Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities was 49.35 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Palestine, State of, 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, State of 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, State of peaked at 50.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.98, in 2018.
That places Palestine, State of 6th out of 44 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 responsibilities in Palestine, State of, 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.15 | 41.98 | 44.3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.27 | 43.71 | 50.5 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Palestine, State of?
- Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Palestine, State of 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, State of?
- 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, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.98 in 2018.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities?
- Palestine, State of ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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. 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.