Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate
1990 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate
- Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 38.5 % in Dec 2023, compared with 38.6 % in the previous year.
- Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2023, with an average rate of 39.2 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 40.2 % in Dec 2017 and a record low of 36.4 % in Dec 2014.
- Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
- In the latest reports, Jordan Population reached 11.5 million people in Dec 2023.
- Unemployment Rate of Jordan remained the same at 21.4 % in May 2024.
- The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 770.1 USD in Oct 2021.
View Jordan's Labour Force Participation Rate from 1990 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Jordan's Labour Force Participation Rate in 2023?
Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 38.5 % in Dec 2023, compared with 38.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.5 2023 | 38.6 2022 | 36.4 2014 | 40.2 2017 | % | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 63.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 62.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 60.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 66.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 77.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 63.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bahrain (%) | 70.9 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 61.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Belarus (%) | 86.8 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 71.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 77.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2022 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 47.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 68.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 62.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 64.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 55.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 87.4 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 64.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Feb 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 62.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| China (%) | 65.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 54.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | 65.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 60.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 74.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 64.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 43.4 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Estonia (%) | 66.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 75.8 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 67.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | May 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| France (%) | 74.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 53.3 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 56.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 63.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 59.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 56.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 68.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 79.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 45.1 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 70.6 Aug 2024 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 41.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Dec 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 66.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 62.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 67.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 66.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 63.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 38.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 68.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 67.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 63.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 42.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 74.1 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 58.7 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 66.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 68.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 45.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 63.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 55.0 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 67.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 52.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Dec 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 67.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 70.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 83.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 58.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 59.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 42.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Dec 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 62.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 64.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 43.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 79.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 60.7 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Netherlands (%) | 72.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 71.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 82.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 65.3 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
| Oman (%) | 67.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 32.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 45.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 63.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 71.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 72.4 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.9 Jan 2025 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 58.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 60.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 87.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (%) | 51.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 68.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Feb 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 61.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2016 - Mar 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 56.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 61.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 58.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 60.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 58.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 46.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 74.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 67.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Syria (%) | 38.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.575 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,427.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,147.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 13.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Dec 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 46,593.424 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 751,186.119 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 24,856.448 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,575.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 39.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 625,914.055 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 249,580.631 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 231.727 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jun 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 277.117 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 1964 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 22.684 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 578.437 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 1964 - Dec 2024 |
| Re-Exports (JOD th) | 66,436.200 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports (JOD th) | 813,642.200 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: SITC: Manufactured Goods (MG) (JOD th) | 45,562.334 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: SITC: Food and Live Animals (JOD th) | 136,973.025 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: SITC: Beverages and Tobacco (JOD th) | 15,889.450 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: SITC: Chemicals (JOD th) | 199,856.451 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: SITC: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) | 107,905.591 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Bahrain (JOD th) | 4,760.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Palestine (JOD th) | 13,279.200 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Lebanon (JOD th) | 5,537.600 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Syria (JOD th) | 4,595.800 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Libya (JOD th) | 9,798.200 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: SITC: Chemicals (JOD th) | 202,065.488 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: SITC: Beverages and Tobacco (JOD th) | 19,941.479 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: SITC: Food & Live Animals (JOD th) | 298,934.155 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: SITC: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) | 44,335.361 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: SITC: Manufactured Goods (JOD th) | 236,182.768 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: China (JOD th) | 410,111.500 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (JOD th) | 213,389.400 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: United States of America (JOD th) | 196,475.700 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports (JOD th) | 1,825,655.900 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Egypt (JOD th) | 45,982.200 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Germany (JOD th) | 78,778.500 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 32.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -1,007.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Mar 2023 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -6.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 457.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 76.023 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -14.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 90.268 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 42,279.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 80.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 18,500.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 33.4 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -2.793 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -50,170.258 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| IIP: Assets (JOD mn) | 30,286.620 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| International Investment Position (IIP) (JOD mn) | -35,570.713 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| IIP: Liabilities (JOD mn) | 65,857.333 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Gross External Debt Position (JOD mn) | 29,976.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2024 |
| Central Government: External Public Debt: Outstanding: Foreign Currency: US Doll... (USD mn) | 20,163.500 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Number of Registered Companies (Unit) | 363.000 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 5.1 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 80.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,299.013 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 17,808.237 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 63,519.016 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Nov 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 6.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 15,162.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 27.497 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 6,094.937 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 66,295.458 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 6.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 67,482.6 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 3.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2023 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 42,409.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 49,509.181 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.80 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 80.63 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply: M2: M1 (JOD mn) | 12,626.040 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Official Reserve Assets: USD (USD mn) | 22,026.913 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Jan 2025 |
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