Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Israel

Israel: Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of was 69.88 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
69.88
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 30 countries
All-time high
69.88
in 2026
All-time low
59.76
in 2003
Years of data
32
1995–2026

Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Israel, 1995–2026

02040601995201020261995: 62.31996: 62.11997: 61.81998: 61.51999: 61.22000: 60.72001: 60.32002: 59.92003: 59.82004: 602005: 60.42006: 61.22007: 622008: 62.92009: 63.92010: 64.82011: 65.82012: 66.82013: 67.82014: 68.62015: 69.12016: 69.32017: 69.42018: 69.42019: 69.32020: 69.32021: 69.42022: 69.52023: 69.72024: 69.82025: 69.82026: 69.9

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

In 2026, economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Israel stood at 69.88. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Israel peaked at 69.88 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 59.76, in 2003.

Israel ranks 12th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74 in Israel, 1995 to 2026.
Year Value Change
1995 62.34
1996 62.1 -0.4%
1997 61.83 -0.4%
1998 61.52 -0.5%
1999 61.16 -0.6%
2000 60.73 -0.7%
2001 60.26 -0.8%
2002 59.89 -0.6%
2003 59.76 -0.2%
2004 59.95 +0.3%
2005 60.45 +0.8%
2006 61.17 +1.2%
2007 62.03 +1.4%
2008 62.95 +1.5%
2009 63.88 +1.5%
2010 64.83 +1.5%
2011 65.81 +1.5%
2012 66.82 +1.5%
2013 67.77 +1.4%
2014 68.56 +1.2%
2015 69.09 +0.8%
2016 69.34 +0.4%
2017 69.39 +0.1%
2018 69.36 -0.0%
2019 69.32 -0.1%
2020 69.33 +0.0%
2021 69.41 +0.1%
2022 69.53 +0.2%
2023 69.67 +0.2%
2024 69.76 +0.1%
2025 69.83 +0.1%
2026 69.88 +0.1%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 69.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.72, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.79 61.16 62.34 5
2000s 61.11 59.76 63.88 10
2010s 68.03 64.83 69.39 10
2020s 69.63 69.33 69.88 7

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 9 Sweden 71.61 compare
  2. 10 Ireland 70.36 compare
  3. 11 Australia 70.14 compare
  4. 13 Austria 68.33 compare
  5. 14 Norway 68.3 compare
  6. 15 United Kingdom 67.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Israel?
Economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Israel was 69.88 in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 69.88 in 2026.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 59.76 in 2003.
How does Israel rank for economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of?
Israel ranks 12th out of 30 countries with data for 2026.
Is economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74
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40 places, 1,626 data points, 1964–2026
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP