West Bank and Gaza's unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) was 31.64% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.77 percentage points from 30.87% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 31.64% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 36.31% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 30.87% | 2012 |
| Highest | 39.93% | 2002 |
| Lowest | 15.38% | 1999 |
| Average since 2013 | 34.72% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 15.67% | 1991 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, West Bank and Gaza's unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) fell 5.34 percentage points on 2021 (from 36.98% to 31.64%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +0.71 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.06 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.4 percentage points in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.47 percentage points in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| West Bank and Gaza | 31.64% | 2022 |
| World | 13.1% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 12.67% | 2025 |
Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2022 ranking
- Sudan — 2nd of 2: 11.82%
What this measures
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 32 values
| Year | Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 31.64 |
| 2021 | 36.98 |
| 2020 | 36.31 |
| 2019 | 34.53 |
| 2018 | 36.78 |
| 2017 | 36.31 |
| 2016 | 33.76 |
| 2015 | 33.31 |
| 2014 | 33.73 |
| 2013 | 33.85 |
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 15.81% (2025)
- Algeria — 26.51% (2025)
- Bahrain — 2.71% (2025)
- Djibouti — 76.06% (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 12.88% (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 19.34% (2025)
- Iraq — 28.11% (2025)
- Israel — 6.08% (2025)
More social protection & labor data for West Bank and Gaza
- Net migration — -23,156 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 48,323 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 10.88% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 51.15% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 30.81% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 20.13% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is West Bank and Gaza's unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)?
- 31.64% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is up 15.97 percentage points from 15.67% in 1991. The highest value was 39.93% in 2002 and the lowest 15.38% in 1999.
- Is the latest change in unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) unusual for West Bank and Gaza?
- In 2022, West Bank and Gaza's unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) fell 5.34 percentage points on 2021 (from 36.98% to 31.64%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +0.71 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.06 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.1524.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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