ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Jordan

Jordan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 17.22 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.22 1000 No
Change on year
up 26.2%
World rank
67th
of 72 countries
All-time high
19.45 1000 No
in 2019
All-time low
13.65 1000 No
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Jordan, 2017–2023

051015202017202020232017: 18.6 1000 No2018: 17.2 1000 No2019: 19.4 1000 No2020: 16.4 1000 No2021: 15.3 1000 No2022: 13.7 1000 No2023: 17.2 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Jordan stood at 17.22 1000 No.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

That places Jordan 67th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value in Jordan, 2017 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2017 18.6 1000 No
2018 17.22 1000 No -7.4%
2019 19.45 1000 No +13.0%
2020 16.39 1000 No -15.7%
2021 15.28 1000 No -6.8%
2022 13.65 1000 No -10.7%
2023 17.22 1000 No +26.2%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 17.22 1000 No is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 307.31 1000 No, 6% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 17.22 1000 No is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 163.07 1000 No, 11% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.42 1000 No 17.22 1000 No 19.45 1000 No 3
2020s 15.63 1000 No 13.65 1000 No 17.22 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 64 Norway 27.5 1000 No compare
  2. 65 Estonia 23.58 1000 No compare
  3. 66 Belize 20.73 1000 No
  4. 68 Luxembourg 7.77 1000 No compare
  5. 69 Cyprus 7.39 1000 No compare
  6. 70 Iceland 6.76 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Jordan?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Jordan was 17.22 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 19.45 1000 No in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 13.65 1000 No in 2022.
How does Jordan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Jordan ranks 67th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,457 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.