Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan

Jordan: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
7th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
11
2002–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.841 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.86 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.9 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.892 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.896 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.863 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.904 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.906 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.895 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.904 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.925 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

That places Jordan 7th out of 91 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2002 0.8%
2006 0.9% +2.3%
2007 0.9% +4.7%
2008 0.9% -0.9%
2009 0.9% +0.5%
2010 0.9% -3.8%
2011 0.9% +4.8%
2012 0.9% +0.2%
2013 0.9% -1.2%
2014 0.9% +0.9%
2016 0.9% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

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  4. 8 Denmark 0.9% compare
  5. 9 Ukraine 0.9% compare
  6. 10 Hungary 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Jordan was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Jordan ranks 7th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, 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
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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