Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Jordan or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, 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, State of?

0.6%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palestine, State of?

32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.

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.

Jordan vs Palestine, State of: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Jordan

33.4%

in 2025

Palestine, State of

34.0%

in 2022

Jordan rank

181st

Palestine, State of rank

179th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Jordan
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of 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, State of ahead.

Jordan ranks 181st and Palestine, State of ranks 179th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.0%	36.0%	3.0%	Palestine, State of
2000s	33.3%	30.7%	2.6%	Jordan
2010s	33.0%	33.1%	0.1%	Palestine, State of
2020s	31.6%	32.1%	0.5%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Jordan or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, 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, State of?: 0.6%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palestine, State of?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Jordan and Palestine, State of rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Jordan ranks 181st and Palestine, State of 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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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.