ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Jordan

Jordan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 15.49 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
15.49 %
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
79th
of 79 countries
All-time high
19.25 %
in 2017
All-time low
14.21 %
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Jordan, 2017–2023

051015202017202020232017: 19.2 %2018: 16.3 %2019: 15.3 %2020: 15.3 %2021: 14.2 %2022: 14.9 %2023: 15.5 %

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded 15.49 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Jordan, 2017 to 2023.
Year % Change
2017 19.25 %
2018 16.31 % -15.3%
2019 15.27 % -6.4%
2020 15.27 % +0.0%
2021 14.21 % -6.9%
2022 14.91 % +4.9%
2023 15.49 % +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.94 % 15.27 % 19.25 % 3
2020s 14.97 % 14.21 % 15.49 % 4

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 76 Egypt 24.49 % compare
  2. 77 Tunisia 22.09 % compare
  3. 78 Palestine, State of 19.54 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Jordan?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Jordan was 15.49 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 19.25 % in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 14.21 % in 2021.
How does Jordan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Jordan ranks 79th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.