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

Palestine, State of: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 76.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
76.2%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
67th
of 187 countries
All-time high
76.2%
in 2022
All-time low
56.4%
in 2003
Years of data
32
1991–2022

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

0204060801991200620221991: 64.81992: 64.71993: 64.51994: 64.61995: 64.31996: 63.91997: 63.91998: 64.51999: 65.42000: 65.42001: 61.12002: 58.52003: 56.42004: 57.62005: 58.82006: 58.52007: 59.22008: 64.62009: 66.52010: 67.62011: 66.52012: 66.82013: 68.12014: 67.62015: 68.62016: 69.52017: 70.42018: 69.72019: 71.42020: 72.32021: 72.22022: 76.2

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

Analysis

In 2022, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of 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, State of peaked at 76.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 2003.

That places Palestine, State of 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) in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Palestine, State of, 1991 to 2022.
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, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 76.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of'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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  3. 66 Korea 77.3% compare
  4. 68 Chile 76.1% compare
  5. 69 Cuba 75.1% compare
  6. 70 Tunisia 75.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of?
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of 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, State of?
The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2022.
What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 2003.
How does Palestine, State of rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Palestine, State of ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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
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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.