Employers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan
Jordan: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan peaked at 6.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 3.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 3.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -31.4% | 6.0% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 102 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.9% compare
- 103 Chile 3.9% compare
- 104 Serbia 3.8% compare
- 106 Costa Rica 3.8% compare
- 107 United Arab Emirates 3.8% compare
- 108 Maldives 3.8% compare
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, male (% of male employment) in Jordan?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan was 3.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Jordan ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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).