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Youth unemployment — Palestine

Youth unemployment in Palestine in 2022 — 36.09%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 186. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 20.36 pp.

2022 36.09% −5.54 pp vs 2021
World rank 173of 186
Period maximum 42.22%2018
Period minimum 15.54%1999

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Palestine, 1991–202210203040501991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 15.74%1992: 15.78%1993: 15.8%1994: 15.9%1995: 15.84%1996: 15.86%1997: 15.66%1998: 15.6%1999: 15.54%2000: 15.82%2001: 31.28%2002: 38.74%2003: 35.43%2004: 35.61%2005: 31.93%2006: 29.84%2007: 31.01%2008: 37.29%2009: 34%2010: 36.18%2011: 31.22%2012: 34.64%2013: 37.14%2014: 36.33%2015: 37.22%2016: 38.51%2017: 41.87%2018: 42.22%2019: 40.15%2020: 42.05%2021: 41.63%2022: 36.09%
Change over the period: +20.36 pp Annual average: 0.66 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Palestine 36.09%
World 14.13%
Middle East & North Africa 18.9%
Western Asia computed 20.86%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 13.8%
Youth unemployment — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 36.09 −5.54 pp
2021 41.63 −0.42 pp
2020 42.05 +1.9 pp
2019 40.15 −2.07 pp
2018 42.22 +0.36 pp
2017 41.87 +3.36 pp
2016 38.51 +1.29 pp
2015 37.22 +0.89 pp
2014 36.33 −0.81 pp
2013 37.14 +2.49 pp
2012 34.64 +3.42 pp
2011 31.22 −4.95 pp
2010 36.18 +2.18 pp
2009 34 −3.29 pp
2008 37.29 +6.28 pp
2007 31.01 +1.16 pp
2006 29.84 −2.09 pp
2005 31.93 −3.68 pp
2004 35.61 +0.18 pp
2003 35.43 −3.31 pp
2002 38.74 +7.46 pp
2001 31.28 +15.46 pp
2000 15.82 +0.28 pp
1999 15.54 −0.06 pp
1998 15.6 −0.05 pp
1997 15.66 −0.2 pp
1996 15.86 +0.02 pp
1995 15.84 −0.06 pp
1994 15.9 +0.09 pp
1993 15.8 +0.02 pp
1992 15.78 +0.04 pp
1991 15.74 —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

QA Qatar 0.56 BH Bahrain 5.33 IL Israel 6.72 AE United Arab Emirates 9.99 AZ Azerbaijan 13.62 OM Oman 14.56 KW Kuwait 15.19 SA Saudi Arabia 15.96 CY Cyprus 18.71 TR Türkiye 19.29 LB Lebanon 22.9 AM Armenia 26.69 GE Georgia 30.14 IQ Iraq 31.79 SY Syria 31.99 YE Yemen 32.45 PS Palestine 36.09 JO Jordan 42.03
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About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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

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