Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Israel
Israel: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Israel, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Israel is 2.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Israel peaked at 5.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2024.
Israel ranks 59th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.8% | — |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 5 |
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- 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Israel?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Israel was 2.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Israel ranks 59th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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