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

Palestine: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 1999
Years of data
16
1998–2017

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

0.20.30.40.51998200720171998: 0.255 % of rural youth labor force1999: 0.155 % of rural youth labor force2000: 0.163 % of rural youth labor force2001: 0.372 % of rural youth labor force2002: 0.439 % of rural youth labor force2003: 0.488 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.423 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.414 % of rural youth labor force2006: 0.408 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.367 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.397 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.408 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.246 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.201 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.157 % of rural youth labor force2017: 0.157 % of rural youth labor force

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine is 0.2%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine peaked at 0.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.

That places Palestine 44th out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, rural in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.2% -39.1%
2000 0.2% +5.0%
2001 0.4% +127.9%
2002 0.4% +18.1%
2003 0.5% +11.1%
2004 0.4% -13.3%
2005 0.4% -2.1%
2006 0.4% -1.4%
2007 0.4% -10.1%
2008 0.4% +8.3%
2009 0.4% +2.6%
2010 0.2% -39.7%
2011 0.2% -18.3%
2016 0.2% -21.6%
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%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 93% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +127.9% 0.2% 0.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 41 Morocco 0.2% compare
  2. 42 Romania 0.2% compare
  3. 43 Czechia 0.2% compare
  4. 45 Zambia 0.2% compare
  5. 46 Colombia 0.1% compare
  6. 47 Egypt 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
How does Palestine rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Palestine ranks 44th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. 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, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment 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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