Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 22.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, State of, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, State of stood at 22.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, State of peaked at 51.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2020.
That places Palestine, State of 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.6% | — |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 47.4% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +2.8% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 22.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.6%, 32% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 22.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 45.2% | 51.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 32.9% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 22.7% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.3% | 22.9% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Palestine, State of
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, State of?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, State of was 22.9% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2020.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.