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
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.