Unemployment rate,Percent in Jordan
Jordan: Unemployment rate,Percent was 22.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
22.9%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
2nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
24.1%
in 2021
All-time low
11.6%
in 1999
Years of data
30
1993–2022
Unemployment rate,Percent in Jordan, 1993–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, unemployment rate,percent in Jordan stood at 22.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Jordan peaked at 24.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1999.
That places Jordan 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.7% | — |
| 1994 | 15.8% | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +18.4% |
| 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% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -5.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 22.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 4.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 22.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.6%, 3.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 11.6% | 19.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.5% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 11.9% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.9% | 24.1% | 3 |
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 rate,percent in Jordan?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Jordan was 22.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1999.
- How does Jordan rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Jordan ranks 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).