Unemployment rate in Jordan
Jordan: Unemployment rate was 16.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rate in Jordan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Jordan is 16.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Jordan peaked at 21.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2014.
That places Jordan 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 13.7% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.9% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.5% | 19.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Jordan
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 16.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 42.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 17.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Jordan?
- Unemployment rate in Jordan was 16.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2014.
- How does Jordan rank for unemployment rate?
- Jordan ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.