Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Jordan

Jordan: Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 13,032 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
13,032
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 30 countries
All-time high
14,831
in 2010
All-time low
3,608
in 2002
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Jordan, 2002–2016

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k2002200920162002: 3.6k2007: 12.5k2008: 12.7k2009: 12.4k2010: 14.8k2011: 14.6k2012: 14.7k2013: 13.6k2014: 12.9k2016: 13.0k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Jordan is 13,032, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Jordan peaked at 14,831 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,608, in 2002.

Jordan ranks 1st of 30 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 3,608
2007 12,512 +246.8%
2008 12,705 +1.5%
2009 12,433 -2.1%
2010 14,831 +19.3%
2011 14,588 -1.6%
2012 14,704 +0.8%
2013 13,556 -7.8%
2014 12,930 -4.6%
2016 13,032 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,314 3,608 12,705 4
2010s 13,940 12,930 14,831 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Jordan?
Number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Jordan was 13,032 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 14,831 in 2010.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 3,608 in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for number of paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Jordan ranks 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 331 data points, 2000–2021
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