Tafilah: population, jobs, health and schools
Tafilah is a governorate of Jordan, number 12 of 12 by population. The Department of Statistics estimated the population of Tafilah Governorate at 120,300 at the end of 2025, the lowest of 12 governorates and 1.0% of the Kingdom's 11,937,000 people.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Tafilah: In 2025 the unemployment rate among Jordanian women aged 15 and over in Tafilah was 26.7%, the lowest of 12 governorates (Kingdom: 33.2%). The rate is the share of women in the labour force who are looking for work.
- Health in Tafilah: Tafilah had 257.7 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2025, the highest of 12 governorates (Kingdom: 137.1).
- Education in Tafilah: 12.2% of Jordanian women aged 15 and over in Tafilah could not read and write in 2025, 2nd highest of 12 governorates (Kingdom: 6.9%).
How many men and women live in Tafilah?
Of those, 63,000 are male (52.4%) and 57,300 are female (47.6%); across the Kingdom 52.9% are male.
Source: Department of Statistics, Jordan · saved copyHow many people in Tafilah live in rural areas?
78.0% of people in Tafilah (93,800) live in urban areas, meaning localities of 5,000 or more people as defined in the 2015 census, and 26,500 live in rural areas.
Source: Department of Statistics, Jordan · saved copyHow governorates are governed in Jordan
Governorates (12). Governor appointed by the government (Ministry of Interior); governorate council at least 60% directly elected, with mayors and appointed members making up the rest. Governor runs security and state services; the council reviews development plans and budgets.
Every tier of government in Jordan
Other governorates of Jordan
- Amman 5,004,600
- Irbid 2,210,500
- Zarqa 1,704,500
- Mafraq 686,800
- Balqa 614,000
- Karak 395,400
- Jarash 296,000
- Aqaba 250,900
- Madaba 236,200
- Ajlun 219,900
- Ma'an 197,900
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Sources
- Department of Statistics, Jordan: Indicators of health by governorate, 2008-2025: hospital beds, medical facilities and mother and child health centres per 100,000 people, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 80dff5cada4b…)
- Department of Statistics, Jordan: Education indicators by governorate, 2009-2025: illiteracy rate and sex split of students by stage, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 aed8181e7756…)
- Department of Statistics, Jordan: Life expectancy at birth by governorate and sex, 2007-2023, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 684760b3cf46…)
- Department of Statistics, Jordan: Indicators of economy by governorate, 2008-2025 (Labour Force Survey): economic activity and unemployment rates of Jordanians aged 15+, by sex, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 582676f2bf9b…)
- Department of Statistics, Jordan: Estimated population of the Kingdom by governorate, sex, and urban and rural, at the end of 2025 (Tables 2.2 and 2.3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0917681306aa…)
- Department of Statistics, Jordan: Under-five mortality rate by governorate, 2007-2023 (Jordan Population and Family Health Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 25da2979930a…)
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