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

Jordan: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.3077 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3077
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
21st
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3077
in 2016
All-time low
0.2578
in 2007
Years of data
10
2002–2016

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

00.10.20.32002200920162002: 0.3022007: 0.2582008: 0.2682009: 0.2852010: 0.2882011: 0.2792012: 0.2832013: 0.292014: 0.3022016: 0.308

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan stood at 0.3077. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan peaked at 0.3077 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2578, in 2007.

That places Jordan 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.302
2007 0.2578 -14.6%
2008 0.2679 +3.9%
2009 0.2848 +6.3%
2010 0.2879 +1.1%
2011 0.2795 -2.9%
2012 0.2829 +1.2%
2013 0.29 +2.5%
2014 0.3025 +4.3%
2016 0.3077 +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2781 0.2578 0.302 4
2010s 0.2917 0.2795 0.3077 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Jordan was 0.3077 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3077 in 2016.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2578 in 2007.
How does Jordan rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Jordan ranks 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2016.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public 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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