Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Palestine

Unemployment rate in Palestine in 2022 — 24.42%. Ranked 183 in the world out of 186. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 13.75 pp.

2022 24.42% −1.97 pp vs 2021
World rank 183of 186
Period maximum 27.47%2002
Period minimum 10.38%1999

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Palestine, 1991–202210152025301991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 10.67%1992: 10.69%1993: 10.71%1994: 10.78%1995: 10.71%1996: 10.73%1997: 10.52%1998: 10.45%1999: 10.38%2000: 10.63%2001: 21.49%2002: 27.47%2003: 23%2004: 23.22%2005: 20.02%2006: 19.01%2007: 18.28%2008: 22.91%2009: 20.45%2010: 21.42%2011: 17.6%2012: 19.2%2013: 19.89%2014: 20.53%2015: 23.01%2016: 23.94%2017: 25.68%2018: 26.26%2019: 25.34%2020: 25.9%2021: 26.39%2022: 24.42%
Change over the period: +13.75 pp Annual average: 0.44 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Palestine 24.42%
World 5.23%
Western Asia computed 9.75%
Unemployment rate — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 24.42 −1.97 pp
2021 26.39 +0.5 pp
2020 25.9 +0.56 pp
2019 25.34 −0.92 pp
2018 26.26 +0.58 pp
2017 25.68 +1.74 pp
2016 23.94 +0.93 pp
2015 23.01 +2.48 pp
2014 20.53 +0.63 pp
2013 19.89 +0.69 pp
2012 19.2 +1.61 pp
2011 17.6 −3.82 pp
2010 21.42 +0.96 pp
2009 20.45 −2.46 pp
2008 22.91 +4.63 pp
2007 18.28 −0.73 pp
2006 19.01 −1 pp
2005 20.02 −3.2 pp
2004 23.22 +0.21 pp
2003 23 −4.46 pp
2002 27.47 +5.97 pp
2001 21.49 +10.87 pp
2000 10.63 +0.24 pp
1999 10.38 −0.07 pp
1998 10.45 −0.07 pp
1997 10.52 −0.2 pp
1996 10.73 +0.01 pp
1995 10.71 −0.06 pp
1994 10.78 +0.07 pp
1993 10.71 +0.01 pp
1992 10.69 +0.03 pp
1991 10.67

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

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