Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Palestine
Palestine: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) was 32.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Palestine recorded 32.5% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Palestine peaked at 36.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2002.
Palestine ranks 176th of 178 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+, total (%) (national estimate) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 28.8% | -20.1% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | +2.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 32.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.8%, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 32.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.0%, 71% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 26.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.4% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 30.3% | 34.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More work & labour data for Palestine
- 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+, total (%) in Palestine?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Palestine was 32.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Palestine ranks 176th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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+, total (%) (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.