Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 47.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Palestine, State of, 1990–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Palestine, State of is 47.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Palestine, State of peaked at 47.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2002.
That places Palestine, State of 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.4% | — |
| 1991 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +3.7% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 47.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.0%, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 47.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.0%, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 37.1% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 41.6% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 43.0% | 47.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Palestine, State of?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Palestine, State of was 47.3% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2002.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.