Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine

Palestine: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 77.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
77.1%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
73rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
78.7%
in 2020
All-time low
49.0%
in 1996
Years of data
32
1991–2022

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022

0204060801991200620221991: 49.41992: 49.71993: 49.71994: 49.61995: 49.61996: 491997: 50.21998: 52.61999: 54.82000: 55.52001: 63.52002: 60.62003: 54.32004: 56.52005: 56.22006: 54.12007: 51.42008: 61.72009: 67.12010: 67.42011: 65.12012: 63.52013: 65.12014: 62.62015: 67.22016: 70.82017: 73.92018: 75.52019: 77.32020: 78.72021: 77.72022: 77.1

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

Analysis

In 2022, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine stood at 77.1%.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine peaked at 78.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1996.

That places Palestine 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Palestine, 1991 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1991 49.4%
1992 49.7% +0.6%
1993 49.7% +0.0%
1994 49.6% -0.2%
1995 49.6% -0.1%
1996 49.0% -1.2%
1997 50.2% +2.4%
1998 52.6% +4.8%
1999 54.8% +4.2%
2000 55.5% +1.3%
2001 63.5% +14.4%
2002 60.6% -4.5%
2003 54.3% -10.4%
2004 56.5% +4.1%
2005 56.2% -0.7%
2006 54.1% -3.6%
2007 51.4% -5.1%
2008 61.7% +20.1%
2009 67.1% +8.7%
2010 67.4% +0.4%
2011 65.1% -3.5%
2012 63.5% -2.5%
2013 65.1% +2.5%
2014 62.6% -3.8%
2015 67.2% +7.3%
2016 70.8% +5.5%
2017 73.9% +4.3%
2018 75.5% +2.2%
2019 77.3% +2.4%
2020 78.7% +1.9%
2021 77.7% -1.3%
2022 77.1% -0.8%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 77.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 77.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.5% 49.0% 54.8% 9
2000s 58.1% 51.4% 67.1% 10
2010s 68.8% 62.6% 77.3% 10
2020s 77.8% 77.1% 78.7% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 70 Suriname 79.3% compare
  2. 71 Chile 77.2% compare
  3. 72 Argentina 77.2% compare
  4. 74 Libya 76.9% compare
  5. 75 Costa Rica 76.7% compare
  6. 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine?
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine was 77.1% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1996.
How does Palestine rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
Palestine ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female 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
Last refreshed

Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.