Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 12.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Palestine, State of stood at 12.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Palestine, State of peaked at 12.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2001.
Palestine, State of ranks 167th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +29.1% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +6.8% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 12.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 37% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 12.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.8%, 81% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.8% | 12.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Palestine, State of?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Palestine, State of was 12.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2001.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 167th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.