Labor force, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Labor force, female was 21.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.5%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
174th
of 187 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 2022
All-time low
13.7%
in 2001
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Labor force, female in Palestine, State of, 1990–2022

051015201990200620221990: 14 % of total labor force1991: 14.1 % of total labor force1992: 14.4 % of total labor force1993: 14.4 % of total labor force1994: 14.5 % of total labor force1995: 14.6 % of total labor force1996: 14.5 % of total labor force1997: 15 % of total labor force1998: 15.5 % of total labor force1999: 15.9 % of total labor force2000: 15.4 % of total labor force2001: 13.7 % of total labor force2002: 14 % of total labor force2003: 16.2 % of total labor force2004: 16.9 % of total labor force2005: 16.6 % of total labor force2006: 17.6 % of total labor force2007: 19 % of total labor force2008: 18.9 % of total labor force2009: 18.6 % of total labor force2010: 17.7 % of total labor force2011: 19.1 % of total labor force2012: 19.7 % of total labor force2013: 19.2 % of total labor force2014: 20 % of total labor force2015: 20.8 % of total labor force2016: 20.3 % of total labor force2017: 20.4 % of total labor force2018: 20.7 % of total labor force2019: 21.1 % of total labor force2020: 20.5 % of total labor force2021: 20.6 % of total labor force2022: 21.5 % of total labor force

Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.

Analysis

In 2022, labor force, female in Palestine, State of stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 21.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2001.

That places Palestine, State of 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Labor force, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Palestine, State of, 1990 to 2022.
Year % of total labor force Change
1990 14.0%
1991 14.1% +0.4%
1992 14.4% +1.9%
1993 14.4% +0.4%
1994 14.5% +0.4%
1995 14.6% +1.1%
1996 14.5% -1.1%
1997 15.0% +3.4%
1998 15.5% +4.0%
1999 15.9% +2.1%
2000 15.4% -3.2%
2001 13.7% -10.9%
2002 14.0% +2.4%
2003 16.2% +15.3%
2004 16.9% +4.5%
2005 16.6% -1.6%
2006 17.6% +5.8%
2007 19.0% +7.9%
2008 18.9% -0.7%
2009 18.6% -1.2%
2010 17.7% -4.8%
2011 19.1% +7.7%
2012 19.7% +2.8%
2013 19.2% -2.3%
2014 20.0% +4.0%
2015 20.8% +4.2%
2016 20.3% -2.6%
2017 20.4% +0.8%
2018 20.7% +1.3%
2019 21.1% +2.2%
2020 20.5% -3.3%
2021 20.6% +0.8%
2022 21.5% +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.7% 14.0% 15.9% 10
2000s 16.7% 13.7% 19.0% 10
2010s 19.9% 17.7% 21.1% 10
2020s 20.8% 20.5% 21.5% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 171 Pakistan 22.8% compare
  2. 172 United Arab Emirates 22.7% compare
  3. 173 Morocco 22.4% compare
  4. 175 Bahrain 21.3% compare
  5. 176 Egypt 20.6% compare
  6. 177 Sudan 19.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force, female in Palestine, State of?
Labor force, female in Palestine, State of was 21.5% in 2022, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2001.
How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is labor force, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Unit
% of total labor force
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.