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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Jordan

Female labor force participation rate in Jordan in 2025 — 16.03%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.83 pp.

2025 16.03% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 176of 182
Period maximum 16.61%2017
Period minimum 10.85%2003

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Jordan, 1990–2025101214161819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 11.2%1991: 11.14%1992: 11.41%1993: 11.44%1994: 11.49%1995: 11.57%1996: 11.57%1997: 11.61%1998: 11.66%1999: 11.74%2000: 11.85%2001: 11.29%2002: 11.89%2003: 10.85%2004: 11.12%2005: 11.38%2006: 11.58%2007: 14.37%2008: 13.94%2009: 14.59%2010: 14.46%2011: 14.42%2012: 13.86%2013: 12.95%2014: 12.28%2015: 13.6%2016: 15.05%2017: 16.61%2018: 14.65%2019: 13.69%2020: 14.98%2021: 13.96%2022: 13.92%2023: 15.93%2024: 16.01%2025: 16.03%
Change over the period: +4.83 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Jordan 16.03%
World 48.94%
Middle East & North Africa 19.73%
Western Asia computed 28.37%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 40.51%
Female labor force participation rate — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.03 +0.02 pp
2024 16.01 +0.07 pp
2023 15.93 +2.01 pp
2022 13.92 −0.04 pp
2021 13.96 −1.01 pp
2020 14.98 +1.29 pp
2019 13.69 −0.96 pp
2018 14.65 −1.96 pp
2017 16.61 +1.56 pp
2016 15.05 +1.45 pp
2015 13.6 +1.32 pp
2014 12.28 −0.66 pp
2013 12.95 −0.92 pp
2012 13.86 −0.56 pp
2011 14.42 −0.04 pp
2010 14.46 −0.13 pp
2009 14.59 +0.65 pp
2008 13.94 −0.43 pp
2007 14.37 +2.79 pp
2006 11.58 +0.2 pp
2005 11.38 +0.27 pp
2004 11.12 +0.26 pp
2003 10.85 −1.04 pp
2002 11.89 +0.6 pp
2001 11.29 −0.56 pp
2000 11.85 +0.11 pp
1999 11.74 +0.08 pp
1998 11.66 +0.05 pp
1997 11.61 +0.04 pp
1996 11.57 −0 pp
1995 11.57 +0.08 pp
1994 11.49 +0.05 pp
1993 11.44 +0.03 pp
1992 11.41 +0.26 pp
1991 11.14 −0.06 pp
1990 11.2 —

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IL Israel 62.28 QA Qatar 61.85 CY Cyprus 61.21 AZ Azerbaijan 60.76 GE Georgia 56.7 AE United Arab Emirates 53.03 AM Armenia 51.06 KW Kuwait 47.2 BH Bahrain 42.29 TR Türkiye 37.15 SA Saudi Arabia 33.57 OM Oman 29.96 JO Jordan 16.03 SY Syria 12.73 IQ Iraq 10.94 YE Yemen 4.66
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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