Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
21
Highest
1.0%
Egypt
Lowest
0.1%
Republic of Korea
Median
0.6%
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
255
What the numbers show
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 21 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 8.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 111.6%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 39.3%).
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 1.0% | 2008 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 1.0% | 2019 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 4 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 111.6% | falling |
| 9 | Panama | 0.6% | 2018 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2017 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 12 | Peru | 0.6% | 2016 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2020 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 14 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2017 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2017 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 16 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 17 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2011 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 19 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | down 30.8% | flat |
| 20 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2014 | down 18.1% | falling |