COUNTRY / INDICATOR
West Bank and Gaza Vulnerable Employment
West Bank and Gaza vulnerable employment: latest available value for 2022, historical series from 2016, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
SL.EMP.VULN.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18,38 | -3,27 |
| 2021 | 21,65 | -0,19 |
| 2020 | 21,85 | -0,19 |
| 2019 | 22,04 | -1,15 |
| 2018 | 23,18 | 0,13 |
| 2017 | 23,05 | -1,02 |
| 2016 | 24,07 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
Source organization: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: estimates based on external database; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Metadata fetched: 2026-09-27 07:05:13. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
18 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 19:01:27 | 2017 | 23,05 | 23,05 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-28 19:01:27 | 2018 | 23,18 | 23,18 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-28 19:01:27 | 2019 | 22,04 | 22,04 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-28 19:01:27 | 2020 | 21,85 | 21,85 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-28 19:01:27 | 2021 | 21,65 | 21,65 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-28 19:01:27 | 2022 | 18,38 | 18,38 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 03:50:46 | 2017 | 23,05 | 23,05 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 03:50:46 | 2018 | 23,18 | 23,18 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 03:50:46 | 2019 | 22,04 | 22,04 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 03:50:46 | 2020 | 21,85 | 21,85 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 03:50:46 | 2021 | 21,65 | 21,65 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 03:50:46 | 2022 | 18,38 | 18,38 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 00:40:45 | 2017 | 23,05 | 23,05 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 00:40:45 | 2018 | 23,18 | 23,18 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 00:40:45 | 2019 | 22,04 | 22,04 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 00:40:45 | 2020 | 21,85 | 21,85 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 00:40:45 | 2021 | 21,65 | 21,65 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 00:40:45 | 2022 | 18,38 | 18,38 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesWest Bank and Gaza recorded 18,38 percent in 2022, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2021, the vulnerable employment decreased by 3,27.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 7 observations from 2016 to 2022, the average was 22,03; the minimum was 18,38 in 2022 and the maximum was 24,07 in 2016.
West Bank and Gaza ranks 66 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.
Employment quality and labor-market insecurity.