Determinants Affecting Reproduction Among University Youth Who're Getting Married in Jordan an Applied Study of the University of Jordan Students Hind Khaled Sarayreh 1 , Nesreen Nabil Atieh 2 , Ayed Mohammad Taran 3* , Hamzeh Mohammad Bani-Khaled 3 1 Department of Geography, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan 2 Department of Social Work, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan 3 Department of Applied Geography, Al al-Bayt University, Al-Mafraq 130040, Jordan Corresponding Author Email: Taran@aabu.edu.jo Copyright: ©2024 The authors. This article is published by IIETA and is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.190222 ABSTRACT Received: 16 October 2023 Revised: 6 January 2024 Accepted: 3 February 2024 Available online: 28 February 2024 The research aims to identify the most important environmental, economic, and social factors influencing reproduction among university youth, in addition to identifying the statistical significance of the impact of these factors on reproduction among this group of Jordanian society. The descriptive approach is applied to suit the objectives of the research. The scale that the researchers created to gather data was used in the study. The research sample was chosen randomly, at an error level of 0.05, from the undergraduate students at the University of Jordan in the scientific and humanities colleges, who were 381 male and female students, for the academic year 2023-2024 for the first time. The statistical methods used in the research are summarized as follows: Calculate frequency and proportions to identify the social characteristics of participants. To confirm the validity of the questionnaire's internal structure and item distribution based on dimensions, Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated for each research tool item and its corresponding dimensions. It was shown from the results that the most influential environmental factor in the desire to have children among young people, from the point of view of the University of Jordan students, is their feeling of fear for their children when thinking that they will live in an unhealthy environment, as this factor received a high level, and that the most preferred social factor is understanding the partner before having children, and their fear of not agreeing after marriage limits their thinking about having children. The study recommends the necessity of providing financial and social support to couples who wish to have children and face economic challenges. Keywords: reproduction, youth, University of Jordan, marriage, Jordan 1. INTRODUCTION Population is considered the main focus around which many studies revolve, especially those related to development and planning. Here, economic and social policies require knowledge of the characteristics related to the population, their growth rates, and their distribution, as they are among the most important and ever-changing elements. Among all of these, population issues come first among other issues and problems due to their great impact on public life and their close relationship with development [1, 2]. The relationship between population and development is an important one characterized by mutual interaction. The size of the population and its demographic characteristics affect the quality of life, the reduction of poverty, and the possible relationships between population characteristics and reproductive behaviors. Religious and Cultural Aspects: Since the majority of people in Jordan are Arab Muslims, cultural and religious influences frequently have a big impact on how people reproduce. Conventional wisdom, religious convictions, and social conventions can impact choices about getting married, starting a family, and how many kids you want. Academic Achievement: The level of education attained by people of university age may have an impact on their reproductive decisions. As people concentrate on their academic and professional goals, higher education may cause them to put off getting married and starting a family. Financial Elements: Family planning decisions can be influenced by employment opportunities and economic stability. People may put off having children until they feel financially secure due to financial difficulties. Reproductive health is accessible. The outcomes of many relevant conferences, such as the Conference on Population and Development in 1994, emphasized the necessity of international cooperation in population and development issues, such as the right of couples to decide freely and responsibly on the size of their families and the spacing between births and to obtain the necessary education to achieve these goals. Reproduction, in this case, is an inbuilt role that the Almighty designed for this existence and is connected to several social, economic, and health-related aspects [3]. Reproduction is affected by many environmental, economic, and social factors among university youth who are getting married. Reproduction decisions are particularly complex due to many different factors, so it is necessary to understand the factors influencing reproduction decisions among university International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning Vol. 19, No. 2, February, 2024, pp. 651-661 Journal homepage: http://iieta.org/journals/ijsdp 651