Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine
Palestine: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 36.99 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine is 36.99 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine peaked at 43.09 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.99 %, in 2022.
That places Palestine 26th out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.57 % | — |
| 2001 | 39.34 % | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 41.88 % | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 43.09 % | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 42.11 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 40.57 % | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 40.48 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 38.8 % | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 34.71 % | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 33.6 % | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 32.35 % | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 33.1 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 32.44 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 31.3 % | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 31.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.03 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.78 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.18 % | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.31 % | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 29.67 % | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 28.88 % | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 28.76 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.99 % | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 37.77 % | +57.4% |
| 2025 | 36.99 % | -2.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 36.99 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.07 %, 72% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 36.99 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.98 %, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +57.4% | 23.99 % | 37.77 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.71 % | 32.57 % | 43.09 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.34 % | 29.67 % | 33.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.28 % | 23.99 % | 37.77 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More economy & growth data for Palestine
- 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 share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine was 36.99 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 43.09 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.99 % in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Palestine ranks 26th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.