Male unemployment — all countries

Male unemployment — Jordan

Male unemployment in Jordan in 2025 — 14.91%. Ranked 172 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.89 pp.

2025 14.91% −0.25 pp vs 2024
World rank 172of 182
Period maximum 19.8%1991
Period minimum 10.19%2014

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of male labor force

Male unemployment — Jordan, 1991–20251012.51517.52019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.8%1992: 18.33%1993: 18.1%1994: 14.92%1995: 12.18%1996: 12.04%1997: 12.18%1998: 12.38%1999: 12.41%2000: 12.46%2001: 13.77%2002: 14.14%2003: 13.48%2004: 13.19%2005: 12.93%2006: 12.06%2007: 10.44%2008: 10.26%2009: 10.46%2010: 10.5%2011: 11.08%2012: 10.52%2013: 10.65%2014: 10.19%2015: 11.08%2016: 13.3%2017: 15.87%2018: 16.99%2019: 15.37%2020: 17.87%2021: 18.51%2022: 16.38%2023: 15.1%2024: 15.16%2025: 14.91%
Change over the period: −4.89 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jordan

Jordan 14.91%
World 4.69%
Western Asia computed 6.97%
Male unemployment — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.91 −0.25 pp
2024 15.16 +0.06 pp
2023 15.1 −1.29 pp
2022 16.38 −2.13 pp
2021 18.51 +0.64 pp
2020 17.87 +2.51 pp
2019 15.37 −1.63 pp
2018 16.99 +1.12 pp
2017 15.87 +2.57 pp
2016 13.3 +2.22 pp
2015 11.08 +0.89 pp
2014 10.19 −0.47 pp
2013 10.65 +0.14 pp
2012 10.52 −0.56 pp
2011 11.08 +0.58 pp
2010 10.5 +0.04 pp
2009 10.46 +0.21 pp
2008 10.26 −0.18 pp
2007 10.44 −1.63 pp
2006 12.06 −0.87 pp
2005 12.93 −0.25 pp
2004 13.19 −0.29 pp
2003 13.48 −0.66 pp
2002 14.14 +0.37 pp
2001 13.77 +1.31 pp
2000 12.46 +0.05 pp
1999 12.41 +0.03 pp
1998 12.38 +0.2 pp
1997 12.18 +0.14 pp
1996 12.04 −0.15 pp
1995 12.18 −2.74 pp
1994 14.92 −3.18 pp
1993 18.1 −0.23 pp
1992 18.33 −1.47 pp
1991 19.8

About the indicator

The share of the male labor force that is unemployed. The gap between the sexes shows up only when this series is compared with the female one, and it is not universal — in Southern Europe and Latin America female unemployment is markedly higher, while in a number of countries of Eastern Europe and Africa male unemployment is higher, because men work in industries sensitive to a downturn.

Important: The denominator is the male labor force, not the whole male population: men who neither work nor look for work are not in it.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.