Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
88
Highest
0.4%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Luxembourg
Median
0.0%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,180

What the numbers show

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 156.

Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 7,175.1%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 96.9%).

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malawi 0.4% 2016 up 74.9% rising
2 Nepal 0.4% 2014 up 35.1% rising
3 Mozambique 0.3% 2014 down 34.3% falling
4 Madagascar 0.3% 2012 down 15.8% rising
5 Uganda 0.3% 2016 up 15.5% rising
6 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2020 up 103.7% falling
7 Peru 0.1% 2021 up 73.9% rising
8 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 45.7% falling
9 Guatemala 0.1% 2011 up 12.2% rising
10 Ethiopia 0.1% 2021 up 16.9% rising
11 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 down 59.7% volatile
12 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 up 57.4% rising
13 Ghana 0.1% 2016 down 34.1% falling
14 Zambia 0.1% 2015 down 48.8% rising
15 Georgia 0.1% 2013 up 66.1% rising
16 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 down 38.4% falling
17 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 down 6.8% falling
18 Philippines 0.1% 2019 down 30.9% falling
19 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 down 11.8% falling
20 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 6.2% volatile
21 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 2.4% rising
22 Honduras 0.1% 2017 down 3.3% falling
23 El Salvador 0.1% 2017 up 21.8% falling
24 Gambia 0.1% 2020 down 35.7% falling
25 India 0.1% 2019 down 28.1% falling
26 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 7.5% flat
27 Uruguay 0.0% 2021 down 1.3% rising
28 Egypt 0.0% 2019 down 16.5% falling
29 Chile 0.0% 2017 down 24.3% falling
30 Armenia 0.0% 2020 down 30.3% falling
31 Ukraine 0.0% 2013 up 7,175.1% volatile
32 Jamaica 0.0% 2002 up 42.6% rising
33 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2019 down 12.4% volatile
34 Palestine, State of 0.0% 2017 down 55.7% falling
35 Costa Rica 0.0% 2021 up 12.7% rising
36 Tunisia 0.0% 2015 down 30.5% falling
37 Mexico 0.0% 2020 down 8.4% falling
38 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2013 up 0.7% falling
39 Türkiye 0.0% 2013 up 0.6% rising
40 Mongolia 0.0% 2016 down 75.2% volatile
41 Colombia 0.0% 2021 down 7.1% falling
42 Belize 0.0% 1999 up 5.0% rising
43 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 down 87.0% falling
44 Jordan 0.0% 2016 up 155.7% rising
45 Norway 0.0% 2016 up 66.7% rising
46 Brazil 0.0% 2021 down 33.0% falling
47 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 down 33.3% volatile
48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% 2021 down 37.6% falling
49 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 up 280.7% volatile
49 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 up 280.7% volatile
51 Netherlands 0.0% 2004 down 18.1% falling
52 Italy 0.0% 2016 down 15.9% falling
53 Nigeria 0.0% 2018 down 82.5% volatile
54 China 0.0% 2013 up 122.6% volatile
55 Greece 0.0% 2016 up 125.0% rising
56 Latvia 0.0% 2016 up 160.4% volatile
57 Panama 0.0% 2021 up 12.4% falling
58 Paraguay 0.0% 2017 down 44.4% falling
59 Austria 0.0% 2003 down 2.5% falling
60 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 down 8.3% flat
61 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2021 down 96.9% volatile
62 Hungary 0.0% 2016 up 10.1% falling
63 Spain 0.0% 2016 down 25.4% falling
64 South Africa 0.0% 2020 up 2.6% falling
65 Croatia 0.0% 2016 down 17.0% falling
66 Finland 0.0% 2016 up 204.2% volatile
67 Iceland 0.0% 2013 down 25.1% falling
68 Belgium 0.0% 2003 down 42.3% falling
69 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 73.2% falling
70 Argentina 0.0% 2021 up 6.7% flat
71 Denmark 0.0% 2016 up 27.5% falling
72 Poland 0.0% 2019 down 75.7% falling
73 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 30.8% volatile
74 Estonia 0.0% 2016 up 51.6% falling
75 Ireland 0.0% 2016 up 2.4% flat
76 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 down 49.3% falling
77 Korea 0.0% 2017 down 22.5% falling
78 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2017 down 23.0% falling
79 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 down 11.0% volatile
80 United States of America 0.0% 2018 down 3.5% falling
81 France 0.0% 2016 down 57.3% falling
82 Sweden 0.0% 2016 up 294.4% volatile
83 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 53.5% falling
84 Malta 0.0% 2016 down 57.3% volatile
85 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 down 40.3% falling
86 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% 2002 up 111.9% volatile
87 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 68.8% falling
88 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 down 50.2% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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