Share of persons outside the labour force due to care … 15+ in Palestine
Palestine: Share of persons outside the labour force due to care … 15+ was 49.35 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Palestine, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Palestine is 49.35, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Palestine peaked at 50.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.98, in 2018.
That places Palestine 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care … 15+ in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42.2 | — |
| 2016 | 43.01 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 44.25 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 41.98 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 44.3 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 43.71 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 46.55 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 46.22 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 50.5 | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 49.35 | -2.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 49.35 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.67, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.15 | 41.98 | 44.3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.27 | 43.71 | 50.5 | 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 share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Palestine?
- Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Palestine was 49.35 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.98 in 2018.
- How does Palestine rank for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities?
- Palestine ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.