Employers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan
Jordan: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan is 1.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 132nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +75.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -28.5% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +75.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| 2023 | -28.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan was 1.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Jordan ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).