Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Palestine: Employers, male (% of male employment)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
3.4%
in 2025
Palestine
6.1%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
43rd
Palestine rank
46th

Employers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Palestine
02468199120082025

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 6.1% against 3.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 43rd and Palestine ranks 46th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 5.5% 5.7% 0.2% Palestine
2000s 5.5% 5.3% 0.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 4.9% 7.4% 2.5% Palestine
2020s 3.8% 6.5% 2.8% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, male (% of male employment), Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 6.1% against 3.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.
What is the difference in employers, male (% of male employment) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Palestine?
2.7%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Palestine?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Palestine rank globally for employers, male (% of male employment)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 43rd and Palestine ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).