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Employment-to-population ratio — Palestine

Employment-to-population ratio in Palestine in 2022 — 34%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 186. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.04 pp.

2022 34% +2.08 pp vs 2021
World rank 178of 186
Period maximum 36.04%1991
Period minimum 26.05%2002

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Palestine, 1991–20222527.53032.53537.51991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 36.04%1992: 36.01%1993: 36%1994: 35.96%1995: 35.98%1996: 36%1997: 36.03%1998: 35.98%1999: 35.96%2000: 35.98%2001: 28.75%2002: 26.05%2003: 29.84%2004: 29.35%2005: 30.91%2006: 31.29%2007: 32.62%2008: 30.35%2009: 31.45%2010: 31.43%2011: 34.08%2012: 33.68%2013: 33.49%2014: 33.47%2015: 33.85%2016: 33.29%2017: 32.71%2018: 32.04%2019: 33.05%2020: 30.34%2021: 31.92%2022: 34%
Change over the period: −2.04 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palestine

Palestine 34%
World 57.56%
Middle East & North Africa 43.12%
Western Asia computed 45.53%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 54.93%
Employment-to-population ratio — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 34 +2.08 pp
2021 31.92 +1.59 pp
2020 30.34 −2.72 pp
2019 33.05 +1.01 pp
2018 32.04 −0.66 pp
2017 32.71 −0.59 pp
2016 33.29 −0.56 pp
2015 33.85 +0.38 pp
2014 33.47 −0.01 pp
2013 33.49 −0.19 pp
2012 33.68 −0.41 pp
2011 34.08 +2.65 pp
2010 31.43 −0.01 pp
2009 31.45 +1.09 pp
2008 30.35 −2.27 pp
2007 32.62 +1.34 pp
2006 31.29 +0.38 pp
2005 30.91 +1.56 pp
2004 29.35 −0.49 pp
2003 29.84 +3.8 pp
2002 26.05 −2.71 pp
2001 28.75 −7.22 pp
2000 35.98 +0.01 pp
1999 35.96 −0.01 pp
1998 35.98 −0.05 pp
1997 36.03 +0.03 pp
1996 36 +0.02 pp
1995 35.98 +0.01 pp
1994 35.96 −0.03 pp
1993 36 −0.01 pp
1992 36.01 −0.04 pp
1991 36.04 —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

QA Qatar 87.46 AE United Arab Emirates 75.02 KW Kuwait 72.77 BH Bahrain 69.4 OM Oman 66 CY Cyprus 63.02 IL Israel 62.35 AZ Azerbaijan 61.12 SA Saudi Arabia 60.24 GE Georgia 56.29 AM Armenia 50.91 TR Türkiye 47.5 LB Lebanon 38.58 IQ Iraq 35.09 PS Palestine 34 SY Syria 32.38 JO Jordan 31.54 YE Yemen 27.34
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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