Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel
Israel: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel, 1969–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel peaked at 13.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1973.
Israel ranks 148th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 4.5% | — |
| 1970 | 3.8% | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | -21.8% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +67.1% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +30.8% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +37.9% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -13.9% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 3.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 61% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Israel's 3.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.0%, 43% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 7.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.7% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel was 3.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Israel ranks 148th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.