Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Jordan
Jordan: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was -4.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
-4.7%
Change on year
up 74.3%
World rank
56th
of 67 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2017
All-time low
-30.0%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Jordan, 2017–2023
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Jordan stood at -4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.3% on the previous year and down 162.5% over ten years.
Jordan ranks 56th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -4.3% | -13.7% | 7.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | -19.1% | -30.0% | -4.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More work & labour data for Jordan
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 12.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 37.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 42.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 17.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Jordan?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Jordan was -4.7% in 2023, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.0% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Jordan ranks 56th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 162.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.