Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine
Palestine: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) was 37.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Palestine recorded 37.4% for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine peaked at 40.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2000.
That places Palestine 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +104.0% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | +26.3% |
| 2025 | 37.4% | -7.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 37.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 4.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 37.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.7%, 3.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 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 | +104.0% | 15.9% | 32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 15.9% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 28.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 31.9% | 40.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More work & labour data for Palestine
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0822 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine?
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine was 37.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)?
- Palestine ranks 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.