Employment rate in Israel
Israel: Employment rate was 63.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rate in Israel, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rate in Israel stood at 63.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Israel peaked at 63.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 1992.
Israel ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment rate in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.1% | — |
| 1992 | 51.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 55.6% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 56.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 55.1% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 53.9% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 63.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.9%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Israel's 63.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.0%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.1% | 51.1% | 56.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 52.7% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 57.9% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 60.3% | 63.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 45 Cyprus 63.7% compare
- 46 Malaysia 63.6% compare
- 47 Switzerland 63.5% compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 63.1% compare
- 50 Guinea-Bissau 63.1% compare
- 51 Cameroon 62.8% 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 rate in Israel?
- Employment rate in Israel was 63.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for employment rate?
- Israel ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.