Unemployment rate of males vs females in Palestine
Palestine: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 20.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Palestine, 1991–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of males vs females in Palestine is 20.16, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Palestine peaked at 29.85 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.85, in 1999.
That places Palestine 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.1 | — |
| 1992 | 11.13 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 11.15 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 11.23 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 11.17 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.17 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 10.97 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.91 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 10.85 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 11.1 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 23.3 | +110.0% |
| 2002 | 29.85 | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 24.51 | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 24.91 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 20.68 | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 20.29 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 19.18 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 23.69 | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 20.53 | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 21.39 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 16.46 | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 17.55 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 18.13 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.14 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 20.09 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 20.44 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.36 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 22.25 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 21.18 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 22.32 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 22.2 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 20.16 | -9.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 20.16 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.27, 4.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 20.16 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.53, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females in 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 | +110.0% | 11.1 | 23.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.08 | 10.85 | 11.23 | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.8 | 11.1 | 29.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8 | 16.46 | 22.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.56 | 20.16 | 22.32 | 3 |
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 unemployment rate of males vs females in Palestine?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Palestine was 20.16 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 29.85 in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.85 in 1999.
- How does Palestine rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Palestine ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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