Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.6%
in 2009
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.811998200720171998: 0.93 % of total population1999: 0.933 % of total population2000: 0.935 % of total population2001: 0.939 % of total population2002: 0.94 % of total population2003: 0.94 % of total population2004: 0.942 % of total population2005: 0.943 % of total population2006: 0.945 % of total population2007: 0.946 % of total population2008: 0.763 % of total population2009: 0.556 % of total population2010: 0.557 % of total population2011: 0.562 % of total population2016: 0.575 % of total population2017: 0.575 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, total in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2009.

That places Palestine, State of 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of total population Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.9% +0.3%
2000 0.9% +0.2%
2001 0.9% +0.4%
2002 0.9% +0.1%
2003 0.9% +0.1%
2004 0.9% +0.1%
2005 0.9% +0.1%
2006 0.9% +0.2%
2007 0.9% +0.1%
2008 0.8% -19.3%
2009 0.6% -27.2%
2010 0.6% +0.3%
2011 0.6% +0.9%
2016 0.6% +2.4%
2017 0.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.6% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 91 Rwanda 0.6% compare
  2. 92 Mozambique 0.6% compare
  3. 93 Namibia 0.6% compare
  4. 95 Jamaica 0.6% compare
  5. 96 Ghana 0.6% compare
  6. 97 Kenya 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Palestine, State of was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
How does Palestine, State of rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
Palestine, State of ranks 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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