Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Israel
Israel: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 75.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Israel, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Israel is 75.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Israel peaked at 75.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1993.
That places Israel 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.0% | — |
| 1992 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 61.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 75.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.0%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Israel's 75.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.0%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 61.3% | 66.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 67.3% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 72.1% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 74.9% | 75.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 6 Channel Islands 77.4% compare
- 7 Puerto Rico 77.4% compare
- 8 Netherlands 76.7% compare
- 10 Hong Kong, China 75.4% compare
- 11 French Polynesia 75.3% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 74.9% compare
More work & labour data for Israel
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5042 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 11,997 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 579.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,762 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,985 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,747 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Israel?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Israel was 75.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1993.
- How does Israel rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Israel ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).