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

Palestine: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 2007
Years of data
14
1998–2017

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

00.20.40.60.811998200720171998: 0.769 % of total employed female population in working age1999: 0.7 % of total employed female population in working age2000: 0.691 % of total employed female population in working age2001: 0.768 % of total employed female population in working age2002: 0.694 % of total employed female population in working age2003: 0.702 % of total employed female population in working age2004: 0.71 % of total employed female population in working age2005: 0.753 % of total employed female population in working age2006: 0.742 % of total employed female population in working age2007: 0.672 % of total employed female population in working age2008: 0.746 % of total employed female population in working age2010: 0.674 % of total employed female population in working age2016: 0.938 % of total employed female population in working age2017: 0.938 % of total employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Palestine stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Palestine peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.

That places Palestine 47th out of 94 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, total in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of total employed female population in working age Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.7% -9.0%
2000 0.7% -1.3%
2001 0.8% +11.3%
2002 0.7% -9.6%
2003 0.7% +1.1%
2004 0.7% +1.2%
2005 0.8% +6.0%
2006 0.7% -1.4%
2007 0.7% -9.4%
2008 0.7% +11.0%
2010 0.7% -9.7%
2016 0.9% +39.3%
2017 0.9% +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 44 Brazil 1.0% compare
  2. 45 Lithuania 1.0% compare
  3. 46 Chile 0.9% compare
  4. 48 Belize 0.9%
  5. 49 Colombia 0.9% compare
  6. 50 Nigeria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Palestine?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Palestine was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
How does Palestine rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total?
Palestine ranks 47th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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