Representation of women in the judiciary in Jordan
Jordan: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Representation of women in the judiciary in Jordan, 2008–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, representation of women in the judiciary in Jordan stood at 0.61. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, representation of women in the judiciary in Jordan peaked at 0.61 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 2008.
Jordan ranks 38th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Representation of women in the judiciary in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.12 | — |
| 2009 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.18 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.24 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.31 | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.36 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.38 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.44 | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.43 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.54 | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.55 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.57 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.59 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.61 | +3.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.61 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.875, 70% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.61 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.54, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Representation of women in the judiciary in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +50.0% | 0.12 | 0.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.343 | 0.18 | 0.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.572 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 35 Hong Kong 0.78 compare
- 36 San Marino 0.67 compare
- 37 Armenia 0.64 compare
- 39 Liechtenstein 0.57 compare
- 40 Cote d'Ivoire 0.56 compare
- 41 Japan 0.51 compare
More gender data for Jordan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,402 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1309 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,047 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,047 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the judiciary in Jordan?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in Jordan was 0.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.61 in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 2008.
- How does Jordan rank for representation of women in the judiciary?
- Jordan ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is representation of women in the judiciary rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the judiciary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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