Jordan Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Jordan unemployment rate for 2023 was 17.94%, a 0.26% decline from 2022.
  • Jordan unemployment rate for 2022 was 18.20%, a 1.64% decline from 2021.
  • Jordan unemployment rate for 2021 was 19.84%, a 0.62% increase from 2020.
  • Jordan unemployment rate for 2020 was 19.21%, a 2.41% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Jordan Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 17.94% -0.26%
2022 18.20% -1.64%
2021 19.84% 0.62%
2020 19.21% 2.41%
2019 16.80% -1.46%
2018 18.26% 0.14%
2017 18.12% 2.85%
2016 15.28% 2.20%
2015 13.08% 1.18%
2014 11.90% -0.70%
2013 12.60% 0.40%
2012 12.20% -0.70%
2011 12.90% 0.40%
2010 12.50% -0.40%
2009 12.90% 0.20%
2008 12.70% -0.40%
2007 13.10% -0.90%
2006 14.00% -0.80%
2005 14.80% 0.18%
2004 14.62% 0.12%
2003 14.50% -0.80%
2002 15.30% 0.60%
2001 14.70% 1.00%
2000 13.70% -0.06%
1999 13.76% -0.07%
1998 13.83% 0.10%
1997 13.74% 0.04%
1996 13.70% -0.90%
1995 14.60% -2.32%
1994 16.92% -2.79%
1993 19.70% -0.23%
1992 19.93% -1.38%
1991 21.31% -1.38%