OECD members vs Palestine, State of: Employers, total (% of total employment)

OECD members
3.5%
in 2025
Palestine, State of
5.4%
in 2022
OECD members rank
31st
Palestine, State of rank
32nd

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • OECD members
  • Palestine, State of
02468199120082025

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 5.4% against 3.5% in OECD members, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

OECD members ranks 31st and Palestine, State of ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1990s 4.4% 4.9% 0.5% Palestine, State of
2000s 4.2% 4.5% 0.3% Palestine, State of
2010s 3.8% 6.5% 2.6% Palestine, State of
2020s 3.5% 5.8% 2.3% Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), OECD members or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 5.4% against 3.5% in OECD members as of 2022.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between OECD members and Palestine, State of?
1.9%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Palestine, State of?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do OECD members and Palestine, State of rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
OECD members ranks 31st and Palestine, State of 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).