Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine
Palestine: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 26.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine, 1990–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine is 26.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine peaked at 26.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2001.
That places Palestine 178th 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.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.3% | — |
| 1991 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +5.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 26.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.8%, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 26.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.3%, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 16.3% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 15.9% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 21.1% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.7% | 26.3% | 3 |
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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine was 26.3% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2001.
- How does Palestine rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Palestine ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.