Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Palestine
Palestine: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural was 13.88 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 13.88 % for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 62.9% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Palestine peaked at 62.46 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.88 %, in 2025.
That places Palestine 21st out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.02 % | — |
| 2001 | 47.53 % | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 43.31 % | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 17.13 % | -60.4% |
| 2004 | 18.95 % | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 35.69 % | +88.3% |
| 2006 | 60.81 % | +70.4% |
| 2007 | 62.46 % | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 53.52 % | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 52.45 % | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 57.33 % | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 58.04 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 36.32 % | -37.4% |
| 2013 | 44.29 % | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 44.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 54.24 % | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 46.82 % | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 28.04 % | -40.1% |
| 2018 | 25.28 % | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 35.8 % | +41.6% |
| 2020 | 31.2 % | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 33.56 % | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 37.44 % | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 13.88 % | -62.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 13.88 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.3 %, 68% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 13.88 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.88 %, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.79 % | 17.13 % | 62.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1 % | 25.28 % | 58.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.02 % | 13.88 % | 37.44 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 18 Indonesia 16.84 % compare
- 19 Philippines 15.35 % compare
- 20 Colombia 14.78 % compare
- 22 South Africa 13.67 % compare
- 23 Jordan 13.65 % compare
- 24 Costa Rica 13.53 % compare
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 gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Palestine?
- Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Palestine was 13.88 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 62.46 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.88 % in 2025.
- How does Palestine rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural?
- Palestine ranks 21st out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.