Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 18.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 18.4% for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of peaked at 40.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2022.
Palestine, State of ranks 122nd 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.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.2% | — |
| 1992 | 30.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 30.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -15.1% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 18.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.3%, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 18.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.4%, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 29.8% | 31.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 27.2% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.4% | 21.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of was 18.4% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2022.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.