Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2011
All-time low
0.3%
in 2009
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.20.40.61998200720171998: 0.428 % of rural labor force in working age1999: 0.438 % of rural labor force in working age2000: 0.426 % of rural labor force in working age2001: 0.397 % of rural labor force in working age2002: 0.374 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.397 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.416 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.415 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.417 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.43 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.429 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.348 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.507 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.513 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.467 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.467 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 0.5% for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in 2017.

The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.

Palestine, State of ranks 88th of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.4% +2.4%
2000 0.4% -2.9%
2001 0.4% -6.7%
2002 0.4% -5.7%
2003 0.4% +6.1%
2004 0.4% +4.8%
2005 0.4% -0.4%
2006 0.4% +0.5%
2007 0.4% +3.2%
2008 0.4% -0.2%
2009 0.3% -18.8%
2010 0.5% +45.5%
2011 0.5% +1.1%
2016 0.5% -8.9%
2017 0.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 85 Rwanda 0.5% compare
  2. 86 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  3. 87 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
  4. 89 Gambia 0.5% compare
  5. 90 Namibia 0.4% compare
  6. 91 Egypt 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of?
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Palestine, State of ranks 88th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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