Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine

Palestine: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 2010
Years of data
14
1998–2017

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.81998200720171998: 0.681 % of rural employed female population in working age1999: 0.574 % of rural employed female population in working age2000: 0.616 % of rural employed female population in working age2001: 0.638 % of rural employed female population in working age2002: 0.628 % of rural employed female population in working age2003: 0.66 % of rural employed female population in working age2004: 0.581 % of rural employed female population in working age2005: 0.625 % of rural employed female population in working age2006: 0.619 % of rural employed female population in working age2007: 0.59 % of rural employed female population in working age2008: 0.651 % of rural employed female population in working age2010: 0.515 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.834 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.834 % of rural employed female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed female population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine is 0.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.

That places Palestine 40th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1998 0.7%
1999 0.6% -15.7%
2000 0.6% +7.3%
2001 0.6% +3.7%
2002 0.6% -1.6%
2003 0.7% +5.0%
2004 0.6% -11.9%
2005 0.6% +7.5%
2006 0.6% -1.0%
2007 0.6% -4.8%
2008 0.7% +10.4%
2010 0.5% -20.8%
2016 0.8% +62.0%
2017 0.8% +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 37 Mexico 0.9% compare
  2. 38 Belize 0.8%
  3. 39 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  4. 41 Namibia 0.8% compare
  5. 42 Moldova 0.8% compare
  6. 43 Jamaica 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
How does Palestine rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Palestine ranks 40th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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