Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jordan
Jordan: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 28.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Jordan recorded 28.6% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jordan peaked at 28.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1961.
That places Jordan 188th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.6% | — |
| 1975 | 14.1% | +151.0% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | -38.6% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +114.8% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +12.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 28.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 41% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 28.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.6%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 | +151.0% | 5.6% | 14.1% |
| 2000 | +114.8% | 8.7% | 18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 8.7% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.7% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 21.1% | 27.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 22.7% | 28.6% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jordan?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jordan was 28.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1961.
- How does Jordan rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Jordan ranks 188th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.