Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 26.1%
World rank
40th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 2009
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.050.10.150.20.251998200720171998: 0.197 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.16 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.166 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.216 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.226 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.233 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.221 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.223 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.229 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.21 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.127 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.159 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.193 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.142 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 0.1% for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2017.

The figure is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.

That places Palestine, State of 40th out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.2% -18.9%
2000 0.2% +4.0%
2001 0.2% +29.9%
2002 0.2% +4.6%
2003 0.2% +3.0%
2004 0.2% -5.1%
2005 0.2% +1.2%
2006 0.2% +2.5%
2007 0.2% -8.3%
2008 0.1% -39.7%
2009 0.0% -100.0%
2010 0.2%
2011 0.0% -100.0%
2016 0.2%
2017 0.1% -26.1%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 -100.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2011 -100.0% 0.2% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 4

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  6. 43 Greece 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of?
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
How does Palestine, State of rank for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Palestine, State of ranks 40th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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