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% of women in 50+ population
| 1991 | 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 | |
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| Total | 51.8 | 51.6 | 51.4 | 51.2 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 50.5 | 50.2 | 50.0 | 50.5 | 51.0 | 51.4 | 51.9 | 52.4 | 51.7 | 51.1 | 50.5 | 49.9 | 49.3 | 48.7 | ||||||||
| Urban | 52.2 | 51.9 | 51.6 | 51.3 | 51.0 | 50.7 | 50.4 | 50.1 | 49.8 | 50.3 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 51.8 | 52.4 | 51.8 | 51.2 | 50.6 | 50.0 | 49.4 | 48.8 | ||||||||
| Rural | 50.3 | 50.4 | 50.5 | 50.6 | 50.7 | 50.9 | 51.0 | 51.1 | 51.2 | 51.5 | 51.7 | 51.9 | 52.2 | 52.4 | 51.5 | 50.6 | 49.7 | 48.7 | 47.8 | 46.9 | ||||||||
| Poor | 61.6 | 61.9 | 62.2 | 62.5 | 62.8 | 63.1 | 63.4 | 63.7 | 64.0 | 63.5 | 63.0 | 62.5 | 62.0 | 61.5 | 61.0 | 60.5 | 60.0 | 59.5 | 59.0 | 58.5 | ||||||||
| Nonpoor | 51.6 | 51.4 | 51.2 | 51.0 | 50.8 | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 49.4 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 49.2 | ||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 55.5 | 55.6 | 55.7 | 55.8 | 55.9 | 56.0 | 56.1 | 56.2 | 56.3 | 56.6 | 56.9 | 57.2 | 57.4 | 57.7 | 57.1 | 56.5 | 55.9 | 55.3 | 54.7 | 54.0 | ||||||||
| Second 25% | 52.1 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 51.8 | 51.7 | 51.7 | 51.6 | 52.0 | 52.4 | 52.8 | 53.2 | 53.6 | 53.0 | 52.5 | 51.9 | 51.3 | 50.7 | 50.1 | ||||||||
| Third 25% | 53.0 | 52.4 | 51.7 | 51.1 | 50.5 | 49.8 | 49.2 | 48.6 | 47.9 | 48.3 | 48.7 | 49.1 | 49.5 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 49.1 | 48.7 | 48.4 | 48.0 | 47.6 | ||||||||
| Highest 25% | 48.9 | 48.7 | 48.4 | 48.2 | 48.0 | 47.7 | 47.5 | 47.3 | 47.0 | 47.5 | 48.0 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 49.4 | 48.7 | 48.0 | 47.3 | 46.6 | 45.9 | 45.2 | ||||||||
| Aljoun | 48.9 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.5 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 51.1 | 52.2 | 53.3 | 54.4 | 55.5 | 53.8 | 52.1 | 50.4 | 48.7 | 47.0 | 45.3 | ||||||||
| Amman | 52.5 | 52.2 | 51.9 | 51.6 | 51.3 | 51.0 | 50.7 | 50.4 | 50.1 | 50.4 | 50.8 | 51.1 | 51.4 | 51.7 | 51.2 | 50.6 | 50.1 | 49.6 | 49.0 | 48.5 | ||||||||
| Aqaba | 39.3 | 40.3 | 41.2 | 42.2 | 43.1 | 44.1 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 46.9 | 46.6 | 46.2 | 45.9 | 45.5 | 45.2 | 44.5 | 43.9 | 43.2 | 42.5 | 41.9 | 41.2 | ||||||||
| Balqa | 54.6 | 54.1 | 53.7 | 53.2 | 52.7 | 52.3 | 51.8 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 51.1 | 51.3 | 51.6 | 51.8 | 52.0 | 51.8 | 51.5 | 51.3 | 51.0 | 50.8 | 50.5 | ||||||||
| Irbid | 49.4 | 49.7 | 50.0 | 50.2 | 50.5 | 50.8 | 51.1 | 51.4 | 51.7 | 52.0 | 52.4 | 52.7 | 53.1 | 53.4 | 52.7 | 52.0 | 51.3 | 50.6 | 49.9 | 49.2 | ||||||||
| Jarash | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 49.4 | 49.3 | 49.2 | 50.3 | 51.4 | 52.5 | 53.5 | 54.6 | 53.3 | 51.9 | 50.6 | 49.2 | 47.8 | 46.5 | ||||||||
| Karak | 49.9 | 50.1 | 50.3 | 50.5 | 50.7 | 50.9 | 51.1 | 51.3 | 51.6 | 51.8 | 52.0 | 52.2 | 52.5 | 52.7 | 52.3 | 51.9 | 51.5 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.4 | ||||||||
| Ma'an | 48.7 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.3 | 48.4 | 48.5 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 48.9 | ||||||||
| Madaba | 48.2 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 48.7 | 49.3 | 49.9 | 50.5 | 51.1 | 51.0 | 50.9 | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.6 | 50.5 | ||||||||
| Mafraq | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 49.6 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 50.3 | 51.1 | 51.9 | 52.8 | 53.6 | 53.1 | 52.6 | 52.1 | 51.7 | 51.2 | 50.7 | ||||||||
| Tafiela | 45.1 | 45.7 | 46.2 | 46.8 | 47.4 | 48.0 | 48.6 | 49.2 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 49.1 | 48.0 | 47.0 | 45.9 | 44.8 | 43.7 | ||||||||
| Zarqa | 56.3 | 55.3 | 54.2 | 53.2 | 52.1 | 51.1 | 50.0 | 49.0 | 47.9 | 49.1 | 50.2 | 51.4 | 52.5 | 53.7 | 52.8 | 51.8 | 50.9 | 50.0 | 49.0 | 48.1 | ||||||||