Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Palestine

Female labor force participation rate in Palestine in 2022 — 18.93%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 186. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.62 pp.

2022 18.93% +1.39 pp vs 2021
World rank 176of 186
Period maximum 18.93%2022
Period minimum 10.04%2001

Trend over time

1990–2022 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Palestine, 1990–20221012.51517.5201990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 11.32%1991: 11.36%1992: 11.58%1993: 11.63%1994: 11.68%1995: 11.8%1996: 11.69%1997: 12.08%1998: 12.53%1999: 12.78%2000: 12.4%2001: 10.04%2002: 10.06%2003: 12.5%2004: 12.86%2005: 12.78%2006: 13.5%2007: 15.02%2008: 14.71%2009: 14.58%2010: 14.03%2011: 15.63%2012: 16.17%2013: 15.83%2014: 16.56%2015: 18%2016: 17.44%2017: 17.67%2018: 17.67%2019: 18.38%2020: 16.43%2021: 17.55%2022: 18.93%
Change over the period: +7.62 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Palestine 18.93%
World 48.32%
Western Asia computed 27.83%
Female labor force participation rate — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 18.93 +1.39 pp
2021 17.55 +1.11 pp
2020 16.43 −1.95 pp
2019 18.38 +0.72 pp
2018 17.67 +0 pp
2017 17.67 +0.23 pp
2016 17.44 −0.56 pp
2015 18 +1.44 pp
2014 16.56 +0.73 pp
2013 15.83 −0.34 pp
2012 16.17 +0.54 pp
2011 15.63 +1.59 pp
2010 14.03 −0.55 pp
2009 14.58 −0.12 pp
2008 14.71 −0.32 pp
2007 15.02 +1.53 pp
2006 13.5 +0.72 pp
2005 12.78 −0.08 pp
2004 12.86 +0.36 pp
2003 12.5 +2.44 pp
2002 10.06 +0.02 pp
2001 10.04 −2.36 pp
2000 12.4 −0.38 pp
1999 12.78 +0.25 pp
1998 12.53 +0.45 pp
1997 12.08 +0.39 pp
1996 11.69 −0.11 pp
1995 11.8 +0.13 pp
1994 11.68 +0.05 pp
1993 11.63 +0.05 pp
1992 11.58 +0.22 pp
1991 11.36 +0.05 pp
1990 11.32

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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