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
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Jordan, 2017–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90 % | 89.5 % | 90.6 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 91.67 % | 91 % | 92.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 1 Belarus 95.8 % compare
- 1 Viet Nam 43 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 20.3 %
- 2 Norway 95.1 % compare
- 2 Türkiye 35.1 %
- 3 Republic of Moldova 32.8 % compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14.8 % compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 91.7 % compare
- 5 Denmark 90.7 % compare
- 5 Germany 90.7 % 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 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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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.