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

Palestine: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 67.74 % in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
67.74 %
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
32nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
67.74 %
in 2022
All-time low
41.98 %
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02040602000201120222000: 62.5 %2001: 48.4 %2002: 42 %2003: 48.2 %2004: 49.1 %2005: 51.5 %2006: 53.5 %2007: 53.4 %2008: 51.6 %2009: 54.4 %2010: 55.7 %2011: 60.7 %2012: 59.6 %2013: 60.4 %2014: 61.9 %2015: 61.6 %2016: 61.2 %2017: 61.3 %2018: 61.8 %2019: 67.3 %2020: 62.2 %2021: 65.4 %2022: 67.7 %

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 67.74 %. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine peaked at 67.74 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.98 %, in 2002.

That places Palestine 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Palestine, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 62.45 %
2001 48.42 % -22.5%
2002 41.98 % -13.3%
2003 48.22 % +14.9%
2004 49.12 % +1.9%
2005 51.47 % +4.8%
2006 53.48 % +3.9%
2007 53.37 % -0.2%
2008 51.6 % -3.3%
2009 54.44 % +5.5%
2010 55.69 % +2.3%
2011 60.7 % +9.0%
2012 59.57 % -1.9%
2013 60.37 % +1.3%
2014 61.92 % +2.6%
2015 61.56 % -0.6%
2016 61.19 % -0.6%
2017 61.32 % +0.2%
2018 61.77 % +0.7%
2019 67.34 % +9.0%
2020 62.17 % -7.7%
2021 65.44 % +5.3%
2022 67.74 % +3.5%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 67.74 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.63 %, 96% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 67.74 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 67.74 %, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.45 % 41.98 % 62.45 % 10
2010s 61.14 % 55.69 % 67.34 % 10
2020s 65.12 % 62.17 % 67.74 % 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 29 Zambia 69.9 % compare
  2. 30 Belarus 69.47 % compare
  3. 31 Armenia 68.53 % compare
  4. 33 Ireland 67.31 % compare
  5. 33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 67.31 % compare
  6. 35 Costa Rica 67.28 % 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 67.74 % 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 67.74 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 41.98 % in 2002.
How does Palestine rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Palestine ranks 32nd 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 13.7%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 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.