Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) rose 0.149% to 16.2% in Jordan in 2024, according to .
Historically, Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) in Jordan reached an all time high of 19.8% in 1991 and an all time low of 4.80% in 1983. When compared to Jordan's main peers, Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) in Iraq amounted to 13.3%, 3.14% in Israel, 1.79% in Saudi Arabia and 10.4% in Syria in 2024.
Jordan has been ranked 8th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force), 36 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Egypt | % | 6.77% | 4.75% | 5.93% | 5.57% | 4.99% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 10.6% | 9.14% | 8.50% | 8.01% | 7.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 10.9% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 14.2% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 3.95% | 3.63% | 4.35% | 4.89% | 3.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 17.0% | 15.4% | 17.9% | 18.5% | 16.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 0.975% | 1.01% | 1.87% | 1.50% | 0.932% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 9.37% | 9.92% | 12.0% | 11.3% | 10.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 3.55% | 2.74% | 4.22% | 3.74% | 2.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 11.0% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 10.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 9.56% | 12.4% | 12.3% | 10.7% | 8.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 1.29% | 1.40% | 3.84% | 2.19% | 1.53% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 16.6% | 16.2% | 17.0% | 17.3% | 16.4% |
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