Employers, total (% of total employment) in Jordan
Jordan: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Jordan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Jordan is 3.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Jordan peaked at 5.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2020.
That places Jordan 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.7% | — |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 669.38 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Jordan?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Jordan was 3.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Jordan ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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, total (% of total 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).