Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Jordan

Jordan: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
20th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.812000200820162000: 0.843 % of female workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.882 % of female workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.818 % of female workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.904 % of female workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.917 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.936 % of female workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.892 % of female workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.929 % of female workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.922 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.928 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.833 % of female workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.931 % of female workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.949 % of female workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.917 % of female workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.922 % of female workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.963 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 1.0% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Jordan peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

Jordan ranks 20th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
2000 0.8%
2001 0.9% +4.6%
2002 0.8% -7.2%
2003 0.9% +10.6%
2004 0.9% +1.4%
2005 0.9% +2.0%
2006 0.9% -4.7%
2007 0.9% +4.2%
2008 0.9% -0.9%
2009 0.9% +0.7%
2010 0.8% -10.3%
2011 0.9% +11.8%
2012 0.9% +1.9%
2013 0.9% -3.3%
2014 0.9% +0.5%
2016 1.0% +4.4%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 1.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 17 Hungary 1.0% compare
  2. 18 Iceland 1.0% compare
  3. 19 Malta 1.0% compare
  4. 21 Croatia 1.0% compare
  5. 22 Sweden 1.0% compare
  6. 23 Ireland 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Jordan?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Jordan was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Jordan ranks 20th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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