The National Population Projections Committee and the Technical Committee at the Population Higher Council Sunday discussed the updated population projections for the Kingdom.
The new projections were prepared based on an agreed upon methodology by technical experts.
The committee also discussed the methodology for preparing population projections for the governorates and for Non- Jordanians residing in Jordan.
Headed by the Director General of the Department of Statistics, Qasim Al-Zoubi, the National Committee also comprises 22 members representing various population and development stakeholders.
The committee is tasked with planning the implementation of population projections to meet the needs of different institutions, develop national estimates that are approved and published, and to supervise the National Population Projections Committee.