Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Jordan
Jordan: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0113 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Jordan, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Jordan stood at 0.0113 units per person. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Jordan peaked at 0.0113 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 units per person, in 2005.
That places Jordan 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0094 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0102 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0102 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0105 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0102 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0103 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0103 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0112 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0112 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0113 units per person | +1.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0113 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 65% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0113 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 161 United States Virgin Islands 0.0117 units per person compare
- 162 Turkmenistan 0.0115 units per person compare
- 163 South Africa 0.0115 units per person compare
- 165 Samoa 0.0113 units per person compare
- 166 Gabon 0.011 units per person compare
- 167 Malawi 0.0109 units per person 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Jordan?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Jordan was 0.0113 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 units per person in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Jordan ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.