Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Palestine
Palestine: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Palestine recorded 19.0% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Palestine peaked at 23.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2002.
That places Palestine 142nd out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.4% | -29.3% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | -0.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 19.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.7%, 55% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 19.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.5%, 72% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 13.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 15.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 15.2% | 19.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More work & labour data for Palestine
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0822 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0689 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.181 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,293 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,412 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,677 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,805 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,482 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Palestine?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Palestine was 19.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Palestine ranks 142nd out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.