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

Israel: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 83.89 % in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
83.89 %
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
25th
of 79 countries
All-time high
86.96 %
in 2017
All-time low
83.89 %
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020

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

0204060802014201720202014: 86.1 %2015: 86.4 %2016: 85.7 %2017: 87 %2018: 85.5 %2019: 86.4 %2020: 83.9 %

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

Analysis

Israel recorded 83.89 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

That places Israel 25th 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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Male — Value in Israel, 2014 to 2020.
Year % Change
2014 86.08 %
2015 86.39 % +0.4%
2016 85.74 % -0.8%
2017 86.96 % +1.4%
2018 85.5 % -1.7%
2019 86.36 % +1.0%
2020 83.89 % -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 86.17 % 85.5 % 86.96 % 6
2020s 83.89 % 83.89 % 83.89 % 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 22 Thailand 84.19 % compare
  2. 23 Republic of Korea 84.15 % compare
  3. 24 Uruguay 84.04 % compare
  4. 26 Belize 83.83 % compare
  5. 27 Philippines 83.52 % compare
  6. 28 Bhutan 83.5 % 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 83.89 % 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 86.96 % in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 83.89 % in 2020.
How does Israel rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Israel ranks 25th 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 down 2.5%. 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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, 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, 1,535 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.