Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Jordan

Employment-to-population ratio in Jordan in 2025 — 33.43%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.39 pp.

2025 33.43% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 176of 182
Period maximum 34.93%2009
Period minimum 31%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Jordan, 1991–202530313233343519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 31.04%1992: 31.54%1993: 31.67%1994: 32.8%1995: 33.68%1996: 34.06%1997: 34.04%1998: 33.99%1999: 34%2000: 34%2001: 33.1%2002: 32.53%2003: 31.98%2004: 32.31%2005: 32.63%2006: 32.42%2007: 34.59%2008: 34.48%2009: 34.93%2010: 34.56%2011: 33.97%2012: 33.36%2013: 32.43%2014: 32.07%2015: 32.74%2016: 32.99%2017: 32.94%2018: 32.02%2019: 32.65%2020: 32.27%2021: 31%2022: 31.54%2023: 33.46%2024: 33.33%2025: 33.43%
Change over the period: +2.39 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jordan

Jordan 33.43%
World 58.06%
Western Asia computed 47.01%
Employment-to-population ratio — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.43 +0.1 pp
2024 33.33 −0.13 pp
2023 33.46 +1.92 pp
2022 31.54 +0.54 pp
2021 31 −1.27 pp
2020 32.27 −0.38 pp
2019 32.65 +0.63 pp
2018 32.02 −0.91 pp
2017 32.94 −0.05 pp
2016 32.99 +0.25 pp
2015 32.74 +0.67 pp
2014 32.07 −0.36 pp
2013 32.43 −0.94 pp
2012 33.36 −0.61 pp
2011 33.97 −0.59 pp
2010 34.56 −0.36 pp
2009 34.93 +0.44 pp
2008 34.48 −0.1 pp
2007 34.59 +2.16 pp
2006 32.42 −0.21 pp
2005 32.63 +0.32 pp
2004 32.31 +0.34 pp
2003 31.98 −0.55 pp
2002 32.53 −0.57 pp
2001 33.1 −0.91 pp
2000 34 −0 pp
1999 34 +0.02 pp
1998 33.99 −0.05 pp
1997 34.04 −0.02 pp
1996 34.06 +0.38 pp
1995 33.68 +0.89 pp
1994 32.8 +1.12 pp
1993 31.67 +0.13 pp
1992 31.54 +0.51 pp
1991 31.04

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.