Ammon News -The birth rate for women in Jordan for the current year reached 2.6 children for every woman of reproductive age, with rural areas recording a higher birth rate of 2.8 compared to urban areas.

The results of the 2023 Population and Family Health Survey, which was launched by the Department of Statistics (DoS) on Thursday, showed a decline in the overall fertility rate in Jordan of 1 percent since the previous survey carried out in 2017-2018, which recorded a 2.7 birth rate.