Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 24.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
24.0%
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
124th
of 187 countries
All-time high
43.1%
in 2003
All-time low
24.0%
in 2022
Years of data
32
1991–2022

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, State of, 1991–2022

0102030401991200620221991: 32.61992: 32.71993: 32.91994: 32.81995: 33.11996: 33.51997: 33.61998: 33.21999: 32.62000: 32.72001: 39.42002: 41.92003: 43.12004: 42.22005: 40.62006: 40.52007: 38.82008: 34.72009: 33.62010: 32.42011: 33.12012: 32.52013: 31.32014: 31.22015: 312016: 30.82017: 30.22018: 31.42019: 29.72020: 292021: 28.82022: 24

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 24.0% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, State of peaked at 43.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2022.

Palestine, State of ranks 124th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Palestine, State of, 1991 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1991 32.6%
1992 32.7% +0.3%
1993 32.9% +0.5%
1994 32.8% -0.2%
1995 33.1% +1.0%
1996 33.5% +1.1%
1997 33.6% +0.2%
1998 33.2% -1.2%
1999 32.6% -1.9%
2000 32.7% +0.4%
2001 39.4% +20.5%
2002 41.9% +6.4%
2003 43.1% +2.9%
2004 42.2% -2.3%
2005 40.6% -3.7%
2006 40.5% -0.3%
2007 38.8% -4.2%
2008 34.7% -10.5%
2009 33.6% -3.2%
2010 32.4% -3.7%
2011 33.1% +2.3%
2012 32.5% -2.1%
2013 31.3% -3.5%
2014 31.2% -0.3%
2015 31.0% -0.6%
2016 30.8% -0.7%
2017 30.2% -1.9%
2018 31.4% +3.8%
2019 29.7% -5.2%
2020 29.0% -2.6%
2021 28.8% -0.5%
2022 24.0% -16.7%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 24.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 24.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.1%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.0% 32.6% 33.6% 9
2000s 38.8% 32.7% 43.1% 10
2010s 31.4% 29.7% 33.1% 10
2020s 27.3% 24.0% 29.0% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

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  3. 123 Chile 24.8% compare
  4. 125 Suriname 23.7% compare
  5. 126 Poland 23.4% compare
  6. 127 Bahamas 23.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, State of?
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Palestine, State of was 24.0% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2022.
How does Palestine, State of rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Palestine, State of ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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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.