Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Jordan
Jordan: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 17.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Jordan stood at 17.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Jordan peaked at 17.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1961.
Jordan ranks 188th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.4% | — |
| 1975 | 10.2% | +133.6% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | -34.8% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +84.4% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +34.2% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +11.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 17.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 17.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.7%, 66% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +133.6% | 4.4% | 10.2% |
| 2000 | +84.4% | 6.7% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.2% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.6% | 16.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.8% | 17.6% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Jordan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1467 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7497 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 669.38 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,584 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,739 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,323 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Jordan?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Jordan was 17.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1961.
- How does Jordan rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Jordan ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.