ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine

Palestine: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 36.56 % in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
36.56 %
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
77th
of 79 countries
All-time high
38.56 %
in 2019
All-time low
26.61 %
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2022

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine, 2000–2022

0102030402000201120222000: 36.2 %2001: 28 %2002: 26.6 %2003: 29.7 %2004: 30.5 %2005: 30.9 %2006: 35 %2007: 35.3 %2008: 33.4 %2009: 32.1 %2010: 31.4 %2011: 37.9 %2012: 33.7 %2013: 32.2 %2014: 33.1 %2015: 34.6 %2016: 34.2 %2017: 33.1 %2018: 31.8 %2019: 38.6 %2020: 34.6 %2021: 34.6 %2022: 36.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Palestine recorded 36.56 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2022.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine peaked at 38.56 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.61 %, in 2002.

Palestine ranks 77th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value in Palestine, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 36.16 %
2001 28.01 % -22.5%
2002 26.61 % -5.0%
2003 29.7 % +11.6%
2004 30.5 % +2.7%
2005 30.86 % +1.2%
2006 34.96 % +13.3%
2007 35.31 % +1.0%
2008 33.41 % -5.4%
2009 32.11 % -3.9%
2010 31.42 % -2.1%
2011 37.91 % +20.7%
2012 33.71 % -11.1%
2013 32.24 % -4.4%
2014 33.15 % +2.8%
2015 34.64 % +4.5%
2016 34.25 % -1.1%
2017 33.09 % -3.4%
2018 31.81 % -3.9%
2019 38.56 % +21.2%
2020 34.56 % -10.4%
2021 34.64 % +0.2%
2022 36.56 % +5.5%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 36.56 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.29 %, 61% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 36.56 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.51 %, 79% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.76 % 26.61 % 36.16 % 10
2010s 34.08 % 31.42 % 38.56 % 10
2020s 35.25 % 34.56 % 36.56 % 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 74 Egypt 46.51 % compare
  2. 75 Brunei Darussalam 40.34 % compare
  3. 76 Tunisia 36.76 % compare
  4. 78 South Africa 30.72 % compare
  5. 79 Jordan 11.93 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine was 36.56 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 38.56 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 26.61 % in 2002.
How does Palestine rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Palestine ranks 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2022.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,535 data points, 1987–2025
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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.