Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Palestine
Palestine: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 6.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Palestine stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Palestine peaked at 36.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2022.
That places Palestine 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.7% | — |
| 1992 | 33.1% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -19.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 6.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.9%, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 6.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2% | 28.3% | 33.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 20.6% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 6.8% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More agriculture & rural data for Palestine
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 167.17 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Palestine?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Palestine was 6.3% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Palestine ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).