Israel Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Israel youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 6.03%, a 0.7% decline from 2022.
  • Israel youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.73%, a 0.93% decline from 2021.
  • Israel youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.65%, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • Israel youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.65%, a 1.12% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Israel Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 6.03% -0.70%
2022 6.73% -0.93%
2021 7.65% 0.00%
2020 7.65% 1.12%
2019 6.53% -0.50%
2018 7.03% -0.13%
2017 7.16% -1.37%
2016 8.53% -0.69%
2015 9.22% -1.23%
2014 10.44% 0.03%
2013 10.41% -1.59%
2012 12.00% 0.17%
2011 11.83% -2.39%
2010 14.23% -0.48%
2009 14.71% 2.23%
2008 12.48% -3.76%
2007 16.24% -2.15%
2006 18.39% 0.55%
2005 17.84% -2.79%
2004 20.63% -1.74%
2003 22.37% 1.56%
2002 20.81% 2.14%
2001 18.67% 1.38%
2000 17.29% 0.59%
1999 16.70% -0.23%
1998 16.93% 1.91%
1997 15.02% 1.48%
1996 13.54% -1.37%
1995 14.91% -1.74%
1994 16.65% -4.04%
1993 20.69% -1.95%
1992 22.64% 0.50%
1991 22.13% 0.50%