Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 25.5%
World rank
63rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2011
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.10.20.30.41998200720171998: 0.261 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.257 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.253 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.339 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.379 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.373 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.371 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.357 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.347 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.352 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.262 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.23 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.352 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.39 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.231 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.172 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

Palestine, State of ranks 63rd of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.3% -1.4%
2000 0.3% -1.8%
2001 0.3% +34.3%
2002 0.4% +11.7%
2003 0.4% -1.6%
2004 0.4% -0.5%
2005 0.4% -3.7%
2006 0.3% -2.8%
2007 0.4% +1.4%
2008 0.3% -25.7%
2009 0.2% -12.0%
2010 0.4% +52.7%
2011 0.4% +10.9%
2016 0.2% -40.9%
2017 0.2% -25.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

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  3. 62 Spain 0.2% compare
  4. 64 Austria 0.2% compare
  5. 65 Ireland 0.2% compare
  6. 66 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Palestine, State of was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does Palestine, State of rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Palestine, State of ranks 63rd out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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