Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) in Palestine
Palestine: Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) was 351.31 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Palestine, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 351.31 for informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Palestine peaked at 611.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 331.07, in 2024.
Palestine ranks 37th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 490.53 | — |
| 2013 | 522 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 526.8 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 518.46 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 510.37 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 518.28 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 511.75 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 539.78 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 471.26 | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 528.28 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 611.89 | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 331.07 | -45.9% |
| 2025 | 351.31 | +6.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 351.31 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,921, 6% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -45.9% | 611.89 | 331.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 517.25 | 490.53 | 539.78 | 8 |
| 2020s | 458.76 | 331.07 | 611.89 | 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 (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Palestine?
- Informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Palestine was 351.31 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 611.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 331.07 in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Palestine ranks 37th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). 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. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.