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

Israel: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 64.45 % in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
64.45 %
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
16th
of 79 countries
All-time high
66.57 %
in 2014
All-time low
64.45 %
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Israel, 2014–2020

02040602014201720202014: 66.6 %2015: 66 %2016: 66.4 %2017: 65.3 %2018: 65 %2019: 65.8 %2020: 64.5 %

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

Analysis

In 2020, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Israel stood at 64.45 %. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

That places Israel 16th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Israel, 2014 to 2020.
Year % Change
2014 66.57 %
2015 65.98 % -0.9%
2016 66.4 % +0.6%
2017 65.31 % -1.6%
2018 65.04 % -0.4%
2019 65.75 % +1.1%
2020 64.45 % -2.0%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 64.45 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.72 %, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 64.45 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.6 %, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 65.84 % 65.04 % 66.57 % 6
2020s 64.45 % 64.45 % 64.45 % 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 13 Bhutan 65.53 % compare
  2. 14 Belarus 65.28 % compare
  3. 15 Uruguay 64.81 % compare
  4. 17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 64.2 % compare
  5. 18 Mali 63.34 % compare
  6. 19 Jamaica 62.83 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Israel?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Israel was 64.45 % in 2020, 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 66.57 % in 2014.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 64.45 % in 2020.
How does Israel rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Israel ranks 16th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Israel 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,546 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.