Jordan Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Jordan youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 40.80%, a 0.47% decline from 2022.
  • Jordan youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 41.27%, a 2.48% decline from 2021.
  • Jordan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 43.75%, a 1.39% increase from 2020.
  • Jordan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 42.36%, a 5.23% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Jordan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 40.80% -0.47%
2022 41.27% -2.48%
2021 43.75% 1.39%
2020 42.36% 5.23%
2019 37.13% -1.76%
2018 38.88% 3.48%
2017 35.40% -0.21%
2016 35.61% 4.70%
2015 30.92% 3.33%
2014 27.58% -1.85%
2013 29.44% 0.67%
2012 28.77% -2.01%
2011 30.78% 0.67%
2010 30.10% -1.34%
2009 31.44% 0.68%
2008 30.76% -0.96%
2007 31.72% -1.12%
2006 32.84% -1.82%
2005 34.66% 0.97%
2004 33.69% 0.87%
2003 32.82% -1.98%
2002 34.79% 1.52%
2001 33.27% 2.29%
2000 30.98% 0.10%
1999 30.89% 0.11%
1998 30.78% 0.45%
1997 30.33% 0.37%
1996 29.96% -1.81%
1995 31.77% -4.35%
1994 36.12% -5.09%
1993 41.21% 0.16%
1992 41.05% -1.80%
1991 42.85% -1.80%