Unemployment rate,Percent in Jordan

Jordan: Unemployment rate,Percent was 22.9% in 2022. β–² 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

05101520251993200720221993: 19.71994: 15.81995: 15.31996: 12.81997: 14.41998: 14.41999: 11.62000: 13.92001: 14.72002: 15.32003: 14.52004: 12.52005: 14.82006: 142007: 13.12008: 12.72009: 12.92010: 12.52011: 12.92012: 12.22013: 12.62014: 11.92015: 13.12016: 15.32017: 18.32018: 18.62019: 19.12020: 23.22021: 24.12022: 22.9

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 South Africa 32.4% compare
  2. 3 Tunisia 15.4% compare
  3. 4 Morocco 13.0% compare
  4. 5 Algeria 11.7% compare

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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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