Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Palestine: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
3.5%
in 2025
Palestine
5.4%
in 2022
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
30th
Palestine rank
32nd

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 5.4% against 3.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Palestine ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 2.8% 4.9% 2.1% Palestine
2000s 3.1% 4.5% 1.4% Palestine
2010s 3.2% 6.5% 3.3% Palestine
2020s 3.3% 5.8% 2.5% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 5.4% against 3.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palestine?
1.9%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palestine?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palestine rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Palestine ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total 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).