Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 27.7%
World rank
50th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2003
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.10.20.31998200720171998: 0.217 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.188 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.199 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.239 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.268 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.28 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.261 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.258 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.262 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.244 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.144 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.185 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.222 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.206 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.209 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.151 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of down 27.7% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Palestine, State of 50th 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.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for 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% -13.4%
2000 0.2% +6.2%
2001 0.2% +19.8%
2002 0.3% +12.1%
2003 0.3% +4.5%
2004 0.3% -6.8%
2005 0.3% -1.0%
2006 0.3% +1.5%
2007 0.2% -7.1%
2008 0.1% -40.8%
2009 0.2% +28.5%
2010 0.2% +20.0%
2011 0.2% -7.4%
2016 0.2% +1.6%
2017 0.2% -27.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

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  3. 49 Georgia 0.2% compare
  4. 51 Greece 0.1% compare
  5. 52 Italy 0.1% compare
  6. 53 Czechia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Palestine, State of rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Palestine, State of ranks 50th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 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
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
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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