Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine
Palestine: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 25.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Palestine recorded 25.3% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% 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 191st out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | +4.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 25.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 25.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.6%, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 15.9% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 21.1% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Palestine was 25.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 191st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.