Labor force, total, per capita in Palestine
Palestine: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2758 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Palestine, 1990–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Palestine is 0.2758 units per person, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.2758 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1916 units per person, in 2002.
That places Palestine 175th out of 186 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, total, per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2053 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2054 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2054 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2056 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.206 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2065 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2073 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2079 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2085 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2096 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2116 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1938 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1916 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2088 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.208 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2126 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.215 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2248 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2243 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2276 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2324 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2421 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2456 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2478 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2511 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2633 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2632 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2652 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2622 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2677 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2485 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2644 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2758 units per person | +4.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.2758 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.2758 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2068 units per person | 0.2053 units per person | 0.2096 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2118 units per person | 0.1916 units per person | 0.2276 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2541 units per person | 0.2324 units per person | 0.2677 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2629 units per person | 0.2485 units per person | 0.2758 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,420 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Palestine?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Palestine was 0.2758 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2758 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1916 units per person in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Palestine ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.