ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Israel
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Israel at 3.5% in 2025.
Israel, 2025
3.5%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
5.4%
Position in 2025
125th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Israel over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Israel | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 3.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.2%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Israel has the 125th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Israel
All statistics for Israel
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
6.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
65.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
62.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
63.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
OECD monthly unemployment rate
3.0%
September 2026 · OECD
Employment in agriculture
0.8%
2025 · World Bank