Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Jordan's unemployment rate stands at 16.54% as of 2025-12-31, down from 16.69% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Jordan's unemployment rate was 16.54%, down from 16.69% in 2024.
In 2024, Jordan's unemployment rate was 16.69%, up from 16.62% in 2023.
In 2023, Jordan's unemployment rate was 16.62%, down from 18.2% in 2022.
In 2022, Jordan's unemployment rate was 18.2%, down from 19.84% in 2021.
In 2021, Jordan's unemployment rate was 19.84%, up from 19.21% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.54% | -0.158% |
| 2024 | 16.69% | +0.073% |
| 2023 | 16.62% | -1.58% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -1.64% |
| 2021 | 19.84% | +0.624% |
| 2020 | 19.21% | +2.41% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -1.46% |
| 2018 | 18.26% | +0.137% |
| 2017 | 18.12% | +2.85% |
| 2016 | 15.28% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.08% | +1.17% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 14% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +0.174% |
| 2004 | 14.63% | +0.126% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +1% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -0.063% |
| 1999 | 13.76% | -0.078% |
| 1998 | 13.84% | +0.101% |
| 1997 | 13.74% | +0.04% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | -2.29% |
| 1994 | 16.89% | -2.81% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | -0.247% |
| 1992 | 19.95% | -1.49% |
| 1991 | 21.44% | — |
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Jordan's unemployment rate is 16.54% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 16.69% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 21.44% (1991); the lowest is 11.9% (2014), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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