Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Jordan

Vulnerable employment in Jordan in 2025 — 7.86%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.12 pp.

2025 7.86% −0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 182
Period maximum 13.99%1992
Period minimum 7.86%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Jordan, 1991–20256810121419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.98%1992: 13.99%1993: 13.99%1994: 13.93%1995: 13.88%1996: 13.87%1997: 13.82%1998: 13.73%1999: 13.61%2000: 13.44%2001: 13.23%2002: 12.98%2003: 12.72%2004: 12.44%2005: 12%2006: 11.56%2007: 11.18%2008: 10.82%2009: 10.5%2010: 10.24%2011: 10.04%2012: 9.87%2013: 9.75%2014: 9.7%2015: 9.78%2016: 9.86%2017: 9.64%2018: 9.14%2019: 9.28%2020: 8.42%2021: 8.47%2022: 8.38%2023: 8.18%2024: 8.01%2025: 7.86%
Change over the period: −6.12 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jordan

Jordan 7.86%
World 42.38%
Western Asia computed 20.54%
Vulnerable employment — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.86 −0.15 pp
2024 8.01 −0.17 pp
2023 8.18 −0.2 pp
2022 8.38 −0.09 pp
2021 8.47 +0.05 pp
2020 8.42 −0.86 pp
2019 9.28 +0.14 pp
2018 9.14 −0.5 pp
2017 9.64 −0.22 pp
2016 9.86 +0.08 pp
2015 9.78 +0.08 pp
2014 9.7 −0.05 pp
2013 9.75 −0.12 pp
2012 9.87 −0.17 pp
2011 10.04 −0.2 pp
2010 10.24 −0.26 pp
2009 10.5 −0.32 pp
2008 10.82 −0.36 pp
2007 11.18 −0.38 pp
2006 11.56 −0.43 pp
2005 12 −0.44 pp
2004 12.44 −0.28 pp
2003 12.72 −0.26 pp
2002 12.98 −0.25 pp
2001 13.23 −0.21 pp
2000 13.44 −0.17 pp
1999 13.61 −0.12 pp
1998 13.73 −0.09 pp
1997 13.82 −0.05 pp
1996 13.87 −0.01 pp
1995 13.88 −0.04 pp
1994 13.93 −0.06 pp
1993 13.99 −0 pp
1992 13.99 +0.01 pp
1991 13.98

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.