Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending was 18.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Palestine, State of, 1990–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 18.9% for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Palestine, State of peaked at 18.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2001.
That places Palestine, State of 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.3% | — |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.0% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.4% | 18.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Palestine, State of?
- Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Palestine, State of was 18.9% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2001.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending?
- Palestine, State of ranks 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).