Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Jordan

Jordan: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 1.44 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.44 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
83rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.6416 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Jordan, 2005–2023

00.511.52005201420232005: 0.642 units per square kilometre2006: 0.687 units per square kilometre2007: 0.787 units per square kilometre2008: 0.812 units per square kilometre2009: 0.843 units per square kilometre2010: 0.86 units per square kilometre2011: 0.874 units per square kilometre2012: 0.878 units per square kilometre2013: 0.902 units per square kilometre2014: 0.98 units per square kilometre2015: 1.1 units per square kilometre2016: 1.2 units per square kilometre2017: 1.2 units per square kilometre2018: 1.2 units per square kilometre2019: 1.2 units per square kilometre2020: 1.3 units per square kilometre2021: 1.2 units per square kilometre2022: 1.3 units per square kilometre2023: 1.4 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Jordan stood at 1.44 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Jordan peaked at 1.44 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6416 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Jordan ranks 83rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Jordan, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.6416 units per square kilometre
2006 0.6866 units per square kilometre +7.0%
2007 0.7865 units per square kilometre +14.6%
2008 0.8118 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2009 0.8433 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2010 0.8605 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2011 0.8744 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2012 0.8781 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2013 0.9023 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2014 0.9803 units per square kilometre +8.6%
2015 1.09 units per square kilometre +10.8%
2016 1.15 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2017 1.18 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2018 1.16 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2019 1.24 units per square kilometre +6.7%
2020 1.26 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2021 1.22 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2022 1.3 units per square kilometre +6.8%
2023 1.44 units per square kilometre +10.6%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 1.44 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 1.44 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.754 units per square kilometre 0.6416 units per square kilometre 0.8433 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 1.03 units per square kilometre 0.8605 units per square kilometre 1.24 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 1.3 units per square kilometre 1.22 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 80 Burkina Faso 1.51 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 81 Honduras 1.49 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 82 Kenya 1.48 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 84 Tonga 1.43 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 85 Myanmar 1.43 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 86 Egypt 1.43 units per square kilometre compare

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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 1.44 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.44 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6416 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Jordan rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Jordan ranks 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.