Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Jordan

Jordan: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation was 0.1498 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1498
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
10th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.1862
in 2014
All-time low
0.0581
in 2002
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Jordan, 2002–2016

0.050.10.150.22002200920162002: 0.0582007: 0.092008: 0.12009: 0.1112010: 0.122011: 0.1072012: 0.1292013: 0.1842014: 0.1862016: 0.15

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.1498 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Jordan peaked at 0.1862 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0581, in 2002.

Jordan ranks 10th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.0581
2007 0.0903 +55.4%
2008 0.1003 +11.0%
2009 0.1109 +10.6%
2010 0.1199 +8.1%
2011 0.1067 -11.0%
2012 0.1292 +21.0%
2013 0.184 +42.5%
2014 0.1862 +1.2%
2016 0.1498 -19.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0899 0.0581 0.1109 4
2010s 0.146 0.1067 0.1862 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 7 Costa Rica 0.1959 compare
  2. 8 United States of America 0.1943 compare
  3. 9 Russian Federation 0.164 compare
  4. 11 Dominican Republic 0.1424 compare
  5. 12 South Africa 0.1338 compare
  6. 13 Peru 0.121 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Jordan?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Jordan was 0.1498 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1862 in 2014.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0581 in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation?
Jordan ranks 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2016.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. 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 Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 247 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed