Annual working hours per worker in Jordan
Jordan: Annual working hours per worker was 2,483 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Jordan, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 2,483 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Jordan peaked at 2,483 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,421 hours per worker, in 2018.
That places Jordan 4th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,475 hours per worker | 2,470 hours per worker | 2,479 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,464 hours per worker | 2,421 hours per worker | 2,477 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,465 hours per worker | 2,422 hours per worker | 2,483 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Jordan
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 16.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 42.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 17.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Jordan?
- Annual working hours per worker in Jordan was 2,483 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,483 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,421 hours per worker in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Jordan ranks 4th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.