Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Israel

Israel: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 2,691 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,691 Persons
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
23rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
2,691 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,793 Persons
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Israel, 1995–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k1995201020251995: 1.8k Persons1996: 1.9k Persons1997: 1.9k Persons1998: 2.0k Persons1999: 2.0k Persons2000: 2.1k Persons2001: 2.1k Persons2002: 2.2k Persons2003: 2.2k Persons2004: 2.2k Persons2005: 2.2k Persons2006: 2.2k Persons2007: 2.2k Persons2008: 2.3k Persons2009: 2.3k Persons2010: 2.3k Persons2011: 2.4k Persons2012: 2.1k Persons2013: 2.1k Persons2014: 2.1k Persons2015: 2.2k Persons2016: 2.2k Persons2017: 2.2k Persons2018: 2.3k Persons2019: 2.4k Persons2020: 2.5k Persons2021: 2.6k Persons2022: 2.5k Persons2023: 2.6k Persons2024: 2.7k Persons2025: 2.7k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Israel recorded 2,691 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Israel peaked at 2,691 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,793 Persons, in 1995.

Israel ranks 23rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,913 Persons 1,793 Persons 2,013 Persons 5
2000s 2,201 Persons 2,052 Persons 2,326 Persons 10
2010s 2,225 Persons 2,066 Persons 2,381 Persons 10
2020s 2,596 Persons 2,527 Persons 2,691 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 20 Hungary 3,070 Persons compare
  2. 21 Austria 2,955 Persons compare
  3. 22 Sweden 2,812 Persons compare
  4. 24 Switzerland 2,491 Persons compare
  5. 25 Bulgaria 2,472 Persons compare
  6. 26 Costa Rica 1,910 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Israel?
Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Israel was 2,691 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 2,691 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 1,793 Persons in 1995.
How does Israel rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
Israel ranks 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
46 places, 1,266 data points, 1955–2025
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The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.