Female labor force participation rate by age in Palestine
Palestine: Female labor force participation rate by age was 10.88 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate by age in Palestine, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 10.88 for female labor force participation rate by age in 2022.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate by age in Palestine peaked at 11.38 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.02, in 2001.
Palestine ranks 178th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate by age in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.74 | — |
| 1991 | 6.72 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.67 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.64 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 6.62 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.58 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.57 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.49 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 6.41 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.36 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 6.37 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.02 | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 5.07 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.38 | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 6.32 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.22 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.58 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.39 | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 8.39 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 8.3 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.63 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 8.57 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 8.36 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.54 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 8.17 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 10.55 | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 10.88 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.38 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 10.2 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 10.48 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 9.01 | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 9.77 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 10.88 | +11.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 10.88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.03, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 10.88 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.96, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate by age in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +29.0% | 8.17 | 10.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.58 | 6.36 | 6.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6 | 5.02 | 8.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 | 7.54 | 11.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.88 | 9.01 | 10.88 | 3 |
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 female labor force participation rate by age in Palestine?
- Female labor force participation rate by age in Palestine was 10.88 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate by age recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.38 in 2017.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate by age recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 in 2001.
- How does Palestine rank for female labor force participation rate by age?
- Palestine ranks 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female labor force participation rate by age rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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