Jordan Census

Jordan

Census records
Research use: These registers establish family groups and individual identity.

Record type: The British took censuses in 1922 and 1931, however, these were incomplete. The Jordanian government also took a census in 1952 which was incomplete. The first complete census was taken in 1961.

Time period: 1922 to the present.

Contents: The first censuses (1922-1952) listed only males, and the number in each household. After 1961 the registers list the names of all household members including children, sex, birth date, residence, age, religion, occupation, marital status, health status, military status.

Location: National Archives in Amman.

Population coverage: Early censuses less than 20%. Later censuses over 90%.

Reliability: Good.