Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) rose 0.631% to 30.8% in Jordan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Jordan reached an all time high of 35.1% in 2014 and an all time low of 30.6% in 2020. When compared to Jordan's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Iraq amounted to 35.6%, 59.1% in Israel, 56.1% in Saudi Arabia and 38.5% in Syria in 2021.
Jordan has been ranked 171st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total), 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Egypt | % | 40.8% | 40.9% | 39.7% | 39.1% | 38.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 36.7% | 37.2% | 38.4% | 38.7% | 39.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 38.4% | 38.5% | 36.4% | 36.6% | 36.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 60.7% | 61.1% | 61.3% | 61.4% | 61.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 34.7% | 34.0% | 32.9% | 32.0% | 32.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 71.7% | 72.2% | 72.6% | 72.7% | 72.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 39.3% | 39.2% | 39.1% | 39.0% | 39.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 51.0% | 51.8% | 51.7% | 52.5% | 55.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 40.1% | 40.1% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 46.0% | 46.3% | 47.1% | 47.4% | 45.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 78.9% | 79.2% | 78.8% | 77.3% | 77.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 31.5% | 31.8% | 32.0% | 32.2% | 32.3% |
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