West Bank and Gaza Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- West Bank and Gaza labor force participation rate for 2022 was 30.81%, a 1.97% increase from 2021.
- West Bank and Gaza labor force participation rate for 2021 was 28.84%, a 2.61% increase from 2020.
- West Bank and Gaza labor force participation rate for 2020 was 26.23%, a 4.04% decline from 2019.
- West Bank and Gaza labor force participation rate for 2019 was 30.27%, a 0.23% decline from 2018.
| West Bank and Gaza Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
30.81% |
1.97% |
| 2021 |
28.84% |
2.61% |
| 2020 |
26.23% |
-4.04% |
| 2019 |
30.27% |
-0.23% |
| 2018 |
30.50% |
-0.94% |
| 2017 |
31.44% |
0.47% |
| 2016 |
30.98% |
0.09% |
| 2015 |
30.89% |
2.86% |
| 2014 |
28.03% |
0.33% |
| 2013 |
27.70% |
-0.25% |
| 2012 |
27.95% |
1.10% |
| 2011 |
26.85% |
1.97% |
| 2010 |
24.88% |
-0.08% |
| 2009 |
24.96% |
-0.22% |
| 2008 |
25.18% |
0.44% |
| 2007 |
24.74% |
1.23% |
| 2006 |
23.51% |
0.30% |
| 2005 |
23.21% |
0.22% |
| 2004 |
22.99% |
-0.98% |
| 2003 |
23.97% |
2.21% |
| 2002 |
21.76% |
-2.24% |
| 2001 |
24.00% |
-3.64% |
| 2000 |
27.63% |
0.50% |
| 1999 |
27.13% |
-0.30% |
| 1998 |
27.43% |
-0.56% |
| 1997 |
28.00% |
-0.49% |
| 1996 |
28.48% |
0.14% |
| 1995 |
28.35% |
-0.15% |
| 1994 |
28.50% |
-0.07% |
| 1993 |
28.57% |
-0.06% |
| 1992 |
28.63% |
-0.28% |
| 1991 |
28.92% |
-0.28% |
