Fertility and female labor force participation in Jordan
Jordan: Fertility and female labor force participation was 17.64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 17.64 for fertility and female labor force participation in 2024. 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, fertility and female labor force participation in Jordan peaked at 17.64 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.38, 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.
Fertility and female labor force participation in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.38 | — |
| 1975 | 10.23 | +133.6% |
| 1979 | 6.67 | -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 | 16.91 | +34.2% |
| 2018 | 14.6 | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 13.38 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 14.69 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 13.81 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 13.75 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.77 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 17.64 | +11.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 17.64 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.18, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 17.64 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.68, 66% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility and female labor force participation 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% | 4.38 | 10.23 |
| 2000 | +84.4% | 6.67 | 12.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.38 | 4.38 | 4.38 | 1 |
| 1970s | 8.45 | 6.67 | 10.23 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.77 | 11.2 | 14.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.27 | 12.6 | 16.91 | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.13 | 13.75 | 17.64 | 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 fertility and female labor force participation in Jordan?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Jordan was 17.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.64 in 2024.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 in 1961.
- How does Jordan rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Jordan ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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