Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Palestine

Palestine: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 37.08 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
37.08
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
87th
of 107 countries
All-time high
39
in 2009
All-time low
34.29
in 1998
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, 1998–2017

0102030401998200720171998: 34.31999: 35.42000: 35.32001: 35.52002: 35.92003: 35.72004: 362005: 36.42006: 36.52007: 36.62008: 35.92009: 392010: 38.22011: 38.32016: 35.92017: 37.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Palestine stood at 37.08.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Palestine peaked at 39 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.29, in 1998.

That places Palestine 87th out of 107 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 34.29
1999 35.35 +3.1%
2000 35.35 -0.0%
2001 35.47 +0.4%
2002 35.95 +1.3%
2003 35.74 -0.6%
2004 36.02 +0.8%
2005 36.36 +1.0%
2006 36.54 +0.5%
2007 36.64 +0.3%
2008 35.86 -2.1%
2009 39 +8.7%
2010 38.17 -2.1%
2011 38.27 +0.3%
2016 35.91 -6.2%
2017 37.08 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.82 34.29 35.35 2
2000s 36.29 35.35 39 10
2010s 37.36 35.91 38.27 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 84 Belize 37.86
  2. 85 Honduras 37.42 compare
  3. 86 Gambia 37.33 compare
  4. 88 Guatemala 37.05 compare
  5. 89 Cambodia 36.76 compare
  6. 90 Egypt 36.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Palestine?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Palestine was 37.08 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 39 in 2009.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 34.29 in 1998.
How does Palestine rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Palestine ranks 87th out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,584 data points, 1970–2021
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