Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Palestine

Labor force participation rate in Palestine in 2022 — 44.99%. Ranked 166 in the world out of 186. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.64 pp.

2022 44.99% +1.62 pp vs 2021
World rank 166of 186
Period maximum 44.99%2022
Period minimum 35.91%2002

Trend over time

1990–2022 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Palestine, 1990–20223537.54042.5451990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 40.35%1991: 40.35%1992: 40.32%1993: 40.31%1994: 40.31%1995: 40.29%1996: 40.32%1997: 40.26%1998: 40.18%1999: 40.13%2000: 40.25%2001: 36.63%2002: 35.91%2003: 38.76%2004: 38.22%2005: 38.64%2006: 38.63%2007: 39.92%2008: 39.38%2009: 39.53%2010: 40%2011: 41.36%2012: 41.68%2013: 41.8%2014: 42.12%2015: 43.97%2016: 43.77%2017: 44%2018: 43.45%2019: 44.27%2020: 40.94%2021: 43.37%2022: 44.99%
Change over the period: +4.64 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Palestine 44.99%
World 60.74%
Western Asia computed 50.67%
Labor force participation rate — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 44.99 +1.62 pp
2021 43.37 +2.43 pp
2020 40.94 −3.33 pp
2019 44.27 +0.82 pp
2018 43.45 −0.55 pp
2017 44 +0.23 pp
2016 43.77 −0.2 pp
2015 43.97 +1.85 pp
2014 42.12 +0.32 pp
2013 41.8 +0.12 pp
2012 41.68 +0.32 pp
2011 41.36 +1.37 pp
2010 40 +0.47 pp
2009 39.53 +0.15 pp
2008 39.38 −0.54 pp
2007 39.92 +1.29 pp
2006 38.63 −0.01 pp
2005 38.64 +0.42 pp
2004 38.22 −0.54 pp
2003 38.76 +2.85 pp
2002 35.91 −0.72 pp
2001 36.63 −3.63 pp
2000 40.25 +0.12 pp
1999 40.13 −0.04 pp
1998 40.18 −0.09 pp
1997 40.26 −0.06 pp
1996 40.32 +0.03 pp
1995 40.29 −0.02 pp
1994 40.31 −0 pp
1993 40.31 −0.01 pp
1992 40.32 −0.03 pp
1991 40.35 −0 pp
1990 40.35

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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