Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine
Palestine: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, 1998–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.
That places Palestine 41st out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +15.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 38 South Africa 0.8% compare
- 39 Egypt 0.8% compare
- 40 Tunisia 0.8% compare
- 42 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
- 43 Italy 0.8% compare
- 44 United Kingdom 0.8% compare
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
- Palestine ranks 41st out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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