Male unemployment — all countries

Male unemployment — Palestine

Male unemployment in Palestine in 2022 — 20.16%. Ranked 180 in the world out of 186. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 9.07 pp.

2022 20.16% −2.04 pp vs 2021
World rank 180of 186
Period maximum 29.85%2002
Period minimum 10.85%1999

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % of male labor force

Male unemployment — Palestine, 1991–202210152025301991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 11.1%1992: 11.13%1993: 11.15%1994: 11.23%1995: 11.17%1996: 11.17%1997: 10.97%1998: 10.91%1999: 10.85%2000: 11.1%2001: 23.3%2002: 29.85%2003: 24.51%2004: 24.91%2005: 20.68%2006: 20.29%2007: 19.18%2008: 23.69%2009: 20.53%2010: 21.39%2011: 16.46%2012: 17.55%2013: 18.13%2014: 19.14%2015: 20.09%2016: 20.44%2017: 21.36%2018: 22.25%2019: 21.18%2020: 22.32%2021: 22.2%2022: 20.16%
Change over the period: +9.07 pp Annual average: 0.29 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palestine

Palestine 20.16%
World 5.1%
Western Asia computed 8.15%
Male unemployment — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 20.16 −2.04 pp
2021 22.2 −0.12 pp
2020 22.32 +1.14 pp
2019 21.18 −1.08 pp
2018 22.25 +0.89 pp
2017 21.36 +0.92 pp
2016 20.44 +0.36 pp
2015 20.09 +0.95 pp
2014 19.14 +1.01 pp
2013 18.13 +0.57 pp
2012 17.55 +1.09 pp
2011 16.46 −4.92 pp
2010 21.39 +0.86 pp
2009 20.53 −3.17 pp
2008 23.69 +4.51 pp
2007 19.18 −1.11 pp
2006 20.29 −0.39 pp
2005 20.68 −4.23 pp
2004 24.91 +0.4 pp
2003 24.51 −5.34 pp
2002 29.85 +6.55 pp
2001 23.3 +12.21 pp
2000 11.1 +0.24 pp
1999 10.85 −0.06 pp
1998 10.91 −0.06 pp
1997 10.97 −0.2 pp
1996 11.17 +0.01 pp
1995 11.17 −0.06 pp
1994 11.23 +0.08 pp
1993 11.15 +0.02 pp
1992 11.13 +0.03 pp
1991 11.1

About the indicator

The share of the male labor force that is unemployed. The gap between the sexes shows up only when this series is compared with the female one, and it is not universal — in Southern Europe and Latin America female unemployment is markedly higher, while in a number of countries of Eastern Europe and Africa male unemployment is higher, because men work in industries sensitive to a downturn.

Important: The denominator is the male labor force, not the whole male population: men who neither work nor look for work are not in it.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.