Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine
Palestine: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 40.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine stood at 40.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine peaked at 43.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 4th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +97.3% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +18.9% |
| 2025 | 40.8% | -4.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 40.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 4.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 40.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.3%, 2.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth total (% of total 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 | +97.3% | 16.0% | 31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 16.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 31.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 36.1% | 43.0% | 5 |
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, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Palestine was 40.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Palestine ranks 4th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 total (% of total 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.