Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Jordan
Jordan: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 16.62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Jordan, 1983–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Jordan is 16.62, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Jordan peaked at 19.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 1983.
Jordan ranks 2nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6.6 | — |
| 1986 | 13.3 | +101.5% |
| 1987 | 14.8 | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 19.7 | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 14.6 | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 13.7 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 13.7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.7 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 15.3 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 14.5 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 14.8 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 14 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 12.9 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 12.9 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 12.2 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 12.6 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.9 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 13.07 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 15.28 | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 18.12 | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 18.26 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.8 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 19.21 | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 19.84 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 18.2 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 16.62 | -8.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 16.62 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.43, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 16.62 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.47, 1.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +101.5% | 6.6 | 13.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.57 | 6.6 | 14.8 | 3 |
| 1990s | 16 | 13.7 | 19.7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.97 | 12.7 | 15.3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.36 | 11.9 | 18.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.47 | 16.62 | 19.84 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Jordan?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Jordan was 16.62 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 1983.
- How does Jordan rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Jordan ranks 2nd out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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