Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan

Jordan: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
54th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
8
2007–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan, 2007–2016

00.050.10.150.22007201120162007: 0.092 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.148 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.138 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.184 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.201 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.191 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.162 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.178 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.2% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan peaked at 0.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Jordan ranks 54th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Jordan, 2007 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2007 0.1%
2009 0.1% +60.9%
2010 0.1% -6.6%
2011 0.2% +32.8%
2012 0.2% +9.3%
2013 0.2% -4.6%
2014 0.2% -15.2%
2016 0.2% +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 51 Pakistan 0.2% compare
  2. 52 France 0.2% compare
  3. 53 India 0.2% compare
  4. 55 South Africa 0.2% compare
  5. 56 Spain 0.2% compare
  6. 57 Kosovo 0.2% compare
  7. 57 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 76 places →

More reference data data for Jordan

All data for Jordan →

Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Jordan rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural?
Jordan ranks 54th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.2%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan. Statizoid. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/underemployment-less-than-35-hours-per-week-aged-15-64-rural-percent-of-rural-employed/jordan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/underemployment-less-than-35-hours-per-week-aged-15-64-rural-percent-of-rural-employed/jordan/">Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed