Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine
Palestine: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 44.95 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine is 44.95 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine peaked at 74.13 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30.7 %, in 2022.
Palestine ranks 36th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.57 % | — |
| 2001 | 67.7 % | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 71.3 % | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 72.58 % | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 74.13 % | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 67.6 % | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 67.96 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.39 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.09 % | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 58.07 % | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 56.6 % | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 59.17 % | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 49.85 % | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 43.7 % | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 46.25 % | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 42.81 % | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 39 % | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 36.68 % | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 39.04 % | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 38.58 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 36.78 % | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 36.77 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.7 % | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 45.25 % | +47.4% |
| 2025 | 44.95 % | -0.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 44.95 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.51 %, 61% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 44.95 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.92 %, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.04 % | 58.07 % | 74.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.17 % | 36.68 % | 59.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.89 % | 30.7 % | 45.25 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.66 % compare
- 34 Vanuatu 48.65 % compare
- 35 El Salvador 45.79 % compare
- 37 Grenada 44.78 % compare
- 38 Seychelles 44.11 % compare
- 39 Guatemala 43.3 % 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 share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine was 44.95 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 74.13 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7 % in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Palestine ranks 36th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.