Jordan Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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 2022 was 41.91%, a 1.84% decline from 2021.
  • Jordan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 43.75%, a 1.4% increase from 2020.
  • Jordan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 42.35%, a 5.23% increase from 2019.
  • Jordan youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 37.12%, a 1.76% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 50.45%
South Africa 49.83%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 43.82%
Botswana 43.52%
Jordan 41.91%
Namibia 38.97%
Gabon 36.90%
North Macedonia 32.44%
Algeria 32.01%
Bosnia 31.89%
Iraq 31.76%
St. Lucia 30.78%
Costa Rica 30.74%
Albania 28.20%
Montenegro 28.06%
Suriname 26.60%
Guyana 25.48%
Serbia 24.25%
Lebanon 23.94%
Iran 22.83%
Romania 22.59%
Mauritius 21.76%
Colombia 21.04%
Brazil 20.68%
Samoa 20.35%
Turkey 19.25%
Armenia 19.02%
Jamaica 18.06%
Belize 17.93%
Equatorial Guinea 16.53%
Fiji 16.01%
Maldives 15.14%
China 14.85%
Paraguay 14.51%
Russia 14.37%
Azerbaijan 13.58%
Dominican Republic 12.89%
Venezuela 10.98%
Bulgaria 10.77%
Malaysia 10.39%
Belarus 10.27%
Turkmenistan 8.99%
Ecuador 8.40%
Peru 8.04%
Tonga 7.03%
Mexico 6.52%
Guatemala 6.28%
Thailand 5.39%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 3.09%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Jordan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 41.91% -1.84%
2021 43.75% 1.40%
2020 42.35% 5.23%
2019 37.12% -1.76%
2018 38.88% 3.49%
2017 35.39% -0.23%
2016 35.62% 4.70%
2015 30.92% 3.34%
2014 27.57% -1.85%
2013 29.42% 0.67%
2012 28.75% -2.00%
2011 30.76% 0.68%
2010 30.08% -1.33%
2009 31.40% 0.68%
2008 30.72% -0.96%
2007 31.68% -1.12%
2006 32.80% -1.82%
2005 34.61% 0.96%
2004 33.65% 0.88%
2003 32.77% -1.97%
2002 34.75% 1.52%
2001 33.23% 2.29%
2000 30.95% 0.10%
1999 30.84% 0.12%
1998 30.73% 0.44%
1997 30.29% 0.36%
1996 29.92% -1.81%
1995 31.73% -4.37%
1994 36.10% -5.05%
1993 41.15% 0.17%
1992 40.98% -1.64%
1991 42.62% 42.62%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%