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

Palestine: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 42.06 % in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
42.06 %
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
75th
of 79 countries
All-time high
42.06 %
in 2022
All-time low
26.57 %
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0102030402000201120222000: 38.2 %2001: 29.6 %2002: 26.6 %2003: 31.1 %2004: 32.1 %2005: 33 %2006: 34.8 %2007: 35.8 %2008: 33.5 %2009: 34.7 %2010: 35.1 %2011: 38.7 %2012: 37.9 %2013: 38.3 %2014: 39.1 %2015: 38.2 %2016: 37.1 %2017: 36.2 %2018: 36.6 %2019: 40.9 %2020: 37.9 %2021: 39.6 %2022: 42.1 %

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

Analysis

Palestine recorded 42.06 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Palestine peaked at 42.06 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.57 %, in 2002.

Palestine ranks 75th 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Palestine, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 38.2 %
2001 29.56 % -22.6%
2002 26.57 % -10.1%
2003 31.11 % +17.1%
2004 32.11 % +3.2%
2005 33.05 % +2.9%
2006 34.81 % +5.3%
2007 35.79 % +2.8%
2008 33.48 % -6.5%
2009 34.69 % +3.6%
2010 35.07 % +1.1%
2011 38.74 % +10.5%
2012 37.93 % -2.1%
2013 38.33 % +1.1%
2014 39.09 % +2.0%
2015 38.16 % -2.4%
2016 37.06 % -2.9%
2017 36.2 % -2.3%
2018 36.64 % +1.2%
2019 40.86 % +11.5%
2020 37.9 % -7.2%
2021 39.63 % +4.6%
2022 42.06 % +6.1%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 42.06 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.03 %, 74% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 42.06 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.6 %, 88% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.94 % 26.57 % 38.2 % 10
2010s 37.81 % 35.07 % 40.86 % 10
2020s 39.86 % 37.9 % 42.06 % 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

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  2. 73 Namibia 43.64 % compare
  3. 74 Romania 43.56 % compare
  4. 76 Senegal 39.97 % compare
  5. 77 Tunisia 36.95 % compare
  6. 78 Jordan 30.67 % 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 42.06 % 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 42.06 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 26.57 % in 2002.
How does Palestine rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Palestine ranks 75th 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 10.9%. 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 — 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.