Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
33rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 2009
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.81998200720171998: 0.695 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.7 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.702 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.659 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.546 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.602 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.636 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.658 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.613 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.644 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.679 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.672 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.717 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.786 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2017, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Palestine, State of stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.

That places Palestine, State of 33rd out of 106 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 wage employment, aged 15-24 in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.7%
1999 0.7% +0.8%
2000 0.7% +0.3%
2001 0.7% -6.1%
2002 0.5% -17.2%
2003 0.6% +10.3%
2004 0.6% +5.7%
2005 0.7% +3.5%
2006 0.6% -6.9%
2007 0.6% +5.0%
2008 0.7% +5.4%
2009 0.0% -100.0%
2010 0.7%
2011 0.0% -100.0%
2016 0.7%
2017 0.8% +9.6%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 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% 0.7% 0.0%
2011 -100.0% 0.7% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.0% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.0% 0.8% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 30 Denmark 0.8% compare
  2. 31 Greece 0.8% compare
  3. 32 South Africa 0.8% compare
  4. 34 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  5. 35 Namibia 0.8% compare
  6. 36 Tunisia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Palestine, State of?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Palestine, State of was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
How does Palestine, State of rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24?
Palestine, State of ranks 33rd out of 106 countries with data for 2017.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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