Low pay rate in Palestine
Palestine: Low pay rate was 30.78 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Palestine, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low pay rate in Palestine is 30.78, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 23.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Palestine peaked at 33.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.03, in 2024.
Palestine ranks 12th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31.54 | — |
| 2016 | 30.79 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 30.81 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.7 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 30.57 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 30.03 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 31.91 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 33.13 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 25.03 | -24.4% |
| 2025 | 30.78 | +23.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 30.78 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.74, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 30.78 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.38, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.68 | 29.7 | 31.54 | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.18 | 25.03 | 33.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More gender data for Palestine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Palestine?
- Low pay rate in Palestine was 30.78 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 33.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.03 in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for low pay rate?
- Palestine ranks 12th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.