Public sector employees in Palestine
Palestine: Public sector employees was 141.26 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Public sector employees in Palestine, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector employees in Palestine is 141.26, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employees in Palestine peaked at 238.88 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 140.14, in 2024.
That places Palestine 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Public sector employees in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 202.6 | — |
| 2010 | 201.03 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 212.29 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 215.52 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 222.17 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 227.11 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 228.03 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 224.25 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 222.86 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 223.59 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 238.88 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 225.71 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 236.18 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 237.9 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 140.14 | -41.1% |
| 2025 | 141.26 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 202.6 | 202.6 | 202.6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 221.57 | 201.03 | 238.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.24 | 140.14 | 237.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More work & labour data for Palestine
- 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 public sector employees in Palestine?
- Public sector employees in Palestine was 141.26 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 238.88 in 2019.
- What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 140.14 in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for public sector employees?
- Palestine ranks 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector employees rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.