Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) was 12.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Palestine, State of stood at 12.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Palestine, State of peaked at 12.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2002.
Palestine, State of ranks 170th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | +3.3% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 12.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 28% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 12.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.6%, 59% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.7% | 12.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Palestine, State of
- 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 employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Palestine, State of?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Palestine, State of was 12.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2002.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 170th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.