Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1999
All-time low
0.5%
in 2003
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.81998200720171998: 0.745 % of rural youth labor force1999: 0.845 % of rural youth labor force2000: 0.837 % of rural youth labor force2001: 0.628 % of rural youth labor force2002: 0.561 % of rural youth labor force2003: 0.512 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.577 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.586 % of rural youth labor force2006: 0.592 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.633 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.603 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.592 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.754 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.799 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.843 % of rural youth labor force2017: 0.843 % of rural youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2017, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine, State of stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.

Palestine, State of ranks 51st of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1998 0.7%
1999 0.8% +13.4%
2000 0.8% -0.9%
2001 0.6% -24.9%
2002 0.6% -10.7%
2003 0.5% -8.7%
2004 0.6% +12.7%
2005 0.6% +1.5%
2006 0.6% +1.0%
2007 0.6% +7.0%
2008 0.6% -4.8%
2009 0.6% -1.7%
2010 0.8% +27.4%
2011 0.8% +6.0%
2016 0.8% +5.4%
2017 0.8% +0.0%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 48 Egypt 0.9% compare
  2. 49 Colombia 0.9% compare
  3. 50 Zambia 0.8% compare
  4. 52 Czechia 0.8% compare
  5. 53 Romania 0.8% compare
  6. 54 Morocco 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine, State of?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine, State of was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
How does Palestine, State of rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Palestine, State of ranks 51st out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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