Editing Demographics of Jordan (section)

==Ethnic and religious groups==
{{seealso|Nawar people}}
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===Arab===
Arab Jordanians are mostly either descended from families and clans who were living in the cities and towns in [[Transjordan (region)|Transjordan]] prior to Jordanian independence in 1946, most notably in the governorates of [[Jerash Governorate|Jerash]], [[Ajloun Governorate|Ajlun]], [[Balqa Governorate|Balqa]], [[Irbid Governorate|Irbid]], [[Madaba]], [[Al Karak]], [[Aqaba]], [[Amman]] and some other towns in the country, or from the [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] families who sought refuge in Jordan in different times in the 20th century, mostly during and after the wars of [[1948 Palestinian exodus|1948]] and [[Six-Day War|1967]]. Many Christians are natives especially in towns such as [[Fuheis|Fuhies]], [[Madaba]], [[Al Karak]], [[Ajloun|Ajlun]], or have Bedouin origins, and a significant number came in 1948 and 1967 mainly from [[Jerusalem]], [[Jaffa]], [[Lod|Lydda]], [[Bethlehem]], and other Palestinian cities.
[[File:Jordanian Bedouin Arab Men.jpg|thumb|308x308px|Bedouin Arab men from Jordan]]

====Druze====
The Druze people are believed to constitute about 0.5% of the total population of Jordan, around 32,000 people.<ref>{{Citation | publisher = [[US State Department]] | url = https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51602.htm | title = International Religious Freedom Report | year = 2005 | access-date = 2019-05-25 | archive-date = 2020-08-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200807184226/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51602.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> The Druze, who refer to themselves as al-Muwahhideen, or "believers in one God," are concentrated in the rural, mountainous areas west and north of [[Amman]]. Even though the faith originally developed out of [[Ismaili Islam]], most [[Druze]] do not identify as [[Muslims]],{{efn|<ref>{{cite book|title=America & Islam: Soundbites, Suicide Bombs and the Road to Donald Trump|first=Lawrence|last= Pintak|year= 2019| isbn=  9781788315593| page =86|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Templar Spirit: The Esoteric Inspiration, Rituals and Beliefs of the Knights Templar|first=Margaret|last=  Jonas|year= 2011| isbn= 9781906999254| page =83|publisher=Temple Lodge Publishing|quote=[Druze] often they are not regarded as being Muslim at all, nor do all the Druze consider themselves as Muslim}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Are the Druze People Arabs or Muslims? Deciphering Who They Are |url=https://www.arabamerica.com/are-the-druze-people-arabs-or-muslims-deciphering-who-they-are/ |website=Arab America |access-date=13 April 2020 |language=en |date=8 August 2018 |archive-date=20 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020060455/https://www.arabamerica.com/are-the-druze-people-arabs-or-muslims-deciphering-who-they-are/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Middle East Today: Political, Geographical and Cultural Perspectives| first=Dona|last= J. Stewart|year=2008| isbn=9781135980795| page = 33|publisher=Routledge|quote= Most Druze do not consider themselves Muslim. Historically they faced much persecution and keep their religious beliefs secrets.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Oxford Handbook of American Islam| first=Yvonne |last=Yazbeck Haddad|year=2014| isbn=9780199862634| page = 142|publisher=Oxford University Press|quote=While they appear parallel to those of normative Islam, in the Druze religion they are different in meaning and interpretation. The religion is considered distinct from the Ismaili as well as from other Muslims belief and practice... Most Druze consider themselves fully assimilated in American society and do not necessarily identify as Muslims..}}</ref>}} and they do not accept the [[Five Pillars of Islam|five pillars of Islam]].<ref>{{cite book|title= The Political Role of Minority Groups in the Middle East|first=Ronald|last= De McLaurin|year= 1979| isbn= 9780030525964| page =114 |publisher=Michigan University Press|quote= Theologically, one would have to conclude that the Druze are not Muslims. They do not accept the five pillars of Islam. In place of these principles the Druze have instituted the seven precepts noted above..}}</ref>

====Bedouin Arabs====
The other group of Jordanians is descended from [[Bedouin]]s, of which less than 1% live a nomadic lifestyle. Bedouin settlements are concentrated in the south and east of the country.

===Afro-Jordanians===
{{Main | Afro-Jordanians}}

An unknown but considerable number of Jordanians are of African descent.

