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

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

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 26.4%
World rank
65th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
16
1998–2017

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

00.10.20.30.41998200720171998: 0.273 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.255 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.266 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.327 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.379 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.38 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.361 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.343 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.34 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.344 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.238 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.198 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.278 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.273 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.223 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.164 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

Palestine, State of ranks 65th of 107 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, total in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.3% -6.7%
2000 0.3% +4.2%
2001 0.3% +22.8%
2002 0.4% +15.9%
2003 0.4% +0.4%
2004 0.4% -5.2%
2005 0.3% -5.0%
2006 0.3% -0.7%
2007 0.3% +1.1%
2008 0.2% -30.6%
2009 0.2% -17.0%
2010 0.3% +40.6%
2011 0.3% -1.9%
2016 0.2% -18.2%
2017 0.2% -26.4%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total 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, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total 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, total?
Palestine, State of ranks 65th out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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