Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) in Palestine
Palestine: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) was 76.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine stood at 76.2%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine peaked at 76.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 2003.
That places Palestine 67th 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 64.8% | — |
| 1992 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 65.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +5.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 76.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 76.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 74.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.5% | 63.9% | 65.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 56.4% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 66.5% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.2% | 76.2% | 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, total (% of total employment) in Palestine?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine was 76.2% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 2003.
- How does Palestine rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Palestine ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, total (% of total 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.