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

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

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 25.8%
World rank
51st
of 94 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, urban in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.10.20.30.41998200720171998: 0.292 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.253 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.276 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.318 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.378 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.386 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.353 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.331 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.335 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.337 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.218 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.185 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.273 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.253 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.225 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.167 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.

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

Palestine, State of ranks 51st of 94 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, urban in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or 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 0.3%
1999 0.3% -13.1%
2000 0.3% +9.0%
2001 0.3% +15.1%
2002 0.4% +18.9%
2003 0.4% +1.9%
2004 0.4% -8.4%
2005 0.3% -6.2%
2006 0.3% +1.0%
2007 0.3% +0.8%
2008 0.2% -35.5%
2009 0.2% -14.9%
2010 0.3% +47.6%
2011 0.3% -7.6%
2016 0.2% -11.1%
2017 0.2% -25.8%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

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

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

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  3. 50 Mongolia 0.2% compare
  4. 52 Greece 0.2% compare
  5. 53 Italy 0.2% compare
  6. 54 Korea 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of?
Unpaid or 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 unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban 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, urban?
Palestine, State of ranks 51st out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, 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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