Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2011
All-time low
0.3%
in 2002
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.10.20.30.41998200720171998: 0.361 % of total population in working age1999: 0.388 % of total population in working age2000: 0.381 % of total population in working age2001: 0.303 % of total population in working age2002: 0.255 % of total population in working age2003: 0.281 % of total population in working age2004: 0.308 % of total population in working age2005: 0.305 % of total population in working age2006: 0.312 % of total population in working age2007: 0.336 % of total population in working age2008: 0.311 % of total population in working age2009: 0.366 % of total population in working age2010: 0.392 % of total population in working age2011: 0.404 % of total population in working age2016: 0.391 % of total population in working age2017: 0.391 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of is 0.4%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.

Palestine, State of ranks 105th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.4% +7.5%
2000 0.4% -1.7%
2001 0.3% -20.5%
2002 0.3% -15.7%
2003 0.3% +10.2%
2004 0.3% +9.4%
2005 0.3% -1.0%
2006 0.3% +2.3%
2007 0.3% +7.7%
2008 0.3% -7.6%
2009 0.4% +17.7%
2010 0.4% +7.3%
2011 0.4% +3.0%
2016 0.4% -3.3%
2017 0.4% +0.0%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 63% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 92% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 102 Tunisia 0.4% compare
  2. 103 Rwanda 0.4% compare
  3. 104 Egypt 0.4% compare
  4. 106 South Africa 0.4% compare
  5. 107 Gambia 0.4% compare
  6. 108 Kosovo 0.4% compare
  7. 108 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
How does Palestine, State of rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total?
Palestine, State of ranks 105th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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