Informal employment in Jordan
Jordan: Informal employment was 1,550 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal employment in Jordan, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1,550 for informal employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
That places Jordan 36th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 947.54 | — |
| 2018 | 1,042 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1,205 | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 1,269 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1,206 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,318 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 1,518 | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 1,550 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,065 | 947.54 | 1,205 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,372 | 1,206 | 1,550 | 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 in Jordan?
- Informal employment in Jordan was 1,550 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,550 in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 947.54 in 2017.
- How does Jordan rank for informal employment?
- Jordan ranks 36th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.