Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in State of Palestine
State of Palestine: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 31.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in State of Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in State of Palestine is 31.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in State of Palestine peaked at 31.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2000.
State of Palestine ranks 2nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in State of Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +102.2% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +28.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in State of Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +102.2% | 10.6% | 21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 10.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 17.6% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 24.4% | 31.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near State of Palestine
- 1 South Africa 32.3% compare
- 3 Botswana 24.4% compare
- 4 Guadeloupe 23.8% compare
- 5 French Guiana 23.2% compare
More work & labour data for State of Palestine
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 14.5% (2024)
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 48.8% (2025)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 54.0% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 26.8% (2024)
- Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS 24.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in State of Palestine?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in State of Palestine was 31.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in State of Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in State of Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- How does State of Palestine rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- State of Palestine ranks 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in State of Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this State of Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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