Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 20.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Palestine, State of, 1990–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Palestine, State of stood at 20.1%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Palestine, State of peaked at 20.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2001.
Palestine, State of ranks 178th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.6% | — |
| 1991 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +8.0% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 20.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.4%, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 20.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.4%, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 10.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.4% | 20.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Palestine, State of?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Palestine, State of was 20.1% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2001.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.