Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
24
Highest
1.0%
Egypt
Lowest
0.1%
Republic of Korea
Median
0.6%
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
273

What the numbers show

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Egypt; the lowest is 0.1% in Republic of Korea.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 147.8%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 42.4%).

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Egypt 1.0% 2008 up 147.8% rising
1 Republic of Moldova 1.0% 2019 up 23.6% falling
3 Chile 0.9% 2017 up 7.2% rising
4 South Africa 0.8% 2020 up 4.6% rising
5 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% 2014 up 30.9% rising
5 Kosovo 0.8% 2014 up 30.9% rising
7 Rwanda 0.8% 2021 rising
8 Albania 0.7% 2019 flat
9 Ecuador 0.7% 2017 up 3.0% rising
10 Panama 0.6% 2018 up 4.1% rising
11 Dominican Republic 0.6% 2013 up 46.7% rising
12 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% 2020 up 78.2% falling
13 Peru 0.5% 2016 up 23.5% rising
14 Mexico 0.5% 2020 up 7.7% rising
15 Brazil 0.5% 2020 down 27.5% falling
16 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% 2017 up 114.5% rising
17 Ghana 0.4% 2016 down 8.2% falling
18 El Salvador 0.4% 2017 up 21.0% rising
19 Honduras 0.4% 2017 down 0.2% rising
20 Colombia 0.3% 2021 up 11.8% rising
21 Guatemala 0.3% 2011 down 10.8% falling
22 Paraguay 0.3% 2017 down 37.0% falling
23 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 down 42.4% falling
24 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2014 down 25.5% falling

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 273 data points, 1981–2021
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