Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female was 0.4% in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
0.4%
Change on year
down 28.3%
World rank
22nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2007
All-time low
0.3%
in 2001
Years of data
11
1998–2008

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Palestine, State of, 1998–2008

00.20.40.61998200320081998: 0.362 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.431 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.499 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.287 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.448 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.491 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.405 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.426 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.426 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.556 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.399 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2008, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Palestine, State of stood at 0.4%.

The figure is down 28.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.

Palestine, State of ranks 22nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2008.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.4% +19.2%
2000 0.5% +15.7%
2001 0.3% -42.5%
2002 0.4% +55.9%
2003 0.5% +9.7%
2004 0.4% -17.5%
2005 0.4% +5.2%
2006 0.4% -0.1%
2007 0.6% +30.6%
2008 0.4% -28.3%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 9

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 19 Ghana 0.4% compare
  2. 20 Paraguay 0.4% compare
  3. 21 Ecuador 0.4% compare
  4. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  5. 24 Korea 0.4% compare
  6. 25 Italy 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Palestine, State of?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Palestine, State of was 0.4% in 2008, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
How does Palestine, State of rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 22nd out of 82 countries with data for 2008.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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