Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate

1990 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 38.5 % in Dec 2024, compared with 38.5 % in the previous year.
  • Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2024, with an average rate of 39.8 % .
  • 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 11.7 million people in Dec 2024.
  • Unemployment Rate of Jordan increased to 21.4 % in Aug 2025.
  • The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 777.2 USD in Oct 2023.

View Jordan's Labour Force Participation Rate from 1990 to 2024 in the chart:

Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate

What was Jordan's Labour Force Participation Rate in 2024?

Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 38.5 % in Dec 2024, compared with 38.5 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
38.5 2024 38.5 2023 36.4 2014 40.2 2017 % yearly 1990 - 2024

Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 63.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 62.2 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Armenia (%) 58.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 66.8 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Oct 2025
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 62.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bahrain (%) 70.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 61.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Belarus (%) 86.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Belgium (%) 71.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) 79.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 68.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Brazil (%) 62.1 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 63.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 55.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 65.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Chile (%) 61.9 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
China (%) 65.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Colombia (%) 65.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Croatia (%) 54.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 60.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 74.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 65.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 44.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Estonia (%) 67.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 75.6 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Finland (%) 69.2 Oct 2025 monthly May 2004 - Oct 2025
France (%) 75.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 54.8 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Germany (%) 57.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 63.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Greece (%) 62.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 57.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1981 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 68.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 79.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 45.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 70.6 Aug 2025 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2025
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 66.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 62.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 66.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 66.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Japan (%) 64.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) 38.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 67.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 66.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
South Korea (%) 64.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) 43.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 73.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Laos (%) 66.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Latvia (%) 70.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 45.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 63.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 54.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.0 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 52.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 67.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 70.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 82.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 58.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 59.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Moldova (%) 41.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 62.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 61.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 43.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 78.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 60.7 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Nepal (%) 39.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 73.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 70.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 82.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Norway (%) 65.0 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Oman (%) 67.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 45.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 63.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 70.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 60.7 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 2003 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 59.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 61.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 87.7 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (%) 51.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 69.3 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2009 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 67.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 55.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 61.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 59.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 59.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 59.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 49.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 74.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 67.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 37.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024

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Jordan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.0 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 418.759 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 6,598.449 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.2 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
National Government Debt (USD mn) 50,631.7 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 91.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (JOD bn) 15.753 2030 yearly 1985 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (JOD bn) 38.316 2030 yearly 1988 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (JOD bn) 13.771 2030 yearly 1985 - 2030
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue (JOD mn) 823.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure: Current (JOD mn) 1,207.900 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax: Goods and Services (GS) (JOD mn) 388.600 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure: Capital (JOD mn) 208.600 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax (JOD mn) 602.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Overall Deficit/Surplus: incl Grants (JOD mn) 111.300 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure (JOD mn) 1,416.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax: Income and Profit (IP) (JOD mn) 145.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Central Government Debt: Outstanding (JOD mn) 32,063.100 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2020
Central Government Debt: Outstanding: External (JOD mn) 19,335.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Gross Domestic Debt (JOD mn) 14,843.400 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.575 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,199.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,381.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 17.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 97,840.894 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 738,824.090 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 26,680.161 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,581.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 573,557.745 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 272,134.444 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 264.790 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 258.637 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.254 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 523.024 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Sep 2025
Exports (JOD th) 813,642.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Re-Exports (JOD th) 66,436.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 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: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) 107,905.591 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Manufactured Goods (MG) (JOD th) 45,562.334 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: 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
Exports: Domestic: Palestine (JOD th) 13,279.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Bahrain (JOD th) 4,760.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Lebanon (JOD th) 5,537.600 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) 44,335.361 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: Manufactured Goods (JOD th) 236,182.768 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: Chemicals (JOD th) 202,065.488 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports (JOD th) 1,825,655.900 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Imports: Saudi Arabia (JOD th) 213,389.400 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: China (JOD th) 410,111.500 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: 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) 14.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -859.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 711.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -1,068.406 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -8.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -21.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -1,047.250 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 44,162.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 80.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 19,346.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 34.3 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -3.626 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -50,169.976 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
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
IIP: Assets (JOD mn) 30,286.620 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 (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 78.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,633.286 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 23,370.215 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 63,869.458 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2024
M2 Growth (%) 5.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 15,021.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 26.562 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 9,275.189 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 69,242.823 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 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) 43,089.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 50,748.212 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.59 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 78.21 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
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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