Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.20.40.61998200720171998: 0.506 % of labor force aged 25-641999: 0.53 % of labor force aged 25-642000: 0.517 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.481 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.48 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.503 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.521 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.521 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.526 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.539 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.531 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.563 % of labor force aged 25-642010: 0.578 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.6 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.512 % of labor force aged 25-642017: 0.512 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of is 0.5%, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

That places Palestine, State of 106th out of 108 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.5%
1999 0.5% +4.8%
2000 0.5% -2.5%
2001 0.5% -6.9%
2002 0.5% -0.3%
2003 0.5% +4.8%
2004 0.5% +3.5%
2005 0.5% +0.1%
2006 0.5% +1.0%
2007 0.5% +2.3%
2008 0.5% -1.3%
2009 0.6% +5.9%
2010 0.6% +2.7%
2011 0.6% +3.7%
2016 0.5% -14.6%
2017 0.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 103 Puerto Rico 0.6% compare
  2. 104 Tajikistan 0.6% compare
  3. 105 Egypt 0.6% compare
  4. 107 Jordan 0.4% compare
  5. 108 Djibouti 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of?
Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force participation rate, aged 25-64?
Palestine, State of ranks 106th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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