Informal employment, female in Jordan
Jordan: Informal employment, female was 94.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Informal employment, female in Jordan, 2017–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment, female in Jordan stood at 94.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
That places Jordan 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Informal employment, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total female agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 92.3% | — |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +2.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 94.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.0%, 100% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.2% | 92.3% | 97.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 92.8% | 98.8% | 5 |
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 informal employment, female in Jordan?
- Informal employment, female in Jordan was 94.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2017.
- How does Jordan rank for informal employment, female?
- Jordan ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).