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

Jordan: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
25th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.7%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2000–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.764 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.763 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.762 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.786 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.785 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.79 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.8 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.708 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.824 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.697 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.74 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.718 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.709 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.73 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.749 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.776 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.8% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Jordan peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.

That places Jordan 25th out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
2000 0.8%
2001 0.8% -0.2%
2002 0.8% -0.1%
2003 0.8% +3.2%
2004 0.8% -0.2%
2005 0.8% +0.6%
2006 0.8% +1.4%
2007 0.7% -11.5%
2008 0.8% +16.3%
2009 0.7% -15.4%
2010 0.7% +6.1%
2011 0.7% -2.9%
2012 0.7% -1.3%
2013 0.7% +2.9%
2014 0.7% +2.6%
2016 0.8% +3.7%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 22 Ireland 0.8% compare
  2. 23 Montenegro 0.8% compare
  3. 24 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  4. 26 Czechia 0.8% compare
  5. 27 Poland 0.8% compare
  6. 28 Spain 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Jordan?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Jordan was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
How does Jordan rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Jordan ranks 25th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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