Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Palestine
Palestine: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 149.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Palestine, 2000–2025
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
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Palestine stood at 149.9%.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Palestine peaked at 193.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 2002.
That places Palestine 41st out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 108.2% | — |
| 2001 | 76.3% | -29.4% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +28.4% |
| 2004 | 104.3% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 125.9% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 112.8% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 121.7% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 121.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 116.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 125.2% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 162.9% | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 181.2% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 170.4% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 152.2% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 167.8% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 179.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 183.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 187.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 193.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 191.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 173.3% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 178.7% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 140.7% | -21.3% |
| 2025 | 149.9% | +6.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 149.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124.5%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 149.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 177.2%, 85% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105.7% | 74.5% | 125.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 170.4% | 125.2% | 193.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.7% | 140.7% | 191.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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 (%) in Palestine?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Palestine was 149.9% in 2025, 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 (%) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 193.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Palestine ranks 41st out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 (%) (national 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.