Lower middle income vs Palestine: Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Lower middle income
22.4%
in 2025
Palestine
29.9%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
25th
Palestine rank
22nd

Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 29.9% against 22.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.5%.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 25th and Palestine ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 15.1% 27.8% 12.7% Palestine
2000s 17.4% 23.7% 6.3% Palestine
2010s 21.2% 26.3% 5.1% Palestine
2020s 21.6% 29.1% 7.5% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Lower middle income or Palestine?
Palestine, at 29.9% against 22.4% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Lower middle income and Palestine?
7.5%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Palestine?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Lower middle income and Palestine rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
Lower middle income ranks 25th and Palestine ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% 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
Employment in industry (% 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

Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).