Jordan vs Upper middle income: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Jordan
88.8%
in 2025
Upper middle income
61.3%
in 2025
Jordan rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
19th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Jordan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 88.8% against 61.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 27.5%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4% | 47.7% | 33.7% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 52.6% | 30.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 58.4% | 27.1% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 60.5% | 28.1% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Jordan or Upper middle income?
- Jordan, at 88.8% against 61.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Jordan and Upper middle income?
- 27.5%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Upper middle income rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Jordan ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.