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Labor force — Jordan

Labor force in Jordan in 2025 — 3,220,931 people. Ranked 102 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 310.8%.

2025 3.22M people +0.52% vs 2024
World rank 102of 182
Period maximum 3.22M people2025
Period minimum 784,076 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Jordan, 1990–202501M2M3M4M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 784,076 people1991: 880,594 people1992: 939,578 people1993: 1,003,860 people1994: 1,064,262 people1995: 1,114,806 people1996: 1,155,940 people1997: 1,187,549 people1998: 1,215,637 people1999: 1,243,653 people2000: 1,272,412 people2001: 1,284,269 people2002: 1,304,262 people2003: 1,305,437 people2004: 1,361,612 people2005: 1,421,908 people2006: 1,503,278 people2007: 1,699,178 people2008: 1,740,167 people2009: 1,818,880 people2010: 1,844,829 people2011: 1,881,260 people2012: 1,872,113 people2013: 1,931,174 people2014: 2,081,895 people2015: 2,343,249 people2016: 2,553,453 people2017: 2,712,693 people2018: 2,717,015 people2019: 2,794,037 people2020: 2,914,902 people2021: 2,893,220 people2022: 2,957,476 people2023: 3,156,548 people2024: 3,204,396 people2025: 3,220,931 people
Change over the period: +2.44M (+310.79%) Average annual rate: 4.12 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Jordan 3.22M people
World 3.74B people
Western Asia computed 117M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.22M +16,535 +0.52%
2024 3.2M +47,848 +1.52%
2023 3.16M +199,072 +6.73%
2022 2.96M +64,256 +2.22%
2021 2.89M −21,682 −0.74%
2020 2.91M +120,865 +4.33%
2019 2.79M +77,022 +2.83%
2018 2.72M +4,322 +0.16%
2017 2.71M +159,240 +6.24%
2016 2.55M +210,204 +8.97%
2015 2.34M +261,354 +12.55%
2014 2.08M +150,721 +7.8%
2013 1.93M +59,061 +3.15%
2012 1.87M −9,147 −0.49%
2011 1.88M +36,431 +1.97%
2010 1.84M +25,949 +1.43%
2009 1.82M +78,713 +4.52%
2008 1.74M +40,989 +2.41%
2007 1.7M +195,900 +13.03%
2006 1.5M +81,370 +5.72%
2005 1.42M +60,296 +4.43%
2004 1.36M +56,175 +4.3%
2003 1.31M +1,175 +0.09%
2002 1.3M +19,993 +1.56%
2001 1.28M +11,857 +0.93%
2000 1.27M +28,759 +2.31%
1999 1.24M +28,016 +2.3%
1998 1.22M +28,088 +2.37%
1997 1.19M +31,609 +2.73%
1996 1.16M +41,134 +3.69%
1995 1.11M +50,544 +4.75%
1994 1.06M +60,402 +6.02%
1993 1M +64,282 +6.84%
1992 939,578 +58,984 +6.7%
1991 880,594 +96,518 +12.31%
1990 784,076

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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