COUNTRY / INDICATOR
West Bank and Gaza Labor Force Participation
West Bank and Gaza labor force participation: latest available value for 2022, historical series from 2016, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44,99 | 1,62 |
| 2021 | 43,37 | 2,43 |
| 2020 | 40,94 | -3,33 |
| 2019 | 44,27 | 0,82 |
| 2018 | 43,45 | -0,55 |
| 2017 | 44,00 | 0,23 |
| 2016 | 43,77 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Source organization: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
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Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesWest Bank and Gaza recorded 44,99 percent in 2022, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2021, the labor force participation increased by 1,62.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.
Across 7 observations from 2016 to 2022, the average was 43,54; the minimum was 40,94 in 2020 and the maximum was 44,99 in 2022.
West Bank and Gaza ranks 167 out of 187 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
It is also below the available average for the Lower middle income group.
Economic participation of the working-age population.