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Unemployment rate
Gaza Strip — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | NA% |
| 1991 | NA% |
| 1992 | 20% (1990 est.) |
| 1993 | 20% (1990 est.) |
| 1994 | 20% (1991 est.) |
| 1995 | 45% (1994 est.) |
| 1996 | 30%-45% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 35% to 40% (1996 est.) |
| 1998 | 28% (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | 26.8% (1997 est.) |
| 2000 | 14.5% (includes West Bank) (1998 est.) |
| 2001 | 40% (includes West Bank) (yearend 2000) |
| 2002 | 26% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 50% (includes West Bank) (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 50% (includes West Bank) (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 50% (includes West Bank) (2003 est.) |
| 2006 | 31% (includes West Bank) (January-September 2005 avg.) |
| 2007 | 20.3% (includes West Bank) (2005) |
| 2008 | 34.8% (2006) |
| 2009 | 41.3% (June 2008) country comparison to the world: 189 34.8% (2006) |
| 2010 | 40% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 186 40% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 40% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 183 40% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 40% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 186 40% (2009 est.) |
| 2013 | 23% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 168 20.9% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 22.5% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 170 23% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 45.1% (2014 est.) | 29.5% (2013 est.) | note: data exclude West Bank | country comparison to the world: 199 |
| 2016 | 25.9% (2014 est.) | 26.2% (2013 est.) | note: data exclude the West Bank | country comparison to the world: 181 |
| 2017 | 26.9% (2016 est.) | 25.9% (2015 est.) | note: data exclude the West Bank | country comparison to the world: 196 |
| 2018 | 27.9% (2017 est.) | 27% (2016 est.) | note: data exclude the West Bank |
| 2019 | 27.9% (2017 est.) | 27% (2016 est.) | note: data exclude the West Bank |
| 2020 | 27.9% (2017 est.) | 27% (2016 est.) | note: data exclude the West Bank |
| 2021 | 27.9% (2017 est.) 27% (2016 est.) note: data exclude the West Bank |
| 2022 | 27.9% (2017 est.) 27% (2016 est.) note: data exclude the West Bank |
| 2023 | 24.9% (2021 est.) 25.89% (2020 est.) 25.34% (2019 est.) note: data exclude the West Bank |
| 2024 | 24.42% (2022 est.) 26.39% (2021 est.) 25.9% (2020 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment; entry includes West Bank and Gaza Strip |
| 2025 | 24.5% (2022 est.) 26.4% (2021 est.) 25.9% (2020 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment; entry includes West Bank and Gaza Strip |