Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Palestine
Palestine: Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Palestine, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Palestine is 1.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Palestine peaked at 3.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places Palestine 77th out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.0% | — |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -33.6% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +72.9% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -28.5% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 87% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 1.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.3%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 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 time-related underemployment, female in Palestine?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Palestine was 1.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Palestine rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Palestine ranks 77th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.