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
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Jordan, 2000–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
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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