Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Jordan
Jordan: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 42.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Jordan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Jordan is 42.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Jordan peaked at 42.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2014.
Jordan ranks 177th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.7% | — |
| 1991 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 40.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.8% | 40.7% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 39.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 38.1% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 40.8% | 42.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 174 Turkmenistan 44.8% compare
- 175 Algeria 44.8% compare
- 176 Iraq 43.4% compare
- 178 Nepal 41.9% compare
- 179 Mauritania 41.9% compare
- 180 Tajikistan 40.4% compare
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 labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Jordan?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Jordan was 42.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2014.
- How does Jordan rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Jordan ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.