Share of temporary employees in Palestine
Palestine: Share of temporary employees was 28.77 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of temporary employees in Palestine, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of temporary employees in Palestine is 28.77, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 249.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of temporary employees in Palestine peaked at 28.77 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.22, in 2015.
Palestine ranks 26th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of temporary employees in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22.48 | — |
| 2010 | 22.84 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 21.15 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 22.03 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 20.44 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 19.89 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.22 | -58.7% |
| 2016 | 21.61 | +162.9% |
| 2017 | 24.66 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 25.57 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 27.02 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 24.86 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 26.96 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 19.05 | -29.3% |
| 2024 | 27.18 | +42.7% |
| 2025 | 28.77 | +5.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 28.77 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.8, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 28.77 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.54, 1.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of temporary employees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +162.9% | 8.22 | 21.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.48 | 22.48 | 22.48 | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.34 | 8.22 | 27.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.37 | 19.05 | 28.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 23 Zambia 31.94 compare
- 24 Japan 31.77 compare
- 25 Montenegro 29.73 compare
- 27 Australia 28.41 compare
- 28 Netherlands 26.22 compare
- 29 Philippines 24.79 compare
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 share of temporary employees in Palestine?
- Share of temporary employees in Palestine was 28.77 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of temporary employees recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 28.77 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of temporary employees recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.22 in 2015.
- How does Palestine rank for share of temporary employees?
- Palestine ranks 26th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of temporary employees rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of temporary employees. 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 series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator represents temporary employment as a percentage of employees. Temporary employment, whereby workers are engaged only for a specific period of time, includes fixed-term, project- or task-based contracts, as well as seasonal or casual work, including day labour. There are wide differences in definitions used across countries, which should be kept in mind when making cross-country comparisons. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.