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

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

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2009
All-time low
0.3%
in 2002
Years of data
16
1998–2017

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

00.10.20.30.41998200720171998: 0.37 % of urban population in working age1999: 0.389 % of urban population in working age2000: 0.386 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.312 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.27 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.295 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.316 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.308 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.318 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.34 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.307 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.417 % of urban population in working age2010: 0.388 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.399 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.389 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.389 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.

Palestine, State of ranks 93rd of 97 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, urban in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.4% +5.2%
2000 0.4% -0.9%
2001 0.3% -19.1%
2002 0.3% -13.4%
2003 0.3% +9.0%
2004 0.3% +7.3%
2005 0.3% -2.5%
2006 0.3% +3.1%
2007 0.3% +6.9%
2008 0.3% -9.5%
2009 0.4% +35.5%
2010 0.4% -6.9%
2011 0.4% +2.9%
2016 0.4% -2.7%
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%, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 94% 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. 90 Morocco 0.4% compare
  2. 91 South Africa 0.4% compare
  3. 92 Egypt 0.4% compare
  4. 94 Kosovo 0.4% compare
  5. 94 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare
  6. 96 Jordan 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban?
Palestine, State of ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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