Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Palestine

Vulnerable employment in Palestine in 2022 — 18.38%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 186. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.84 pp.

2022 18.38% −3.27 pp vs 2021
World rank 63of 186
Period maximum 39.96%2003
Period minimum 18.38%2022

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Palestine, 1991–2022102030401991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 30.22%1992: 30.35%1993: 30.53%1994: 30.43%1995: 30.82%1996: 31.26%1997: 31.27%1998: 30.64%1999: 29.78%2000: 29.82%2001: 33.99%2002: 37.66%2003: 39.96%2004: 38.19%2005: 36.8%2006: 36.87%2007: 36.65%2008: 31.04%2009: 27.21%2010: 26.03%2011: 27.02%2012: 26.74%2013: 25.68%2014: 25.92%2015: 25.03%2016: 24.07%2017: 23.05%2018: 23.18%2019: 22.04%2020: 21.85%2021: 21.65%2022: 18.38%
Change over the period: −11.84 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Palestine 18.38%
World 42.84%
Western Asia computed 21.32%
Vulnerable employment — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 18.38 −3.27 pp
2021 21.65 −0.19 pp
2020 21.85 −0.19 pp
2019 22.04 −1.15 pp
2018 23.18 +0.13 pp
2017 23.05 −1.02 pp
2016 24.07 −0.97 pp
2015 25.03 −0.89 pp
2014 25.92 +0.25 pp
2013 25.68 −1.06 pp
2012 26.74 −0.28 pp
2011 27.02 +0.99 pp
2010 26.03 −1.18 pp
2009 27.21 −3.83 pp
2008 31.04 −5.61 pp
2007 36.65 −0.22 pp
2006 36.87 +0.07 pp
2005 36.8 −1.39 pp
2004 38.19 −1.77 pp
2003 39.96 +2.3 pp
2002 37.66 +3.67 pp
2001 33.99 +4.17 pp
2000 29.82 +0.04 pp
1999 29.78 −0.86 pp
1998 30.64 −0.64 pp
1997 31.27 +0.01 pp
1996 31.26 +0.44 pp
1995 30.82 +0.39 pp
1994 30.43 −0.1 pp
1993 30.53 +0.19 pp
1992 30.35 +0.13 pp
1991 30.22

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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