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Jordan Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Jordan Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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21.44% in 1991

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Jordan was 21.44% in 1991. The top 5 years were: 1991 (21.44%), 1992 (19.95%), 2021 (19.84%), 1993 (19.70%), 2020 (19.21%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Jordan Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1991	21.44%
2nd	1992	19.95%
3rd	2021	19.84%
4th	1993	19.70%
5th	2020	19.21%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1991	21.44%	+4.64pp	182nd
2021	19.84%	−2.86pp	181st
2020	19.21%	+0.14pp	179th
1993	19.70%	+2.10pp	175th
1992	19.95%	+1.15pp	179th
2022	18.20%	−5.88pp	179th
2018	18.26%	−0.04pp	175th
2017	18.12%	+2.85pp	175th
2025	16.54%	−0.16pp	170th
2024	16.69%	−5.28pp	176th
2023	16.62%	−6.23pp	177th
2019	16.80%	−1.80pp	174th
1994	16.89%	−2.71pp	164th
1990	16.80%	+6.52pp	68th
2016	15.28%	+2.20pp	167th
2006	14.00%	−0.84pp	167th
2005	14.80%	+0.10pp	164th
2004	14.63%	+0.19pp	164th
2003	14.50%	−0.82pp	161st
2002	15.30%	+0.61pp	163rd
2001	14.70%	+0.99pp	160th
1995	14.60%	−1.20pp	158th
2015	13.08%	+1.20pp	160th
2013	12.60%	+0.45pp	152nd
2012	12.20%	−0.68pp	149th
2011	12.90%	+0.43pp	154th
2010	12.50%	−0.35pp	153rd
2009	12.90%	+0.25pp	156th
2008	12.70%	+0.00pp	164th
2007	13.10%	−0.96pp	164th
2000	13.70%	−0.68pp	157th
1999	13.76%	+0.26pp	157th
1998	13.84%	−0.56pp	159th
1997	13.74%	+0.64pp	155th
1996	13.70%	−1.70pp	156th
2014	11.90%	−0.70pp	152nd
1989	10.28%	+1.48pp	51st
1988	8.81%	+0.41pp	43rd
1987	8.39%	+0.35pp	38th
1986	8.04%	+2.06pp	33rd
1985	5.98%	+0.62pp	21st
1984	5.36%	–	17th

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