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Unemployment rate in Palestine

Unemployment rate in Palestine was 24.42% in 2022, according to the World Bank. That is down 1.97 pts from 2021.

202224.42%
Change on 2021-1.97 pts
Series high27.472002
Series low10.381999

Unemployment rate in Palestine, 1991 to 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

101520253019911996200120062011201620221991: 10.67 %1992: 10.69 %1993: 10.71 %1994: 10.78 %1995: 10.71 %1996: 10.73 %1997: 10.52 %1998: 10.45 %1999: 10.38 %2000: 10.63 %2001: 21.49 %2002: 27.47 %2003: 23 %2004: 23.22 %2005: 20.02 %2006: 19.01 %2007: 18.28 %2008: 22.91 %2009: 20.45 %2010: 21.42 %2011: 17.6 %2012: 19.2 %2013: 19.89 %2014: 20.53 %2015: 23.01 %2016: 23.94 %2017: 25.68 %2018: 26.26 %2019: 25.34 %2020: 25.9 %2021: 26.39 %2022: 24.42 %
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate). Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 32 values
Period%
202224.42
202126.39
202025.9
201925.34
201826.26
201725.68
201623.94
201523.01
201420.53
201319.89
201219.2
201117.6
201021.42
200920.45
200822.91
200718.28
200619.01
200520.02
200423.22
200323
200227.47
200121.49
200010.63
199910.38
199810.45
199710.52
199610.73
199510.71
199410.78
199310.71
199210.69
199110.67

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Unemployment, total, % of total labor force, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the unemployment rate in Palestine?

Unemployment rate in Palestine was 24.42% in 2022, according to the World Bank. That is down 1.97 pts from 2021.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Unemployment, total, % of total labor force, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest unemployment rate in Palestine?

27.47% in 2002, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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