Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine

Palestine: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1998
All-time low
0.7%
in 2010
Years of data
14
1998–2017

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.81998200720171998: 0.859 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.845 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.836 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.857 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.79 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.831 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.815 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.829 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.789 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.784 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.799 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.745 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.815 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.815 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2017, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine peaked at 0.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.

That places Palestine 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.8% -1.6%
2000 0.8% -1.1%
2001 0.9% +2.6%
2002 0.8% -7.9%
2003 0.8% +5.3%
2004 0.8% -2.0%
2005 0.8% +1.7%
2006 0.8% -4.8%
2007 0.8% -0.6%
2008 0.8% +1.9%
2010 0.7% -6.8%
2016 0.8% +9.4%
2017 0.8% +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

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  2. 33 Croatia 0.9% compare
  3. 34 Moldova 0.8% compare
  4. 36 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  5. 37 Lithuania 0.8% compare
  6. 38 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
How does Palestine rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Palestine ranks 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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