Libya vs Palestine, State of: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Libya
23.1%
in 2025
Palestine, State of
22.9%
in 2022
Libya rank
114th
Palestine, State of rank
115th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Libya
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 23.1% against 22.9% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Libya ranks 114th and Palestine, State of ranks 115th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1990s 21.1% 49.5% 28.4% Palestine, State of
2000s 19.2% 41.9% 22.7% Palestine, State of
2010s 23.0% 31.2% 8.1% Palestine, State of
2020s 24.0% 22.2% 1.8% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Libya or Palestine, State of?
Libya, at 23.1% against 22.9% in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Libya and Palestine, State of?
0.2%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Palestine, State of?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Libya and Palestine, State of rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Libya ranks 114th and Palestine, State of ranks 115th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female 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

Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.