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

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

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2006
All-time low
0.6%
in 2010
Years of data
16
1998–2017

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

00.20.40.60.811998200720171998: 0.936 % of urban population1999: 0.938 % of urban population2000: 0.937 % of urban population2001: 0.938 % of urban population2002: 0.942 % of urban population2003: 0.942 % of urban population2004: 0.944 % of urban population2005: 0.946 % of urban population2006: 0.948 % of urban population2007: 0.947 % of urban population2008: 0.768 % of urban population2009: 0.564 % of urban population2010: 0.556 % of urban population2011: 0.558 % of urban population2016: 0.573 % of urban population2017: 0.573 % of urban population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of is 0.6%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.

That places Palestine, State of 93rd out of 99 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, urban in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of urban population Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.9% +0.2%
2000 0.9% -0.1%
2001 0.9% +0.1%
2002 0.9% +0.4%
2003 0.9% -0.0%
2004 0.9% +0.3%
2005 0.9% +0.2%
2006 0.9% +0.2%
2007 0.9% -0.0%
2008 0.8% -18.9%
2009 0.6% -26.6%
2010 0.6% -1.4%
2011 0.6% +0.4%
2016 0.6% +2.8%
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. 90 Malawi 0.6% compare
  2. 91 Madagascar 0.6% compare
  3. 92 Belize 0.6%
  4. 94 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.6% compare
  5. 95 Gambia 0.6% compare
  6. 96 Nigeria 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
How does Palestine, State of rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
Palestine, State of ranks 93rd out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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