Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) by country

Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.5%
Greece
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282

What the numbers show

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 0.5% in Greece; the lowest is 0.0% in Malawi.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 165.

Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 260.6%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 96.3%).

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-24: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 0.5% 2016 up 37.7% rising
2 Ireland 0.5% 2016 up 31.1% rising
3 Cyprus 0.5% 2016 up 26.9% rising
4 Puerto Rico 0.5% 2005 up 18.7% rising
5 Denmark 0.4% 2016 up 44.0% rising
6 Spain 0.4% 2016 up 53.4% rising
7 Portugal 0.4% 2016 up 32.1% rising
8 Latvia 0.4% 2016 up 27.3% rising
9 Estonia 0.4% 2016 up 56.3% rising
10 Chile 0.4% 2017 up 37.7% rising
11 United Kingdom 0.4% 2016 up 19.6% flat
12 Iceland 0.4% 2013 up 11.9% flat
13 Lithuania 0.4% 2016 up 12.1% rising
14 Argentina 0.4% 2021 up 8.5% rising
15 Mexico 0.3% 2020 up 10.0% rising
16 Brazil 0.3% 2021 up 14.2% rising
17 Italy 0.3% 2016 up 11.4% rising
18 El Salvador 0.3% 2017 up 10.4% rising
19 Bolivia 0.3% 2021 up 35.0% rising
20 Paraguay 0.3% 2017 up 38.1% rising
21 Colombia 0.3% 2021 up 13.3% rising
22 Peru 0.3% 2021 up 12.9% rising
23 Slovakia 0.3% 2016 up 10.6% rising
24 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 50.0% rising
25 Costa Rica 0.3% 2021 up 15.4% rising
26 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 9.2% rising
27 Malta 0.3% 2016 down 1.8% rising
28 Uruguay 0.3% 2021 up 6.8% falling
29 Austria 0.3% 2003 up 5.3% flat
30 Bulgaria 0.3% 2016 down 17.8% rising
31 Venezuela 0.3% 2006 up 0.9% rising
32 Thailand 0.3% 2021 up 18.6% rising
33 Ukraine 0.3% 2013 up 116.7% rising
34 Norway 0.3% 2016 down 24.5% falling
35 Philippines 0.3% 2019 up 24.8% rising
36 South Africa 0.3% 2020 down 5.8% rising
37 Croatia 0.3% 2016 down 16.1% falling
38 Palestine 0.3% 2017 up 24.7% rising
39 France 0.3% 2016 up 10.1% falling
40 Turkey 0.3% 2019 up 4.2% rising
41 Finland 0.3% 2016 down 24.9% rising
42 Netherlands 0.3% 2016 up 17.3% falling
43 Panama 0.3% 2021 down 3.6% rising
44 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 down 5.9% rising
45 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 54.0% rising
46 Luxembourg 0.2% 2016 down 8.5% falling
47 Honduras 0.2% 2017 up 20.5% rising
48 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 up 27.8% rising
49 Belgium 0.2% 2003 down 3.2% falling
50 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2017 up 10.3% rising
51 Jordan 0.2% 2016 down 0.0% falling
52 Nicaragua 0.2% 2014 up 16.0% rising
53 Belize 0.2% 1999 up 29.0% rising
54 Poland 0.2% 2019 down 21.3% rising
55 China 0.2% 2013 up 123.6% rising
56 Czechia 0.2% 2016 down 23.2% falling
57 Guatemala 0.2% 2011 up 2.3% flat
58 Germany 0.2% 2011 down 7.6% falling
59 Moldova 0.2% 2021 up 16.2% volatile
60 Hungary 0.2% 2016 down 12.3% falling
61 Mauritius 0.2% 2012 down 29.7% flat
62 Sweden 0.2% 2016 down 35.2% falling
63 Egypt 0.2% 2019 up 31.6% rising
64 Armenia 0.2% 2020 up 62.7% rising
65 United States 0.2% 2018 down 60.4% falling
66 Cambodia 0.2% 2012 up 78.8% rising
67 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2019 up 11.3% rising
68 Mongolia 0.2% 2016 up 260.6% volatile
69 South Korea 0.2% 2017 down 10.7% falling
70 Romania 0.2% 2016 down 8.9% rising
71 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 up 3.7% rising
72 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 down 55.8% flat
72 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 down 55.8% flat
74 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 up 74.7% rising
75 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 down 1.3% flat
76 Georgia 0.2% 2013 up 92.6% rising
77 India 0.2% 2019 up 34.7% rising
78 Ghana 0.1% 2016 up 7.7% rising
79 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 down 48.6% falling
80 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 17.2% flat
81 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 down 14.5% rising
82 Tanzania 0.1% 2020 up 217.2% rising
83 Albania 0.1% 2019 up 45.4% rising
84 Gambia 0.1% 2020 down 30.6% rising
85 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 48.3% rising
86 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 51.6% falling
87 Mozambique 0.1% 2014 up 15.2% rising
88 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 down 6.7% rising
89 Ethiopia 0.1% 2021 down 29.1% falling
90 Madagascar 0.1% 2012 up 24.4% falling
91 Nepal 0.0% 2014 down 15.8% flat
92 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 96.3% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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