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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