ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Jordan

Jordan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 30.67 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
30.67 %
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
78th
of 79 countries
All-time high
34.42 %
in 2017
All-time low
28.83 %
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Jordan, 2017–2023

01020302017202020232017: 34.4 %2018: 33.5 %2019: 33.5 %2020: 31.1 %2021: 28.8 %2022: 29.5 %2023: 30.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 30.67 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Jordan ranks 78th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Jordan, 2017 to 2023.
Year % Change
2017 34.42 %
2018 33.51 % -2.6%
2019 33.47 % -0.1%
2020 31.12 % -7.0%
2021 28.83 % -7.4%
2022 29.51 % +2.4%
2023 30.67 % +3.9%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 30.67 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.29 %, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 30.67 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.6 %, 64% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 33.8 % 33.47 % 34.42 % 3
2020s 30.03 % 28.83 % 31.12 % 4

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 75 Palestine, State of 42.06 % compare
  2. 76 Senegal 39.97 % compare
  3. 77 Tunisia 36.95 % compare
  4. 79 South Africa 29.01 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Jordan?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Jordan was 30.67 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 34.42 % in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 28.83 % in 2021.
How does Jordan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Jordan ranks 78th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,546 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.