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

Jordan: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
97th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2004
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
16
2000–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.751 % of total youth labor force2001: 0.721 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.628 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.713 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.761 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.708 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.6 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.75 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.64 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.76 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.755 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.73 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.73 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.698 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.699 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.573 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Jordan peaked at 0.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 97th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
2000 0.8%
2001 0.7% -4.0%
2002 0.6% -12.9%
2003 0.7% +13.6%
2004 0.8% +6.7%
2005 0.7% -6.9%
2006 0.6% -15.3%
2007 0.7% +25.0%
2008 0.6% -14.6%
2009 0.8% +18.8%
2010 0.8% -0.7%
2011 0.7% -3.3%
2012 0.7% +0.0%
2013 0.7% -4.5%
2014 0.7% +0.2%
2016 0.6% -18.1%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Jordan?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Jordan was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Jordan ranks 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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