Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 3.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of is 3.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of peaked at 12.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2022.
Palestine, State of ranks 86th 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, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.1% | — |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -12.4% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 3.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 3.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of was 3.7% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.