Abstract
Geography and politics have strongly influenced Jordan’s demographic history and the Jordanian population is comprised of two components: the original population, who lived in the East Bank before the 1948 War and their descendants, and the Palestinians, who were the residents of the West Bank. Since the mid-1970s, two non-national groups were added to the Jordanian population: foreign workers and their accompanying family members, and since 1991, non-Palestinian refugees. Despite a large number of non-nationals in the Kingdom, the most prominent factor for Jordan’s rapid population growth since its establishment has been the high fertility rate of the national population.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Palgrave Handbook of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 29-47 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811391668 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811391651 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2019.
Keywords
- Citizens
- Palestinians
- Population growth
- Refugees
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences