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

Countries reporting
21
Highest
1.0%
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
0.1%
Colombia
Median
0.4%
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
255

What the numbers show

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 0.1% in Colombia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 0.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 614.1%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 38.7%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Moldova 1.0% 2019 up 30.5% flat
1 Egypt 1.0% 2008 up 195.2% rising
3 Chile 0.8% 2017 up 8.2% rising
4 Rwanda 0.8% 2021 rising
5 South Africa 0.8% 2020 up 14.2% rising
6 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% 2020 up 27.4% falling
7 Dominican Republic 0.5% 2013 up 44.7% rising
8 Ecuador 0.5% 2017 up 11.9% rising
9 Panama 0.5% 2018 up 12.4% rising
10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% 2017 up 614.1% volatile
11 Ghana 0.4% 2016 down 5.2% falling
12 Mexico 0.3% 2020 up 20.0% rising
13 Brazil 0.3% 2020 down 35.9% falling
14 Paraguay 0.3% 2017 down 12.8% rising
15 Peru 0.3% 2016 up 18.6% rising
16 El Salvador 0.3% 2017 up 37.4% rising
17 Honduras 0.2% 2017 down 14.3% rising
18 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 down 38.7% falling
19 Guatemala 0.2% 2011 down 37.5% falling
20 Korea 0.1% 2014 down 10.7% falling
21 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 29.7% rising

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 255 data points, 1981–2021
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