Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 51.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Palestine, State of is 51.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Palestine, State of peaked at 55.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2002.
That places Palestine, State of 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.3% | — |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 51.6% | -6.6% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 51.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.7%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 51.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.4%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 38.0% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 41.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 42.9% | 55.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
More work & labour data for Palestine, State of
- 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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Palestine, State of?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Palestine, State of was 51.6% 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, male (%) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2002.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.