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West Bank and Gaza — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for West Bank and Gaza, 1990–2022.
Latest value · 2022
44.99%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · +11.5% since 1990
Labor participation for West Bank and Gaza was 44.99% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1990 to 2022. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 35.91% in 2002 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.34% per year.
West Bank and Gaza ranks 167 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 89%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 44.99%, so West Bank and Gaza sits level with it. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 8%.
Key figures
Latest (2022)
44.99%
First (1990)
40.35%
Change
+11.5%
Highest
44.99%
in 2022
Lowest
35.91%
in 2002
Average
40.74%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.34%
Years of data
33
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 44.99% |
| 2021 | 43.37% |
| 2020 | 40.94% |
| 2019 | 44.27% |
| 2018 | 43.45% |
| 2017 | 44% |
| 2016 | 43.77% |
| 2015 | 43.97% |
| 2014 | 42.12% |
| 2013 | 41.8% |
| 2012 | 41.68% |
| 2011 | 41.36% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.