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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Jordan, 2005–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 80 Burkina Faso 1.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Honduras 1.49 units per square kilometre compare
- 82 Kenya 1.48 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Tonga 1.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 Myanmar 1.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 86 Egypt 1.43 units per square kilometre 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 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.