Jordan Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Jordan labor force participation rate for 2022 was 25.80%, a 2% increase from 2021.
  • Jordan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 23.80%, a 0.99% decline from 2020.
  • Jordan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 24.79%, a 0.9% decline from 2019.
  • Jordan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 25.69%, a 0.7% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Jordan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 25.80% 2.00%
2021 23.80% -0.99%
2020 24.79% -0.90%
2019 25.69% -0.70%
2018 26.38% -2.78%
2017 29.16% -0.08%
2016 29.24% -0.03%
2015 29.27% 0.00%
2014 29.27% -0.01%
2013 29.28% 0.06%
2012 29.22% 0.10%
2011 29.12% 0.10%
2010 29.02% 0.07%
2009 28.96% -0.08%
2008 29.04% -0.26%
2007 29.30% -0.19%
2006 29.49% -0.29%
2005 29.78% -0.34%
2004 30.12% -0.39%
2003 30.51% -0.26%
2002 30.77% -0.25%
2001 31.02% -0.32%
2000 31.34% -0.21%
1999 31.55% -0.18%
1998 31.72% -0.16%
1997 31.88% -0.16%
1996 32.04% -0.06%
1995 32.10% -0.39%
1994 32.49% -0.25%
1993 32.74% -0.15%
1992 32.89% -0.61%
1991 33.50% 33.50%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%