ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Israel

Israel: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 83.46 % in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
83.46 %
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
24th
of 79 countries
All-time high
84.29 %
in 2019
All-time low
81.31 %
in 2017
Years of data
7
2014–2020

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Israel, 2014–2020

0204060802014201720202014: 82.2 %2015: 82.4 %2016: 82.1 %2017: 81.3 %2018: 82.7 %2019: 84.3 %2020: 83.5 %

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

Analysis

In 2020, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Israel stood at 83.46 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

That places Israel 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Israel, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value in Israel, 2014 to 2020.
Year % Change
2014 82.16 %
2015 82.43 % +0.3%
2016 82.13 % -0.4%
2017 81.31 % -1.0%
2018 82.72 % +1.7%
2019 84.29 % +1.9%
2020 83.46 % -1.0%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 83.46 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.28 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 83.46 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.14 %, 2.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 82.51 % 81.31 % 84.29 % 6
2020s 83.46 % 83.46 % 83.46 % 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 21 Czechia 84.67 % compare
  2. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 84.51 % compare
  3. 23 Serbia 84.07 % compare
  4. 25 Denmark 83.28 % compare
  5. 26 Slovakia 83.18 % compare
  6. 27 New Zealand 82.99 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Israel?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Israel was 83.46 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 84.29 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 81.31 % in 2017.
How does Israel rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Israel ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,542 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.