Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Jordan

Jordan: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
33rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.822 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.827 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.806 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.838 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.836 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.838 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.835 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.856 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.859 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.849 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.817 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.856 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.855 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.862 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.87 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.847 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.8% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Jordan peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

Jordan ranks 33rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2000 0.8%
2001 0.8% +0.7%
2002 0.8% -2.6%
2003 0.8% +3.9%
2004 0.8% -0.2%
2005 0.8% +0.2%
2006 0.8% -0.3%
2007 0.9% +2.6%
2008 0.9% +0.3%
2009 0.8% -1.2%
2010 0.8% -3.7%
2011 0.9% +4.8%
2012 0.9% -0.1%
2013 0.9% +0.8%
2014 0.9% +1.0%
2016 0.8% -2.6%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 30 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
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  3. 32 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  4. 34 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  5. 35 Montenegro 0.8% compare
  6. 36 South Africa 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Jordan?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Jordan was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Jordan ranks 33rd out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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