SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Jordan
Jordan: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 1.84 in 2024. ▬ Flat
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Jordan, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Jordan is 1.84, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Jordan ranks 68th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.98 | — |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.72 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.83 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.87 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.84 | +2.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.09, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.84 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.91, 6% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.83 | 1.72 | 1.98 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.85 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 5 |
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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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Jordan?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Jordan was 1.84 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Jordan ranks 68th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.