===Armenians===
{{Main|Armenians in Jordan}}
There were an estimated 5,000 [[Armenians]] living within the country in 2009.<ref name="looklex">{{cite web|url=http://i-cias.com/e.o/jordan_4.htm|title=Jordan: Religions & Peoples<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=i-cias.com|access-date=2011-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222220121/http://i-cias.com/e.o/jordan_4.htm|archive-date=2017-12-22|url-status=live}}</ref> An estimated 4,500 of these are members of the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]],<ref name="looklex"/> and predominantly speak the [[western Armenian|Western dialect]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=ARM|title=Ethnologue 14 report for language code:ARM<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=ethnologue.com|access-date=2011-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421071658/http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=ARM|archive-date=2009-04-21|url-status=live}}</ref> of the [[Armenian language]]. This population makes up the majority of non-[[Arab]] Christians in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/306128/Jordan/256321/Religion|title=Jordan - history - geography|website=britannica.com|access-date=2011-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022080451/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/306128/Jordan/256321/Religion/|archive-date=2014-10-22|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Assyrians===
{{Main|Assyrians in Jordan}}
There is an Assyrian refugee population in Jordan. Many Assyrians have arrived in Jordan as refugees since the invasion of Iraq, making up a large part of the Iraqi refugees.

===Turks===
{{Main|Turks in Jordan}}
There are people of Turkish ancestry living in Jordan. These people have had a thriving presence in Jordan since the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Today, there is a minority of about 60,000 people in the country who are the descendants of the Ottoman-Turkish immigrants. As of 2009, there are also 8,262 Turkish citizens who are recent migrants to Jordan.

===Circassians===
{{Main|Circassians in Jordan}}
By the end of the 19th century, the Ottoman Authorities directed the Circassian immigrants to settle in Jordan. The Circassians are Sunni Muslims and are estimated to number 100,000 to 170,000 people.

===Chechens===
{{Main|Chechens in Jordan}}
There are about 10,000 Chechens estimated to reside in Jordan.

===Doms===
{{main|Doms in Jordan}}
There and 70,000 [[Dom people]] in Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan |url=https://minorityrights.org/country/jordan/ |website=Minority Rights Group |access-date=2024-07-29 |archive-date=2024-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526155120/https://minorityrights.org/country/jordan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

=== Genetics ===
Bahri et al. (2011) observed that the Jordanians have a genetic profile that is Arabian Semitic, despite the succession of several civilizations in Jordan. They have a common origin in Mesopotamia and are not too genetically dissimilar from the peoples of the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[North Africa]], who respectively have a common origin in Arabia and North Africa.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bahri |first1=Raoudha |last2=Moncer |first2=Wifak El |last3=Al-Batayneh |first3=Khalid |last4=Sadiq |first4=May |last5=Esteban |first5=Esther |last6=Moral |first6=Pedro |last7=Chaabani |first7=Hassen |date=2012 |title=Genetic differentiation and origin of the Jordanian population: an analysis of Alu insertion polymorphisms |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22106835/ |journal=Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers |volume=16 |issue=5 |pages=324–329 |doi=10.1089/gtmb.2011.0197 |pmid=22106835 |via=NCBI |access-date=2024-02-01 |archive-date=2024-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201051923/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22106835/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Zanetti et al. (2014) discovered significant genetic differentiation between general Jordanians and Bedouin Arabs. General Jordanians were more similar to other Middle Eastern populations whilst Bedouin Arabs were more similar to North Africans. However, the Bedouin Arabs played a significant role in the "peopling" of Jordan, both in the past and present.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zanetti |first1=Daniela |last2=Sadiq |first2=May |last3=Carreras-Torres |first3=Robert |last4=Khabour |first4=Omar |last5=Alkaraki |first5=Almuthanna |last6=Esteban |first6=Esther |last7=Via |first7=Marc |last8=Moral |first8=Pedro |date=2014 |title=Human diversity in Jordan: polymorphic Alu insertions in general Jordanian and Bedouin groups |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25397703/ |journal=Human Biology |volume=86 |issue=2 |pages=131–138 |doi=10.3378/027.086.0201 |pmid=25397703 |hdl=2445/128482 |via=NCBI |hdl-access=free |access-date=2024-02-01 |archive-date=2024-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201051923/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25397703/ |url-status=live }}</ref>