Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine

Palestine: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.9%
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
79th
of 187 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2003
All-time low
2.9%
in 2022
Years of data
32
1991–2022

Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022

02461991200620221991: 6.21992: 6.21993: 6.31994: 6.51995: 6.61996: 6.81997: 6.61998: 61999: 5.22000: 52001: 5.82002: 6.42003: 6.92004: 6.32005: 5.92006: 6.62007: 6.72008: 5.92009: 5.32010: 4.62011: 5.12012: 5.22013: 4.62014: 4.22015: 4.52016: 3.92017: 3.52018: 3.52019: 32020: 3.32021: 3.42022: 2.9

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

Annual values for Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Palestine, 1991 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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

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.