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Department of Statistics (DOS)
The Department of Statistics (DOS) conducts censuses and sample surveys to collect population data. In addition it receives data from vital statistical records. Population and housing censuses have been carried out in 1952, 1961, 1979 and 1994. DOS compiles various periodical sample surveys on subjects such as Fertility, Mortality, Migration, Labour Force, Family Health. DOS receives vital statistics from the civil status records such as Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces.

Jordanian National Information System
The Jordanian National Information System site connects to more than 100 public organizations who produce statistics and information of interest to the public. The National Information Centre maintains the site to provide easy access to the full range of information, textual and statistical, generated by these agencies for policy analysis and general research.

	Ministry of Health of Jordan This site of the Ministry of Health of Jordan provides intensive access to health information about Jordan and hosts the National Information System.

	Ministry of Planning The Ministry of Planning.

	National Center for Human Resources Development The National Center for Human Resources Development in Jordan aims at enhancing and promoting human resources development and improve relevance of outputs of education and training programs to labour market needs in addition to continue evaluation of reform programs in education.

	National Population Commission of Jordan The National Population Commission of Jordan advises to advise the government on population issues as they relate to the national social and economic development of the country. The General Secretariat of the NPC is also coordinating population research and policy.

	United Nations Development Programme United Nations Development Programme in Jordan.