Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Palestine

Palestine: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female was 1.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
31st
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.6%
in 2007
Years of data
14
1998–2017

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.811998200720171998: 0.776 % of female youth in employment1999: 0.695 % of female youth in employment2000: 0.662 % of female youth in employment2001: 0.83 % of female youth in employment2002: 0.77 % of female youth in employment2003: 0.796 % of female youth in employment2004: 0.818 % of female youth in employment2005: 0.876 % of female youth in employment2006: 0.74 % of female youth in employment2007: 0.645 % of female youth in employment2008: 0.725 % of female youth in employment2010: 0.734 % of female youth in employment2016: 0.977 % of female youth in employment2017: 0.979 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Palestine is 1.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Palestine peaked at 1.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2007.

Palestine ranks 31st of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.7% -10.3%
2000 0.7% -4.8%
2001 0.8% +25.5%
2002 0.8% -7.3%
2003 0.8% +3.4%
2004 0.8% +2.8%
2005 0.9% +7.0%
2006 0.7% -15.6%
2007 0.6% -12.8%
2008 0.7% +12.4%
2010 0.7% +1.3%
2016 1.0% +33.1%
2017 1.0% +0.1%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 1.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 28 Latvia 1.0% compare
  2. 29 Czechia 1.0% compare
  3. 30 Austria 1.0% compare
  4. 32 Uruguay 1.0% compare
  5. 33 Lithuania 1.0% compare
  6. 34 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Palestine?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Palestine was 1.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
How does Palestine rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
Palestine ranks 31st out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
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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