Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Palestine
Palestine: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 28.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 28.7% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Palestine peaked at 31.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2000.
That places Palestine 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +102.3% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +28.7% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | -8.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 28.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 5.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 28.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.0%, 4.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates 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 | +102.3% | 10.6% | 21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 10.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 17.6% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 24.4% | 31.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 1 Eswatini 34.3% compare
- 2 South Africa 32.3% compare
- 4 Botswana 24.4% compare
- 5 French Polynesia 21.8% compare
- 6 Namibia 19.9% compare
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Palestine?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Palestine was 28.7% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Palestine ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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About this data
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.