Gender in Palestine 149 indicators covering gender for Palestine. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 126 2019 unchanged 102nd Low pay rate 30.78 2025 down 2.4% 12th Number of daily smokers, men and women 485,714 2012 up 17.6% 107th Age at first marriage, male 26.5 2017 down 0.4% 97th Female homicide victims 7 homicides 2022 up 75.0% 100th Female homicide rate 0.2624 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 up 39.0% 124th Male homicide victims 67 homicides 2022 up 204.5% 70th Male homicide rate 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 up 142.1% 80th Share of women using contraceptives 57.3% 2020 up 9.1% 56th Youth transited 39.06 2025 down 82.9% 57th Youth working-age population 936.89 2025 down 33.2% 39th Female share of low pay earners 23.12 2025 up 40.0% 66th Care employees 106.95 2025 down 17.4% 52nd Youth working-age population 1,510 2022 up 13.4% 31st Youth inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 59.88 2022 down 1.6% 6th Inactivity rate 55.01 2022 — 3rd Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female 8.6% 2020 down 27.7% 71st Employees in STEM occupations 37.02 2025 down 4.9% 49th Gender Development Index 0.945 2023 up 10.0% 55th Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women 24.4% 2024 up 48.5% 80th Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education 44.27 2018 up 3.9% 8th Rural population, female 12.2% 2015 down 8.2% 141st Rural population, male 12.6% 2015 down 8.1% 141st Urban population, female 37.0% 2015 up 2.9% 57th Urban population, male 38.2% 2015 up 3.0% 47th Share of women using modern contraceptive methods 42.8% 2020 up 3.3% 65th Share of women among low pay earners 26.0% 2024 up 57.6% 65th Maternal leave benefits 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Representation of women in the judiciary 0.47 ratio 2025 up 34.3% 42nd ← Previous Page 3 of 3