Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Palestine

Palestine: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 2010
Years of data
14
1998–2017

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.811998200720171998: 0.763 % of employed female population aged 25-641999: 0.693 % of employed female population aged 25-642000: 0.694 % of employed female population aged 25-642001: 0.754 % of employed female population aged 25-642002: 0.676 % of employed female population aged 25-642003: 0.685 % of employed female population aged 25-642004: 0.686 % of employed female population aged 25-642005: 0.734 % of employed female population aged 25-642006: 0.741 % of employed female population aged 25-642007: 0.673 % of employed female population aged 25-642008: 0.746 % of employed female population aged 25-642010: 0.662 % of employed female population aged 25-642016: 0.932 % of employed female population aged 25-642017: 0.932 % of employed female population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed female population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Palestine recorded 0.9% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Palestine peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.

Palestine ranks 49th of 92 countries on this measure, 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 25-64 in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of employed female population aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.7% -9.2%
2000 0.7% +0.2%
2001 0.8% +8.6%
2002 0.7% -10.3%
2003 0.7% +1.4%
2004 0.7% +0.2%
2005 0.7% +7.0%
2006 0.7% +1.0%
2007 0.7% -9.2%
2008 0.7% +10.8%
2010 0.7% -11.2%
2016 0.9% +40.7%
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 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 46 Austria 0.9% compare
  2. 47 Colombia 0.9% compare
  3. 48 Nigeria 0.9% compare
  4. 50 Panama 0.9% compare
  5. 51 Namibia 0.9% compare
  6. 52 Poland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Palestine?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Palestine was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
How does Palestine rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64?
Palestine ranks 49th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed female population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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