Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Palestine
Palestine: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.6%
in 2008
Years of data
16
1998–2017
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Palestine, 1998–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.8% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in 2017.
That represents a change of up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Palestine peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.
Palestine ranks 49th of 97 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, urban in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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 youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Palestine?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Palestine was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- How does Palestine rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
- Palestine ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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