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

Jordan: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
57th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
16
2000–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.855 % of male workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.851 % of male workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.807 % of male workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.834 % of male workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.838 % of male workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.835 % of male workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.825 % of male workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.845 % of male workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.845 % of male workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.832 % of male workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.788 % of male workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.818 % of male workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.81 % of male workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.808 % of male workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.826 % of male workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.774 % of male workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Jordan peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

That places Jordan 57th out of 90 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.9% -0.5%
2002 0.8% -5.1%
2003 0.8% +3.4%
2004 0.8% +0.4%
2005 0.8% -0.4%
2006 0.8% -1.2%
2007 0.8% +2.5%
2008 0.8% -0.1%
2009 0.8% -1.5%
2010 0.8% -5.2%
2011 0.8% +3.9%
2012 0.8% -1.1%
2013 0.8% -0.2%
2014 0.8% +2.2%
2016 0.8% -6.2%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 54 Guatemala 0.8% compare
  2. 55 Nicaragua 0.8% compare
  3. 56 Georgia 0.8% compare
  4. 58 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  5. 59 Cambodia 0.8% compare
  6. 60 India 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Jordan?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Jordan was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
Jordan ranks 57th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male 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, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of male 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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