West Bank and Gaza: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, West Bank and Gaza's part time employment, male (% of total male employment) fell 0.61 percentage points on 2024 (from 14.84% to 14.23%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2024), the average change was +1.56 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 29.04 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.22 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.2 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 55% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, West Bank and Gaza had the 34th highest value of the 45 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2025 ranking

• Colombia — 31st of 45: 15.79%
• Serbia — 32nd of 45: 15.52%
• India — 33rd of 45: 14.9%
• Costa Rica — 35th of 45: 12.97%
• Seychelles — 36th of 45: 11.2%
• Brunei Darussalam — 37th of 45: 9.95%

What this measures

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 16 values

Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in nearby economies

• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 15.04% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 16.38% (2024)
• Israel — 26.46% (2024)
• Malta — 30.14% (2024)
• Pakistan — 6.37% (2025)

More social protection & labor data for West Bank and Gaza

• Net migration — -23,156 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 48,323 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 10.88% (2022)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 51.15% (2022)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 30.81% (2022)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 20.13% (2022)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is West Bank and Gaza's part time employment, male (% of total male employment)?

14.23% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is up 11.53 percentage points from 2.71% in 2009. The highest value was 29.9% in 2020 and the lowest 0.25% in 2014.

How does West Bank and Gaza rank?

34th highest of 45 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in part time employment, male (% of total male employment) unusual for West Bank and Gaza?

In 2025, West Bank and Gaza's part time employment, male (% of total male employment) fell 0.61 percentage points on 2024 (from 14.84% to 14.23%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2024), the average change was +1.56 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.PART.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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