Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Jordan

Labor force participation rate in Jordan in 2025 — 40.05%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.71 pp.

2025 40.05% +0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 174of 182
Period maximum 40.23%2017
Period minimum 36.4%2014

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Jordan, 1990–202536373839404119901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 39.34%1991: 39.51%1992: 39.4%1993: 39.44%1994: 39.46%1995: 39.44%1996: 39.47%1997: 39.46%1998: 39.45%1999: 39.43%2000: 39.4%2001: 38.8%2002: 38.4%2003: 37.4%2004: 37.85%2005: 38.3%2006: 37.7%2007: 39.8%2008: 39.5%2009: 40.1%2010: 39.5%2011: 39%2012: 38%2013: 37.1%2014: 36.4%2015: 37.66%2016: 38.94%2017: 40.23%2018: 39.18%2019: 39.24%2020: 39.95%2021: 38.67%2022: 38.56%2023: 40.12%2024: 40.01%2025: 40.05%
Change over the period: +0.71 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Jordan 40.05%
World 60.98%
Western Asia computed 51.54%
Labor force participation rate — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.05 +0.05 pp
2024 40.01 −0.12 pp
2023 40.12 +1.57 pp
2022 38.56 −0.12 pp
2021 38.67 −1.28 pp
2020 39.95 +0.71 pp
2019 39.24 +0.07 pp
2018 39.18 −1.05 pp
2017 40.23 +1.29 pp
2016 38.94 +1.28 pp
2015 37.66 +1.26 pp
2014 36.4 −0.7 pp
2013 37.1 −0.9 pp
2012 38 −1 pp
2011 39 −0.5 pp
2010 39.5 −0.6 pp
2009 40.1 +0.6 pp
2008 39.5 −0.3 pp
2007 39.8 +2.1 pp
2006 37.7 −0.6 pp
2005 38.3 +0.45 pp
2004 37.85 +0.45 pp
2003 37.4 −1 pp
2002 38.4 −0.4 pp
2001 38.8 −0.6 pp
2000 39.4 −0.03 pp
1999 39.43 −0.02 pp
1998 39.45 −0.01 pp
1997 39.46 −0.01 pp
1996 39.47 +0.03 pp
1995 39.44 −0.02 pp
1994 39.46 +0.02 pp
1993 39.44 +0.04 pp
1992 39.4 −0.11 pp
1991 39.51 +0.17 pp
1990 39.34

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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