Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine

Palestine: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2006
All-time low
0.2%
in 1999
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.10.20.30.40.51998200720171998: 0.327 % of female youth labor force1999: 0.193 % of female youth labor force2000: 0.205 % of female youth labor force2001: 0.346 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.3 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.463 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.409 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.464 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.481 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.437 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.413 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.318 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.384 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.389 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.292 % of female youth labor force2017: 0.292 % of female youth labor force

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

Analysis

Palestine recorded 0.3% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine peaked at 0.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.

That places Palestine 36th out of 108 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.2% -40.8%
2000 0.2% +6.0%
2001 0.3% +69.0%
2002 0.3% -13.4%
2003 0.5% +54.2%
2004 0.4% -11.6%
2005 0.5% +13.3%
2006 0.5% +3.6%
2007 0.4% -9.2%
2008 0.4% -5.4%
2009 0.3% -23.1%
2010 0.4% +20.8%
2011 0.4% +1.4%
2016 0.3% -25.1%
2017 0.3% +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 74% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 33 Turkey 0.3% compare
  2. 34 Portugal 0.3% compare
  3. 35 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
  4. 37 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  5. 38 Zambia 0.3% compare
  6. 39 Ukraine 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
How does Palestine rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Palestine ranks 36th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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