Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan
Jordan: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.1% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan peaked at 2.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
Jordan ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -70.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -40.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -29.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -25.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More work & labour data for Jordan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1467 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7497 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 669.38 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,584 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,739 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,323 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Jordan rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Jordan ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.