SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Jordan
Jordan: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 54.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Jordan, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Jordan is 54.22, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
That places Jordan 35th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 44.7 | — |
| 2018 | 48.49 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 52.51 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 53.42 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 51.51 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 53.15 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 55.12 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 54.22 | -1.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 54.22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.57 | 44.7 | 52.51 | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.48 | 51.51 | 55.12 | 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 sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Jordan?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Jordan was 54.22 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.12 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7 in 2017.
- How does Jordan rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Jordan ranks 35th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.