Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Jordan
Jordan: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) was 8.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
8.4%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
105th
of 164 countries
All-time high
14.2%
in 2004
All-time low
8.4%
in 2023
Years of data
9
2002–2023
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Jordan, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 8.4% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Jordan peaked at 14.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2023.
Jordan ranks 105th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.7% | — |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -9.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 8.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 8.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 84% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 102 Peru 8.7% compare
- 103 Saudi Arabia 8.7% compare
- 104 New Zealand 8.6% compare
- 106 Spain 8.4% compare
- 107 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8.2% compare
- 108 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.1% compare
- 108 United Kingdom 8.1% 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 manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Jordan?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Jordan was 8.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Jordan ranks 105th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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