Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine
Palestine: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine peaked at 6.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
Palestine ranks 79th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.2% | — |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -14.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine was 2.9% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Palestine ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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, male (% of male 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.