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.
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
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1468 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.02 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 209.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1947)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.266 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (1947)
- Democracy 0 (1947)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (1947)
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.