Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Palestine

Palestine: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 59.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
59.9%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
61st
of 187 countries
All-time high
65.2%
in 2008
All-time low
58.1%
in 1991
Years of data
32
1991–2022

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022

02040601991200620221991: 58.11992: 58.41993: 58.61994: 58.61995: 58.91996: 59.21997: 59.41998: 59.31999: 59.22000: 60.32001: 61.22002: 62.62003: 60.42004: 61.52005: 612006: 62.22007: 63.72008: 65.22009: 64.72010: 64.32011: 63.22012: 63.22013: 62.62014: 62.72015: 62.72016: 622017: 62.12018: 61.42019: 62.32020: 61.52021: 60.32022: 59.9

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

Analysis

Palestine recorded 59.9% for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Palestine peaked at 65.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 1991.

That places Palestine 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Palestine, 1991 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1991 58.1%
1992 58.4% +0.4%
1993 58.6% +0.3%
1994 58.6% +0.0%
1995 58.9% +0.5%
1996 59.2% +0.5%
1997 59.4% +0.4%
1998 59.3% -0.2%
1999 59.2% -0.2%
2000 60.3% +2.0%
2001 61.2% +1.4%
2002 62.6% +2.3%
2003 60.4% -3.4%
2004 61.5% +1.8%
2005 61.0% -0.8%
2006 62.2% +2.0%
2007 63.7% +2.3%
2008 65.2% +2.4%
2009 64.7% -0.8%
2010 64.3% -0.7%
2011 63.2% -1.7%
2012 63.2% -0.1%
2013 62.6% -0.8%
2014 62.7% +0.2%
2015 62.7% -0.1%
2016 62.0% -1.1%
2017 62.1% +0.2%
2018 61.4% -1.1%
2019 62.3% +1.5%
2020 61.5% -1.3%
2021 60.3% -2.0%
2022 59.9% -0.7%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 59.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 59.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58.8% 58.1% 59.4% 9
2000s 62.3% 60.3% 65.2% 10
2010s 62.7% 61.4% 64.3% 10
2020s 60.6% 59.9% 61.5% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 58 Uruguay 61.1% compare
  2. 59 Austria 60.9% compare
  3. 60 Argentina 60.8% compare
  4. 62 Italy 59.9% compare
  5. 63 Kazakhstan 59.0% compare
  6. 64 Belize 58.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Palestine?
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Palestine was 59.9% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 1991.
How does Palestine rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
Palestine ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in services, male (% of male 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
Last refreshed

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).