Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Jordan

Jordan: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female was 1.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 23.4%
World rank
1st
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.812000200820162000: 0.896 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.917 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.901 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.927 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.937 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.939 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.944 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.696 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.947 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.687 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.861 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.707 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.714 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.741 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.773 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.954 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 1.0% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Jordan peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.

Jordan ranks 1st of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.9% +2.3%
2002 0.9% -1.8%
2003 0.9% +2.9%
2004 0.9% +1.1%
2005 0.9% +0.2%
2006 0.9% +0.6%
2007 0.7% -26.3%
2008 0.9% +36.0%
2009 0.7% -27.5%
2010 0.9% +25.4%
2011 0.7% -17.9%
2012 0.7% +1.0%
2013 0.7% +3.8%
2014 0.8% +4.3%
2016 1.0% +23.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

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  2. 3 United States of America 0.9% compare
  3. 4 Germany 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Jordan?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Jordan was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
How does Jordan rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female?
Jordan ranks 1st out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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