Unemployed population — Unemployment in Israel
Israel: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 134.28 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Israel, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed population — unemployment in Israel is 134.28 Persons, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Israel peaked at 279.8 Persons in 2003 and was at its lowest, 133.96 Persons, in 2024.
That places Israel 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 172.15 Persons | 144.12 Persons | 208.47 Persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 237.43 Persons | 180.4 Persons | 279.8 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 196.43 Persons | 156.8 Persons | 247.04 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.36 Persons | 133.96 Persons | 206.31 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More work & labour data for Israel
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5042 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 11,997 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 579.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,762 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,985 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,747 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed population — unemployment in Israel?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Israel was 134.28 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 279.8 Persons in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 133.96 Persons in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Israel ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.