Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Palestine
Palestine: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 36.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Palestine, 1991–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Palestine stood at 36.09.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Palestine peaked at 42.22 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.54, in 1999.
That places Palestine 14th out of 188 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 young vs older adults in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.73 | — |
| 1992 | 15.78 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.8 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 15.9 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.84 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.86 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.66 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 15.6 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 15.54 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 15.82 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 31.28 | +97.8% |
| 2002 | 38.74 | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 35.43 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 35.61 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 31.93 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 29.84 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 31.01 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 37.29 | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 33.99 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 36.18 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 31.22 | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 34.64 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 37.14 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 36.33 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.22 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 38.51 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 41.87 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 42.22 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.15 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 42.05 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 41.63 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 36.09 | -13.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 36.09 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.03, 3.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 36.09 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.31, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults 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 | +97.8% | 15.82 | 31.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.75 | 15.54 | 15.9 | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.09 | 15.82 | 38.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.55 | 31.22 | 42.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.93 | 36.09 | 42.05 | 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 young vs older adults in Palestine?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Palestine was 36.09 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 42.22 in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.54 in 1999.
- How does Palestine rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Palestine ranks 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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