Informal employment, female in Jordan
Jordan: Informal employment, female was 45.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal employment, female in Jordan, 2017–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 45.9% for informal employment, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
That places Jordan 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Informal employment, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total female non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.0% | — |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +30.3% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +8.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 45.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.5% | 29.2% | 35.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 31.9% | 45.9% | 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 45.9% 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 45.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for informal employment, female?
- Jordan ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 non-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 non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers 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).