Employment-to-population ratio in Jordan
The ILO estimates that 33.4% of people aged 15 and over in Jordan were employed in 2025.
Jordan, 2025
33.4%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
175th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Jordan over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.4% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 33.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 32.7%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Jordan has the 175th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Jordan
All statistics for Jordan
Labour force participation
40.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
16.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
38.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
16.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
3.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.1%
2025 · World Bank