LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Palestine
Palestine: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 30.38 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Palestine, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Palestine is 30.38, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Palestine peaked at 35.26 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.82, in 2012.
Palestine ranks 5th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.82 | — |
| 2013 | 23.27 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 27.19 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 30.62 | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 30.66 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 31.07 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 33.29 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 31.6 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 35.26 | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 32.55 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 29.67 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 33.09 | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 30.38 | -8.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 30.38 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.98, 3.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 30.38 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.61, 2.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.81 | 22.82 | 33.29 | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.19 | 29.67 | 35.26 | 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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Palestine?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Palestine was 30.38 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 35.26 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.82 in 2012.
- How does Palestine rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Palestine ranks 5th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.