ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Palestine
Palestine: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 11.81 1000 No in 2022. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Palestine, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2022, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Palestine stood at 11.81 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Palestine peaked at 35.66 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.54 1000 No, in 2018.
Palestine ranks 64th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Palestine, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.34 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 14.1 1000 No | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 15.5 1000 No | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 22.16 1000 No | +43.0% |
| 2004 | 25.39 1000 No | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 25.82 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 31.78 1000 No | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 35.66 1000 No | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 26.55 1000 No | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 18.11 1000 No | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 14.85 1000 No | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 18.29 1000 No | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 19.25 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 18.26 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 17.82 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.46 1000 No | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 13.53 1000 No | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 11.14 1000 No | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 9.54 1000 No | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 10.63 1000 No | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 10.27 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 11.09 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 11.81 1000 No | +6.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 11.81 1000 No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,302 1000 No, 1% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 11.81 1000 No is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.76 1000 No, 35% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.44 1000 No | 14.1 1000 No | 35.66 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.98 1000 No | 9.54 1000 No | 19.25 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.06 1000 No | 10.27 1000 No | 11.81 1000 No | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More economy & growth data for Palestine
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.66 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 329.83 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1063 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 337.15 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Palestine?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Palestine was 11.81 1000 No in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 35.66 1000 No in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.54 1000 No in 2018.
- How does Palestine rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Palestine ranks 64th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.