Area Database (v4.2)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poor households (with IWI value under 70)
Subnational regions
Jordan
All years

% poor households (with IWI value under 70)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Jordan (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 11.4 10.5 9.61 8.74 7.87 6.99 6.12 5.24 4.37 3.61 2.85 2.10 1.34 0.58 0.78 0.98 1.19 1.39 1.59 1.79 1.99 2.20
Aljoun 12.5 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.2 10.9 10.6 10.2 9.93 8.30 6.68 5.05 3.43 1.80 1.76 1.72 1.68 1.64 1.60 1.56 1.52 1.48
Amman 7.53 6.96 6.38 5.80 5.22 4.64 4.07 3.49 2.91 2.36 1.80 1.25 0.69 0.14 0.24 0.34 0.44 0.54 0.64 0.74 0.84 0.94
Aqaba 21.9 20.1 18.2 16.3 14.4 12.6 10.7 8.82 6.95 5.68 4.41 3.14 1.87 0.60 0.57 0.54 0.51 0.48 0.45 0.42 0.39 0.36
Balqa 18.6 17.3 16.0 14.6 13.3 12.0 10.7 9.34 8.01 6.58 5.15 3.71 2.28 0.85 1.24 1.63 2.01 2.40 2.79 3.18 3.57 3.95
Irbid 9.00 8.53 8.07 7.61 7.15 6.69 6.22 5.76 5.30 4.43 3.56 2.70 1.83 0.96 1.13 1.30 1.48 1.65 1.82 1.99 2.16 2.34
Jarash 20.3 18.7 17.1 15.5 13.9 12.3 10.7 9.08 7.48 6.28 5.08 3.88 2.68 1.48 1.49 1.51 1.52 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.58 1.59
Karak 25.7 23.3 21.0 18.6 16.3 13.9 11.6 9.24 6.89 5.66 4.44 3.21 1.99 0.76 0.78 0.80 0.81 0.83 0.85 0.87 0.89 0.90
Ma'an 23.2 21.1 19.0 16.9 14.8 12.6 10.5 8.39 6.27 5.22 4.17 3.11 2.06 1.01 1.33 1.65 1.98 2.30 2.62 2.94 3.26 3.59
Madaba 16.6 14.9 13.3 11.7 10.0 8.41 6.78 5.15 3.52 2.93 2.34 1.75 1.16 0.57 0.67 0.76 0.86 0.95 1.05 1.15 1.24 1.34
Mafraq 19.1 17.7 16.2 14.8 13.4 12.0 10.6 9.15 7.73 6.52 5.30 4.09 2.87 1.66 3.02 4.38 5.73 7.09 8.45 9.81 11.2 12.5
Tafiela 20.2 18.2 16.3 14.3 12.4 10.4 8.47 6.52 4.57 3.70 2.83 1.97 1.10 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.27 0.28 0.29 0.29
Zarqa 9.41 8.54 7.67 6.80 5.93 5.06 4.19 3.32 2.45 2.06 1.66 1.27 0.87 0.48 0.70 0.91 1.13 1.34 1.56 1.78 1.99 2.21
Lighter numbers are estimates