Employers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine
Palestine: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 6.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, employers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine stood at 6.1%.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine peaked at 8.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2003.
That places Palestine 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.8% | — |
| 1992 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -10.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 6.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 6.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 | +39.5% | 5.3% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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, male (% of male employment) in Palestine?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Palestine was 6.1% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2003.
- How does Palestine rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Palestine ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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).