Egypt vs Jordan: Female employment rate
Egypt
21.0%
in 2024
Jordan
13.2%
in 2024
Egypt rank
164th
Jordan rank
167th
Female employment rate over time
- Egypt
- Jordan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 21.0% against 13.2% in Jordan, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.6 times Jordan's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 164th and Jordan ranks 167th of 172 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 9.4% | 7.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 9.9% | 6.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 11.0% | 5.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 11.3% | 3.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, Egypt or Jordan?
- Egypt, at 21.0% against 13.2% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in female employment rate between Egypt and Jordan?
- 7.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jordan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Jordan rank globally for female employment rate?
- Egypt ranks 164th and Jordan ranks 167th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.