Jordan Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 26.03%, a 0.23% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Jordan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 26.03% 0.23%
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% -0.61%