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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Jordan
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.