Jordan

Population Statistics

8,117,564

Total Population

1,217,635

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

31 March 2008

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1952, last amended 2011)

Updated: June 2015

Article 67 states:

The House of Deputies shall consist of members elected by secret ballot in a general direct election and in accordance with the provisions of an Electoral Law...

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1952, last amended 2011)