Highest Poverty in Jordan

Top 76 cities ranked by highest poverty

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All Countries · Jordan

Highest Poverty — Jordan

1 Aydūn 18 0.1%

2 Saḩāb 16 0.1%

3 Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 16 0.1%

4 Jarash 22 0.1%

5 Aţ Ţafīlah 12 0.1%

6 ‘Izrā 09 0.1%

7 Qīr Moāv 19 0.1%

8 Karak City 09 0.1%

9 Judita 18 0.1%

10 Al Fuḩayş 02 0.1%

11 Al Jubayhah 16 0.1%

12 Umm as Summāq 16 0.1%

13 Kurayyimah 18 0.1%

14 Māḩiş 02 0.1%

15 ‘Anjarah 20 0.1%

16 Safi 09 0.1%

17 Al Azraq ash Shamālī 17 0.1%

18 Aţ Ţurrah 18 0.1%

19 Wādī Mūsá 19 0.1%

20 ‘Ajlūn 20 0.1%

21 Amman 16 0.1%

22 Zarqa 17 0.1%

23 Irbid 18 0.1%

24 Russeifa 17 0.1%

25 Ḩayy Khildā 16 0.1%

26 Khuraybat as Sūq 16 0.1%

27 Wādī as Sīr 16 0.1%

28 Ar Ramthā 18 0.1%

29 Ṣuwayliḥ 02 0.1%

30 Sūf 22 0.1%

31 As Salţ 02 0.1%

32 Aqaba 21 0.1%

33 Rukban 15 0.1%

34 Marj Al Hamam 16 0.1%

35 Mādabā 23 0.1%

36 Mafraq 15 0.1%

37 Az̧ Z̧ulayl 17 0.1%

38 Ma'an 19 0.1%

39 Ḩayy al Bunayyāt 16 0.1%

40 Sāl 18 0.1%

41 Malkā 18 0.1%

42 Kafr Abīl 18 0.1%

43 Dayr Yūsuf 18 0.1%

44 Al Ḩamrā’ 15 0.1%

45 Saḩam al Kaffārāt 18 0.1%

46 Raymūn 22 0.1%

47 Waqqāş 18 0.1%

48 Al Kittah 22 0.1%

49 Al Qaţrānah 09 0.1%

50 Ḩātim 18 0.1%

51 Kharjā 18 0.1%

52 Ḩalāwah 20 0.1%

53 Şabḩā 15 0.1%

54 Kitim 18 0.1%

55 Al Khinzīrah 09 0.1%

56 Tibnah 18 0.1%

57 Balīlā 22 0.1%

58 Al Mazār al Janūbī 09 0.1%

59 Aţ Ţayyibah 18 0.1%

60 Sakib 22 0.1%

61 Ash Shajarah 18 0.1%

62 Jāwā 16 0.1%

63 Şakhrah 20 0.1%

64 Rehab 15 0.1%

65 Ruwaished 15 0.1%

66 ‘Ayn Jannā 20 0.1%

67 Al Karāmah 02 0.1%

68 Qumaym 18 0.1%

69 Şammā 18 0.1%

70 Kafr Asad 18 0.1%

71 Bayt Yāfā 18 0.1%

72 Al Quwayrah 19 0.1%

73 ‘Ayy 09 0.1%

74 Buşayrā 12 0.1%

75 Kafr Sawm 18 0.1%

76 Ḩakamā 18 0.1%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Jordan face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Aydūn has a poverty rate of 0.1%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Aydūn, 0.1% of residents — roughly 1 in 100 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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