Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 45.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Palestine, State of stood at 45.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Palestine, State of peaked at 46.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2002.
Palestine, State of ranks 180th of 199 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.3% | — |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 45.5% | -1.1% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 45.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 45.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.9%, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 35.9% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 40.0% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 40.9% | 46.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Palestine, State of?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Palestine, State of was 45.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2002.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national 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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.