Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Jordan
Jordan: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment was -9.74 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Jordan, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Jordan stood at -9.74 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
That places Jordan 56th out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -12.28 % | — |
| 2018 | -9.84 % | -19.9% |
| 2019 | -9.04 % | -8.1% |
| 2020 | -8.38 % | -7.3% |
| 2021 | -9.73 % | +16.1% |
| 2023 | -9.74 % | +0.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's -9.74 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -4.64 %, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Jordan's -9.74 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -2.89 %, 3.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -10.39 % | -12.28 % | -9.04 % | 3 |
| 2020s | -9.28 % | -9.74 % | -8.38 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 53 Serbia -7.57 %
- 54 Costa Rica -8.4 % compare
- 55 North Macedonia -8.64 % compare
- 57 Brazil -9.95 % compare
- 58 Italy -10.27 %
- 59 Greece -11.12 % compare
More economy & growth data for Jordan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 54.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -18.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 141.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Jordan?
- Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Jordan was -9.74 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was -8.38 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.28 % in 2017.
- How does Jordan rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment?
- Jordan ranks 56th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.