Labor force, total, per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2796 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Jordan, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.2796 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Jordan peaked at 0.2796 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2165 units per person, in 1990.
That places Jordan 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2165 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2249 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2276 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2309 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2333 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2346 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2353 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2353 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2354 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2357 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2362 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2336 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2322 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2274 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2315 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2358 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2339 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2489 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.249 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2547 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2528 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2515 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2467 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2416 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2368 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2455 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2552 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2651 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2597 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2618 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2683 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2614 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2627 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2759 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2774 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2796 units per person | +0.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.2796 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 60% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.2796 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.231 units per person | 0.2165 units per person | 0.2357 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2383 units per person | 0.2274 units per person | 0.2547 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2517 units per person | 0.2368 units per person | 0.2651 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2709 units per person | 0.2614 units per person | 0.2796 units per person | 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, total, per capita in Jordan?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Jordan was 0.2796 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2796 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2165 units per person in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Jordan ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.