Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan
Jordan: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 2.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 2.1% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan peaked at 5.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.
That places Jordan 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.5% | — |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -27.7% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 2.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 9% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 2.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 21% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +25.3% | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | -27.7% | 5.0% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 177 Norway 3.5% compare
- 178 Hong Kong, China 3.4% compare
- 179 Denmark 3.3% compare
- 181 Macau, China 2.0% compare
- 182 Belarus 1.8% compare
- 183 Saudi Arabia 1.2% compare
More gender data for Jordan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,402 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1309 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,047 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,047 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Jordan was 2.1% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
- How does Jordan rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Jordan ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".