EconomySource: ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization (CC BY 4.0). · updated 2025-12-31
West Bank and Gaza's unemployment rate stands at 28.71% as of 2025-12-31, down from 31.44% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2000 to 2025 (25 observations).
In 2025, West Bank and Gaza's unemployment rate was 28.71%, down from 31.44% in 2024.
In 2024, West Bank and Gaza's unemployment rate was 31.44%, up from 24.42% in 2022.
In 2022, West Bank and Gaza's unemployment rate was 24.42%, down from 26.39% in 2021.
In 2021, West Bank and Gaza's unemployment rate was 26.39%, up from 25.9% in 2020.
In 2020, West Bank and Gaza's unemployment rate was 25.9%, up from 25.34% in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.71% | -2.73% |
| 2024 | 31.44% | +7.02% |
| 2022 | 24.42% | -1.97% |
| 2021 | 26.39% | +0.495% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +0.555% |
| 2019 | 25.34% | -0.916% |
| 2018 | 26.26% | +0.579% |
| 2017 | 25.68% | +1.74% |
| 2016 | 23.94% | +0.934% |
| 2015 | 23.01% | +2.48% |
| 2014 | 20.53% | +0.632% |
| 2013 | 19.89% | +0.692% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +1.61% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -3.82% |
| 2010 | 21.42% | +0.964% |
| 2009 | 20.45% | -2.46% |
| 2008 | 22.91% | +4.63% |
| 2007 | 18.28% | -0.732% |
| 2006 | 19.01% | -1% |
| 2005 | 20.02% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 23.22% | +0.211% |
| 2003 | 23% | -4.46% |
| 2002 | 27.47% | +5.97% |
| 2001 | 21.49% | +10.87% |
| 2000 | 10.63% | — |
Source: ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization (CC BY 4.0). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
West Bank and Gaza's unemployment rate is 28.71% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 31.44% in 2024. Source: ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization (CC BY 4.0).
The highest recorded value is 31.44% (2024); the lowest is 10.63% (2000), across data from 2000 to 2025.
Source: ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization (CC BY 4.0). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.