Employers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine
Palestine: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine is 2.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine peaked at 2.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
Palestine ranks 93rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6% | — |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -51.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +70.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +104.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -3.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +104.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 90 Dominican Republic 2.1% compare
- 91 Bolivia 2.1% compare
- 92 South Sudan 2.1% compare
- 94 Ireland 2.0% compare
- 95 Channel Islands 2.0% compare
- 96 Germany 2.0% compare
More work & labour data for Palestine
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0822 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0689 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.181 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,293 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,412 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,677 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,805 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,482 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine was 2.0% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Palestine ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).