Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Palestine
Palestine: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 28.71 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 28.71 for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in 2025.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Palestine peaked at 31.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.62, in 2000.
That places Palestine 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.62 | — |
| 2001 | 21.49 | +102.3% |
| 2002 | 27.46 | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 23 | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 23.21 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.02 | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 19.01 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 18.28 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.91 | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 20.45 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 21.42 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 17.6 | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 19.89 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.53 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 23 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 23.94 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 25.68 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 26.26 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 25.34 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 25.89 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.39 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 24.42 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 31.44 | +28.7% |
| 2025 | 28.71 | -8.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 28.71 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.62, 3.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 28.71 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.47, 3.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 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 | +102.3% | 10.62 | 21.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.65 | 10.62 | 27.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.29 | 17.6 | 26.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.37 | 24.42 | 31.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Palestine?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Palestine was 28.71 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 31.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.62 in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Palestine ranks 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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