Overview
The Population Council has been working in Jordan since 2000. The focus of research and programs has been on reproductive health, gender, and employment. Current work is focused on better understanding the labor market for women and youth in the Middle East.
Council staff members in Cairo and New York have provided assistance to the UNICEF office in Amman and Jordan's Department of Statistics in producing a national survey of youth in Jordan.
Highlights of past and present work
- Update the state of knowledge on labor market functioning and outcomes in general and the quality of jobs in particular, primarily for women and youth in Egypt, to be scaled up in Jordan and Morocco.
- Conducted demographic analysis of the gender, education level, and familial situation of youth aged 10–14 in order to better understand the needs of adolescents.
Projects
Gender and Work in the Middle East and North Africa: Research Capacity-building Activities (more)
The Population Council is providing young researchers with mentoring and research peer review so that they may pursue high-quality research in the area of gender and work.
(1/2008 - 1/2010)
Financial literacy/livelihoods
Poverty, Job Quality, and Labor Market Dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa (more)
Council researchers are investigating poverty, job quality, and labor market dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa.
(8/2007 - 7/2009)
Financial literacy/livelihoods
Resources
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people (HTML)Series of 51 data guides by country
Publication date: 2009
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people--Jordan 2007 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2009
Job quality in Jordan: An analysis based on a Job Quality Index (JQI) (PDF)
Alhawarin,Ibrahim; Al Salamat,Mamdouh
Gender and Work in the MENA Region Working Paper (no. 4)
Publication date: 2009
Job quality in Jordan: An analysis based on a Job Quality Index (JQI) [Arabic translation] (PDF)
Alhawarin,Ibrahim; Salamat,Mamdouh
Gender and Work in the MENA Region Working Paper (no. 10)
Publication date: 2009
Selected DHS data on 10-14-year-olds (HTML)
Annexes by country to Facts about Adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical Tables for Program Planning
Publication date: 2003
Selected DHS data on 10-14-year-olds: Jordan (PDF) (HTML)
Annex to "Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical tables for program planning"
Publication date: 2003
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey--Statistical tables for program planning: Jordan 1997 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2001
Gender and generation in household labor supply in Jordan (PDF)
Kawar,Mary
West Asia and North Africa Regional Paper (no. 43)
Publication date: 2000
Gender and generation in household labor supply in Jordan [Arabic] (PDF)
Kawar,Mary
West Asia and North Africa Regional Paper (no. 43)
Publication date: 2000
Assessing the quality of reproductive health services (PDF)
Al Qutob,Raeda; Mawajdeh,Salah; Nawar,Laila; Saidi,Salama; Raad,Firas
Policy Series in Reproductive Health (no. 5)
Publication date: 1998
Jordan Fast Facts
| Population (millions) | 6.3 |
|---|---|
| Total fertility rate | 3.8 |
| Infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 23 |
| Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births | 59 |
| Girls aged 20-24 married by age 18 (%) | 10 |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence (%) | — |
| Living below US $2 per day (%) | 4 |
Country statistics from Demographic and Health Surveys, 1987–2011; UNAIDS and UNICEF websites (accessed 10/22/2012); "World Population Data Sheet" (Population Reference Bureau, 2012) | |
What's New
- 31 January 2013 | Bixby fellowship application deadline: The Council’s Fred H. Bixby Fellowship Program expands training opportunities for social scientists and biomedical researchers in the health and population fields. The program is geared toward developing-country nationals in the early stages of their careers. (more)
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