Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine
Palestine: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 7.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine stood at 7.7%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine peaked at 41.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2022.
That places Palestine 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.5% | — |
| 1992 | 40.2% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 39.9% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 37.3% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 34.6% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -10.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 7.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 7.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.5% | 34.6% | 41.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 19.7% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 8.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More work & labour data for Palestine
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0822 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,412 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,677 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine was 7.7% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Palestine ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.