Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Jordan

Jordan: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.6% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
91st
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2010
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.769 % of male youth labor force2001: 0.737 % of male youth labor force2002: 0.647 % of male youth labor force2003: 0.732 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.769 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.737 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.658 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.785 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.691 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.792 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.799 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.756 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.765 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.738 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.738 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.641 % of male youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Jordan is 0.6%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Jordan peaked at 0.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 91st of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
2000 0.8%
2001 0.7% -4.2%
2002 0.6% -12.3%
2003 0.7% +13.2%
2004 0.8% +5.2%
2005 0.7% -4.3%
2006 0.7% -10.7%
2007 0.8% +19.3%
2008 0.7% -12.0%
2009 0.8% +14.7%
2010 0.8% +0.9%
2011 0.8% -5.4%
2012 0.8% +1.2%
2013 0.7% -3.5%
2014 0.7% -0.1%
2016 0.6% -13.2%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 81% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 83% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 88 North Macedonia 0.7% compare
  2. 89 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  3. 90 Finland 0.6% compare
  4. 92 Portugal 0.6% compare
  5. 93 Cyprus 0.6% compare
  6. 94 Bulgaria 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Jordan?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Jordan was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Jordan ranks 91st out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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