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:

Jordan Labour Force Participation Rate

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

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) 48,206.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 91.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (JOD bn) 14.085 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (JOD bn) 39.496 2029 yearly 1988 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (JOD bn) 13.400 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure: Current (JOD mn) 1,207.900 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - 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: Revenue: Domestic: Tax: Income and Profit (IP) (JOD mn) 145.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - 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: Revenue (JOD mn) 823.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure (JOD mn) 1,416.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Central Government Debt: Outstanding: External (JOD mn) 19,335.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
Central Government Debt: Outstanding (JOD mn) 32,063.100 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2020
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) -1,427.4 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
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: Beverages and Tobacco (JOD th) 15,889.450 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: 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: SITC: Manufactured Goods (MG) (JOD th) 45,562.334 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 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: 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: Bahrain (JOD th) 4,760.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 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: Chemicals (JOD th) 202,065.488 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Manufactured Goods (JOD th) 236,182.768 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 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
Imports (JOD th) 1,825,655.900 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - 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: Saudi Arabia (JOD th) 213,389.400 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
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 (%) 5.1 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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