Informal employment: ICLS13) … STEM in Palestine
Palestine: Informal employment: ICLS13) … STEM was 9.78 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment in STEM occupations in Palestine, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment in stem occupations in Palestine is 9.78, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in stem occupations in Palestine peaked at 17.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.78, in 2025.
Palestine ranks 30th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Informal employment: ICLS13) … STEM in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.98 | — |
| 2013 | 9.99 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 10.85 | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 11.17 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 12.17 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 10.74 | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 11.62 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 15.04 | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 11.89 | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 14.43 | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 17.02 | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 10.19 | -40.1% |
| 2025 | 9.78 | -4.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 9.78 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.82, 18% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.57 | 9.99 | 15.04 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.66 | 9.78 | 17.02 | 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 informal employment in stem occupations in Palestine?
- Informal employment in stem occupations in Palestine was 9.78 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment in stem occupations recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 17.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest informal employment in stem occupations recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.78 in 2025.
- How does Palestine rank for informal employment in stem occupations?
- Palestine ranks 30th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment in stem occupations rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.