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

Jordan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 91.8 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
91.8 %
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 72 countries
All-time high
92.7 %
in 2022
All-time low
89.5 %
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023

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

0204060801002017202020232017: 89.5 %2018: 90.6 %2019: 89.9 %2020: 91 %2021: 91.2 %2022: 92.7 %2023: 91.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Jordan is 91.8 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

That places Jordan 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Jordan, 2017 to 2023.
Year % Change
2017 89.5 %
2018 90.6 % +1.2%
2019 89.9 % -0.8%
2020 91 % +1.2%
2021 91.2 % +0.2%
2022 92.7 % +1.6%
2023 91.8 % -1.0%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 91.8 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.9 %, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 91.8 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.55 %, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 90 % 89.5 % 90.6 % 3
2020s 91.67 % 91 % 92.7 % 4

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 1 Belarus 95.8 % compare
  2. 1 Viet Nam 43 % compare
  3. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 20.3 %
  4. 2 Norway 95.1 % compare
  5. 2 Türkiye 35.1 %
  6. 3 Republic of Moldova 32.8 % compare
  7. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14.8 % compare
  8. 4 Brunei Darussalam 91.7 % compare
  9. 5 Denmark 90.7 % compare
  10. 5 Germany 90.7 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Jordan?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Jordan was 91.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 92.7 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 89.5 % in 2017.
How does Jordan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Jordan ranks 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
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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.