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Employment rate in Jordan

Jordan: Employment rate was 33.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
33.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
180th
of 186 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2009
All-time low
31.0%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Employment rate in Jordan, 1991–2025

01020301991200820251991: 31 %1992: 31.5 %1993: 31.7 %1994: 32.8 %1995: 33.7 %1996: 34.1 %1997: 34 %1998: 34 %1999: 34 %2000: 34 %2001: 33.1 %2002: 32.5 %2003: 32 %2004: 32.3 %2005: 32.6 %2006: 32.4 %2007: 34.6 %2008: 34.5 %2009: 34.9 %2010: 34.6 %2011: 34 %2012: 33.4 %2013: 32.4 %2014: 32.1 %2015: 32.7 %2016: 33 %2017: 32.9 %2018: 32 %2019: 32.6 %2020: 32.3 %2021: 31 %2022: 31.5 %2023: 33.5 %2024: 33.3 %2025: 33.4 %

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 33.4% for employment rate in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate in Jordan peaked at 34.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2021.

Jordan ranks 180th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.0% 31.0% 34.1% 9
2000s 33.3% 32.0% 34.9% 10
2010s 33.0% 32.0% 34.6% 10
2020s 32.5% 31.0% 33.5% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 177 Sudan 34.7% compare
  2. 178 Palestine 34.0% compare
  3. 179 Eswatini 33.7% compare
  4. 181 Afghanistan 32.5% compare
  5. 182 Syria 31.9% compare
  6. 183 Somalia 27.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate in Jordan?
Employment rate in Jordan was 33.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest employment rate recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2021.
How does Jordan rank for employment rate?
Jordan ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment rate rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Employment rate
Unit
%
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.