Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jordan
Jordan: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jordan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jordan stood at 2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jordan peaked at 5.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2025.
Jordan ranks 184th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.8% | — |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -32.1% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 2.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.5%, 7% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 2.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.2%, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -32.1% | 3.3% | 2.2% |
| 2022 | +25.2% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 181 Channel Islands 2.5% compare
- 182 United Arab Emirates 2.5% compare
- 183 Macau, China 2.3% compare
- 185 Qatar 0.7% compare
- 186 Kuwait 0.7% compare
- 187 Bahrain 0.6% compare
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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jordan?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jordan was 2.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2025.
- How does Jordan rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Jordan ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.