Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Palestine
Palestine: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 178.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Palestine, 1991–2022
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 178.9% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2022.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Palestine peaked at 193.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2002.
Palestine ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 103.6% | — |
| 1992 | 104.4% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 104.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 104.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 105.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 105.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 106.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 108.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 109.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 107.8% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 75.8% | -29.7% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 95.4% | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 103.9% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 125.8% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 112.5% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 121.5% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 120.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 116.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 125.2% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 163.1% | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 181.5% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 171.2% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 152.7% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 168.2% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 179.4% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 183.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 187.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 193.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 191.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 173.4% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 178.9% | +3.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 178.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 178.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 169.7%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 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 | -29.7% | 107.8% | 75.8% |
| 2011 | +30.3% | 125.2% | 163.1% |
| 2003 | +28.9% | 74.0% | 95.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.8% | 103.6% | 109.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 105.4% | 74.0% | 125.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 170.6% | 125.2% | 193.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 181.2% | 173.4% | 191.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 18 Ethiopia 182.4% compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 182.3% compare
- 20 Afghanistan 180.2% compare
- 22 Syria 172.8% compare
- 23 Turkey 170.9% compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 170.2% compare
More gender data for Palestine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Palestine?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Palestine was 178.9% in 2022, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 193.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Palestine ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.