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 22.07 % 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 22.07 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine peaked at 48.9 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.78 %, in 2024.
Palestine ranks 43rd of 68 countries on this measure, 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 | 44.68 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.56 % | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 39.48 % | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 45.91 % | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 43.73 % | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 44.11 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.14 % | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 48.9 % | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 38.43 % | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 33 % | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 32.74 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 35.14 % | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 36.78 % | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 35.16 % | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 37.6 % | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 33 % | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 29.27 % | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 26.16 % | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 24.53 % | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 22.72 % | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 21.26 % | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 22.31 % | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 22.97 % | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 20.78 % | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 22.07 % | +6.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 22.07 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.94 %, 32% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 22.07 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.71 %, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.09 % | 33 % | 48.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.31 % | 22.72 % | 37.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.88 % | 20.78 % | 22.97 % | 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 22.07 % 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 48.9 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.78 % in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Palestine ranks 43rd 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 down 33.1%. 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 — Female — 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.