Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Jordan
Jordan: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 16.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Jordan, 1983–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Jordan stood at 16.8%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Jordan peaked at 19.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1983.
Jordan ranks 9th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6.6% | — |
| 1986 | 13.3% | +101.5% |
| 1987 | 14.8% | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +1.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 16.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 16.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.0%, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +101.5% | 6.6% | 13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.6% | 6.6% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 13.7% | 19.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.9% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 16.6% | 19.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Jordan?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Jordan was 16.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1983.
- How does Jordan rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Jordan ranks 9th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.