Employers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 5.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.4%
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
32nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
7.1%
in 2018
All-time low
3.6%
in 2003
Years of data
32
1991–2022

Employers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of, 1991–2022

024681991200620221991: 51992: 51993: 4.91994: 51995: 4.91996: 4.91997: 4.81998: 4.81999: 4.82000: 4.72001: 52002: 3.82003: 3.62004: 4.22005: 4.42006: 4.62007: 4.12008: 4.42009: 6.32010: 6.42011: 6.42012: 6.52013: 6.32014: 6.42015: 6.32016: 6.52017: 6.52018: 7.12019: 6.52020: 5.82021: 6.12022: 5.4

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 5.4% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of peaked at 7.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2003.

That places Palestine, State of 32nd 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, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Palestine, State of, 1991 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1991 5.0%
1992 5.0% -1.0%
1993 4.9% -0.9%
1994 5.0% +1.4%
1995 4.9% -1.7%
1996 4.9% -1.4%
1997 4.8% -1.0%
1998 4.8% +0.2%
1999 4.8% +0.6%
2000 4.7% -2.0%
2001 5.0% +4.5%
2002 3.8% -22.7%
2003 3.6% -5.4%
2004 4.2% +16.1%
2005 4.4% +3.7%
2006 4.6% +6.3%
2007 4.1% -11.7%
2008 4.4% +7.2%
2009 6.3% +43.0%
2010 6.4% +1.6%
2011 6.4% +0.8%
2012 6.5% +0.2%
2013 6.3% -2.8%
2014 6.4% +2.9%
2015 6.3% -1.9%
2016 6.5% +2.3%
2017 6.5% +0.9%
2018 7.1% +8.4%
2019 6.5% -7.8%
2020 5.8% -10.6%
2021 6.1% +5.0%
2022 5.4% -11.1%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 5.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 5.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.6%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +43.0% 4.4% 6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.9% 4.8% 5.0% 9
2000s 4.5% 3.6% 6.3% 10
2010s 6.5% 6.3% 7.1% 10
2020s 5.8% 5.4% 6.1% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

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  3. 31 Mexico 5.5% compare
  4. 33 Nicaragua 5.4% compare
  5. 34 Belize 5.3% compare
  6. 35 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 5.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of?
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of was 5.4% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2003.
How does Palestine, State of rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Palestine, State of ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employers, 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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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).