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

Israel: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 64.16 % in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
64.16 %
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
8th
of 79 countries
All-time high
65.96 %
in 2014
All-time low
64.16 %
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020

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

02040602014201720202014: 66 %2015: 65.7 %2016: 65.7 %2017: 64.8 %2018: 64.2 %2019: 65.4 %2020: 64.2 %

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 64.16 %. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Israel ranks 8th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Israel, 2014 to 2020.
Year % Change
2014 65.96 %
2015 65.69 % -0.4%
2016 65.68 % -0.0%
2017 64.81 % -1.3%
2018 64.24 % -0.9%
2019 65.4 % +1.8%
2020 64.16 % -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 65.3 % 64.24 % 65.96 % 6
2020s 64.16 % 64.16 % 64.16 % 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 5 New Zealand 69.55 % compare
  2. 6 Malta 66.87 % compare
  3. 7 Switzerland 65 % compare
  4. 9 Zambia 63.68 %
  5. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 62.79 % compare
  6. 11 Belarus 62.48 % 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 64.16 % 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 65.96 % in 2014.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 64.16 % in 2020.
How does Israel rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Israel ranks 8th 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 2.7%. 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, total (15+), 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, total (15+), 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, 1,544 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.