Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Jordan

Jordan: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.0757 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.0757
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
61st
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.1073
in 2002
All-time low
0.0757
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.0250.050.0750.12002200920162002: 0.1072007: 0.0842008: 0.0842009: 0.0822010: 0.0842011: 0.0832012: 0.0812013: 0.0862014: 0.0892016: 0.076

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Jordan stood at 0.0757. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Jordan peaked at 0.1073 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0757, in 2016.

That places Jordan 61st out of 63 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.1073
2007 0.0836 -22.1%
2008 0.0845 +1.1%
2009 0.0822 -2.7%
2010 0.0843 +2.6%
2011 0.083 -1.6%
2012 0.0807 -2.8%
2013 0.0857 +6.2%
2014 0.0893 +4.3%
2016 0.0757 -15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0894 0.0822 0.1073 4
2010s 0.0831 0.0757 0.0893 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Jordan?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Jordan was 0.0757 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1073 in 2002.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0757 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Jordan ranks 61st out of 63 countries with data for 2016.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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