Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Palestine, State of

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

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.10.20.30.41998200720171998: 0.252 % of total youth labor force1999: 0.175 % of total youth labor force2000: 0.157 % of total youth labor force2001: 0.351 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.434 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.444 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.397 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.409 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.391 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.347 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.417 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.294 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.296 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.306 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.21 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.21 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

That places Palestine, State of 51st out of 111 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, total in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.2% -30.7%
2000 0.2% -10.5%
2001 0.4% +123.8%
2002 0.4% +23.7%
2003 0.4% +2.2%
2004 0.4% -10.6%
2005 0.4% +3.2%
2006 0.4% -4.6%
2007 0.3% -11.1%
2008 0.4% +20.1%
2009 0.3% -29.5%
2010 0.3% +0.7%
2011 0.3% +3.3%
2016 0.2% -31.4%
2017 0.2% +0.0%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 86% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Palestine, State of 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 +123.8% 0.2% 0.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

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  4. 52 Argentina 0.2% compare
  5. 53 Poland 0.2% compare
  6. 54 Egypt 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Palestine, State of?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Palestine, State of was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does Palestine, State of rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Palestine, State of ranks 51st out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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