ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Palestine

Palestine: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 75.9 % in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
75.9 %
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
35th
of 72 countries
All-time high
75.9 %
in 2022
All-time low
48.9 %
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Palestine, 2000–2022

0204060802000201120222000: 62 %2001: 54.8 %2002: 51.9 %2003: 49.6 %2004: 48.9 %2005: 51.4 %2006: 50.3 %2007: 52 %2008: 58.3 %2009: 60.2 %2010: 62 %2011: 60.4 %2012: 62 %2013: 64.3 %2014: 65.4 %2015: 65.9 %2016: 67.6 %2017: 68.4 %2018: 69.1 %2019: 69.6 %2020: 68 %2021: 69.8 %2022: 75.9 %

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

Analysis

In 2022, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Palestine stood at 75.9 %. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Palestine peaked at 75.9 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.9 %, in 2004.

That places Palestine 35th out of 72 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Palestine, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 62 %
2001 54.8 % -11.6%
2002 51.9 % -5.3%
2003 49.6 % -4.4%
2004 48.9 % -1.4%
2005 51.4 % +5.1%
2006 50.3 % -2.1%
2007 52 % +3.4%
2008 58.3 % +12.1%
2009 60.2 % +3.3%
2010 62 % +3.0%
2011 60.4 % -2.6%
2012 62 % +2.6%
2013 64.3 % +3.7%
2014 65.4 % +1.7%
2015 65.9 % +0.8%
2016 67.6 % +2.6%
2017 68.4 % +1.2%
2018 69.1 % +1.0%
2019 69.6 % +0.7%
2020 68 % -2.3%
2021 69.8 % +2.6%
2022 75.9 % +8.7%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 75.9 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.45 %, 2.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 75.9 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.55 %, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.94 % 48.9 % 62 % 10
2010s 65.47 % 60.4 % 69.6 % 10
2020s 71.23 % 68 % 75.9 % 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 77.2 % compare
  2. 34 Italy 76.1 % compare
  3. 36 Romania 74.1 % compare
  4. 37 Poland 73.9 % compare
  5. 38 Serbia 71.1 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Palestine?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Palestine was 75.9 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 75.9 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 48.9 % in 2004.
How does Palestine rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Palestine ranks 35th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.