Japan vs Jordan: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Japan
92.3%
in 2025
Jordan
93.2%
in 2025
Japan rank
33rd
Jordan rank
31st
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Japan
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 93.2% against 92.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 33rd and Jordan ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.2% | 38.0% | 14.1% | Japan |
| 1960s | 67.3% | 46.4% | 21.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 74.8% | 54.6% | 20.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 66.7% | 10.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 77.9% | 77.6% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 78.9% | 5.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 87.9% | 3.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 92.5% | 0.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Japan or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 93.2% against 92.3% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Japan and Jordan?
- 0.9%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Jordan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Jordan rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Japan ranks 33rd and Jordan ranks 31st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation 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 population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.