ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine
Palestine: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 2.92 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine stood at 2.92 %.
That represents a change of down 20.9% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine peaked at 7.87 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.06 %, in 2016.
That places Palestine 68th out of 76 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 3.5 % | -38.6% |
| 2002 | 3.11 % | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 5.21 % | +67.5% |
| 2004 | 5.89 % | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 5.32 % | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 6.06 % | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 7.87 % | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 5.55 % | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 5.44 % | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.52 % | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 6.73 % | +48.9% |
| 2012 | 6.89 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.72 % | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 5.25 % | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 3.34 % | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 2.06 % | -38.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2 % | +55.3% |
| 2018 | 3.81 % | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2 % | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 2.63 % | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 3.69 % | +40.3% |
| 2022 | 2.92 % | -20.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.92 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.07 %, 21% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.92 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.8 %, 37% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.37 % | 3.11 % | 7.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.37 % | 2.06 % | 6.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 % | 2.63 % | 3.69 % | 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-to-population ratio by in Palestine?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine was 2.92 % 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 7.87 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 % in 2016.
- How does Palestine rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
- Palestine ranks 68th out of 76 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 down 57.6%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 65+, 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.