ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 48.79 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Palestine, State of, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 48.79 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Palestine, State of peaked at 48.79 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.42 %, in 2002.
That places Palestine, State of 72nd out of 79 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.34 % | — |
| 2001 | 37.74 % | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 36.42 % | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 39.82 % | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 39.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.03 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 41.21 % | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 42.71 % | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 41.76 % | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 41.85 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 42.04 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 44.99 % | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 44.88 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.18 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 45.58 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.39 % | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 45.89 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 45.05 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 45.3 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.81 % | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 45.91 % | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 46.96 % | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 48.79 % | +3.9% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 48.79 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.91 %, 80% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 48.79 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.4 %, 99% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.38 % | 36.42 % | 42.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.31 % | 42.04 % | 47.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.22 % | 45.91 % | 48.79 % | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Palestine, State of
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.66 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 329.83 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1063 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 337.15 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Palestine, State of?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Palestine, State of was 48.79 % in 2022, 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 48.79 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.42 % in 2002.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Palestine, State of ranks 72nd out of 79 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.