Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Jordan
Jordan: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 16.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Jordan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Jordan is 16.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Jordan peaked at 19.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2014.
Jordan ranks 12th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -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 | 13.1% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.9% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 16.6% | 19.8% | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1467 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7497 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 669.38 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,584 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,739 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,323 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Jordan?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Jordan was 16.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2014.
- How does Jordan rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Jordan ranks 12th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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