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

Latest (2022)
3.7%
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
86th
of 187 countries
All-time high
12.3%
in 2007
All-time low
3.7%
in 2022
Years of data
32
1991–2022

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

46810121991200620221991: 11.11992: 11.21993: 11.31994: 11.61995: 11.71996: 11.91997: 11.71998: 111999: 102000: 9.62001: 9.22002: 10.32003: 11.52004: 11.22005: 10.32006: 11.42007: 12.32008: 9.72009: 82010: 7.12011: 8.32012: 8.72013: 7.42014: 6.82015: 6.72016: 5.42017: 4.52018: 4.32019: 3.92020: 4.12021: 4.32022: 3.7

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Indicator
Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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
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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.