Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Palestine

Palestine: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
up 21.9%
World rank
57th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2002
All-time low
0.6%
in 2007
Years of data
14
1998–2017

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.81998200720171998: 0.724 % of female workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.609 % of female workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.672 % of female workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.754 % of female workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.805 % of female workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.677 % of female workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.67 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.654 % of female workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.637 % of female workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.594 % of female workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.639 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.694 % of female workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.602 % of female workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.734 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2017, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Palestine stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Palestine peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2007.

Palestine ranks 57th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1998 0.7%
1999 0.6% -15.9%
2000 0.7% +10.4%
2001 0.8% +12.1%
2002 0.8% +6.9%
2003 0.7% -15.9%
2004 0.7% -1.2%
2005 0.7% -2.4%
2006 0.6% -2.6%
2007 0.6% -6.7%
2008 0.6% +7.5%
2010 0.7% +8.7%
2016 0.6% -13.3%
2017 0.7% +21.9%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 54 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  2. 55 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  3. 55 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare
  4. 58 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  5. 59 Mexico 0.7% compare
  6. 60 Cambodia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Palestine?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Palestine was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
How does Palestine rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Palestine ranks 57th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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