarding maternal care, the survey results indicated that 97 percent of women received prenatal care from a health professional (doctor, nurse, or midwife).

Only 18 percent of women received the required tetanus injection to provide complete protection for the last birth in the two years preceding the survey.

Additionally, more than 99 percent of live births during the same period occurred in a health facility.