Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Palestine

Palestine: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0087 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0087 units per person
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
178th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0087 units per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.0067 units per person
in 2008
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Palestine, 2005–2022

00.0020.0040.0060.0082005201320222005: 0.007 units per person2006: 0.007 units per person2007: 0.007 units per person2008: 0.007 units per person2009: 0.007 units per person2010: 0.007 units per person2011: 0.008 units per person2012: 0.008 units per person2013: 0.008 units per person2014: 0.008 units per person2015: 0.008 units per person2016: 0.008 units per person2017: 0.008 units per person2018: 0.008 units per person2019: 0.008 units per person2020: 0.007 units per person2021: 0.008 units per person2022: 0.009 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Palestine is 0.0087 units per person, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Palestine peaked at 0.0087 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 units per person, in 2008.

Palestine ranks 178th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita in Palestine, 2005 to 2022.
Year units per person Change
2005 0.0067 units per person
2006 0.0068 units per person +1.4%
2007 0.0072 units per person +5.4%
2008 0.0067 units per person -6.6%
2009 0.007 units per person +4.6%
2010 0.0071 units per person +0.9%
2011 0.0078 units per person +9.7%
2012 0.0078 units per person -0.1%
2013 0.0078 units per person +0.5%
2014 0.0078 units per person +0.6%
2015 0.008 units per person +2.0%
2016 0.0081 units per person +0.8%
2017 0.0082 units per person +1.8%
2018 0.0081 units per person -1.8%
2019 0.0083 units per person +2.6%
2020 0.0068 units per person -18.1%
2021 0.008 units per person +18.3%
2022 0.0087 units per person +8.5%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.0087 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.0087 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0069 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0072 units per person 5
2010s 0.0079 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0083 units per person 10
2020s 0.0078 units per person 0.0068 units per person 0.0087 units per person 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 175 Vanuatu 0.0097 units per person compare
  2. 176 Tajikistan 0.0094 units per person compare
  3. 177 Eswatini 0.0093 units per person compare
  4. 179 Mauritania 0.0083 units per person compare
  5. 180 Iraq 0.0068 units per person compare
  6. 181 Afghanistan 0.0066 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Palestine?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Palestine was 0.0087 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 2022.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 units per person in 2008.
How does Palestine rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Palestine ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Palestine. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/total-weekly-hours-worked-of-employed-persons-ilo-modelled-estimates-per-capita/west-bank-and-gaza/

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,955 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.