Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Israel
Israel: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 63.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Israel, 1974–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Israel stood at 63.5%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Israel peaked at 68.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 1985.
That places Israel 113th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 63.7% | — |
| 1976 | 62.6% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 62.4% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 61.1% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 61.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 60.6% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 57.7% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 58.1% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 64.1% | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 64.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 63.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 65.3% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 67.3% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 66.6% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 63.5% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.0% | 62.4% | 63.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 59.7% | 57.7% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 62.5% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 59.6% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 63.4% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 63.5% | 66.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Israel?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Israel was 63.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 1985.
- How does Israel rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Israel ranks 113th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.