COUNTRY / INDICATOR
West Bank and Gaza Unemployment
West Bank and Gaza unemployment: latest available value for 2022, historical series from 2016, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24,42 | -1,97 |
| 2021 | 26,39 | 0,50 |
| 2020 | 25,90 | 0,55 |
| 2019 | 25,34 | -0,92 |
| 2018 | 26,26 | 0,58 |
| 2017 | 25,68 | 1,74 |
| 2016 | 23,94 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
Source organization: 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
Metadata fetched: 2026-09-27 07:06:43. Open original metadata response.
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesWest Bank and Gaza recorded 24,42 percent in 2022, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2021, the unemployment decreased by 1,97.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 7 observations from 2016 to 2022, the average was 25,42; the minimum was 23,94 in 2016 and the maximum was 26,39 in 2021.
West Bank and Gaza ranks 187 out of 192 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is above the available average for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
It is also above the available average for the Lower middle income group.
Labor-market slack and employment pressure.