Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 28.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 28.7% for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Palestine, State of peaked at 31.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +102.3% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -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% | +12.1% |
| 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% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | -8.7% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 28.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 5.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 28.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.0%, 4.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Palestine, State of 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 | +102.3% | 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 | 27.4% | 24.4% | 31.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 1 Eswatini 34.3% compare
- 2 South Africa 32.3% compare
- 4 Botswana 24.4% compare
- 5 French Polynesia 21.8% compare
- 6 Namibia 19.9% compare
More work & labour data for Palestine, State of
- 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, total (% of total labor force) in Palestine, State of?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Palestine, State of was 28.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.