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 69.72 % 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 69.72 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine peaked at 83.3 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 43.59 %, in 2022.
Palestine ranks 26th 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 | 68.09 % | — |
| 2001 | 80.41 % | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 80.54 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.17 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.3 % | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 77.78 % | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 77.32 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 77.73 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.43 % | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 68.1 % | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 65.82 % | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 68.11 % | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 64.39 % | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 59.15 % | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 61.29 % | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 56.33 % | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 53.08 % | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 48.71 % | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 52.01 % | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 53.11 % | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 51.45 % | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 50.09 % | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 43.59 % | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 70.37 % | +61.4% |
| 2025 | 69.72 % | -0.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 69.72 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.82 %, 90% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 69.72 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42.01 %, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +61.4% | 43.59 % | 70.37 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.79 % | 68.09 % | 83.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2 % | 48.71 % | 68.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.04 % | 43.59 % | 70.37 % | 5 |
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 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 69.72 % 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 83.3 % 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 43.59 % in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Palestine ranks 26th 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 23.8%. 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]: Agricultural employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.