Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan
Jordan: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 87.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Jordan recorded 87.1% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan peaked at 87.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 1993.
Jordan ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.8% | — |
| 1992 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 87.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.9%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 87.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.9%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.8% | 79.7% | 80.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 80.1% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 82.8% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.8% | 87.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Jordan was 87.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 1993.
- How does Jordan rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Jordan ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.