Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Jordan
Jordan: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 19.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Jordan, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 19.3% for labor force, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Jordan peaked at 19.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1991.
Jordan ranks 178th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.7% | — |
| 1991 | 13.2% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | +0.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 19.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 46% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 19.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.3%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.7% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.0% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Jordan?
- Labor force, female in Jordan was 19.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1991.
- How does Jordan rank for labor force, female?
- Jordan ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.