SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Palestine
Palestine: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 48.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Palestine, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 48.8 for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Palestine peaked at 60.26 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48.48, in 2024.
Palestine ranks 39th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56.74 | — |
| 2011 | 55.71 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 58.06 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 60.26 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 59.04 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.82 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 54.32 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 54.63 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.54 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 53.26 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 49.26 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 50.98 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 53.87 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 48.48 | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 48.8 | +0.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 48.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.04, 58% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.14 | 53.26 | 60.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.28 | 48.48 | 53.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More work & labour data for Palestine
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,677 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Palestine?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Palestine was 48.8 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 60.26 in 2013.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.48 in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Palestine ranks 39th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.