Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Palestine
Palestine: Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 20.96 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Palestine, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Palestine stood at 20.96 %.
That represents a change of up 116.8% on the previous year and up 158.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Palestine peaked at 44.94 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.03 %, in 2015.
That places Palestine 22nd out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44.87 % | — |
| 2011 | 44.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.92 % | -71.3% |
| 2013 | 13.28 % | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 8.12 % | -38.9% |
| 2015 | 4.03 % | -50.4% |
| 2016 | 12.6 % | +212.7% |
| 2017 | 24.29 % | +92.8% |
| 2018 | 25.64 % | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 9.87 % | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 26.18 % | +165.2% |
| 2021 | 18.94 % | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 9.67 % | -48.9% |
| 2024 | 20.96 % | +116.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 20.96 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.89 %, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.06 % | 4.03 % | 44.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.94 % | 9.67 % | 26.18 % | 4 |
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 share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Palestine?
- Share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Palestine was 20.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 44.94 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 % in 2015.
- How does Palestine rank for share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Palestine ranks 22nd out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Female — 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.