North Korea vs Palestine: Employers, total (% of total employment)

North Korea
5.3%
in 2025
Palestine
5.4%
in 2022
North Korea rank
35th
Palestine rank
32nd

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • North Korea
  • Palestine
02468199120082025

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 35th and Palestine ranks 32nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 5.3% 4.9% 0.4% North Korea
2000s 5.3% 4.5% 0.8% North Korea
2010s 5.3% 6.5% 1.2% Palestine
2020s 5.3% 5.8% 0.5% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), North Korea or Palestine?
Palestine, at 5.4% against 5.3% in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between North Korea and Palestine?
0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Palestine?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do North Korea and Palestine rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
North Korea ranks 35th and Palestine ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
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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About this data

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).