Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Palestine
Palestine: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Palestine, 1998–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Palestine is 0.2%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Palestine peaked at 0.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 48th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of male youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +132.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 89% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +132.9% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Palestine?
- Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Palestine was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male?
- Palestine ranks 48th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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