Jordan vs Palestine: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Jordan
33.4%
in 2025
Palestine
34.0%
in 2022
Jordan rank
181st
Palestine rank
179th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Jordan
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 34.0% against 33.4% in Jordan, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine ahead.
Jordan ranks 181st and Palestine ranks 179th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 36.0% | 3.0% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.7% | 2.6% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 33.1% | 0.1% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 32.1% | 0.5% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Jordan or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 34.0% against 33.4% in Jordan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Jordan and Palestine?
- 0.6%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palestine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Jordan and Palestine rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Jordan ranks 181st and Palestine ranks 179th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.