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

Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.3%
Palestine
Lowest
0.0%
Mozambique
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282

What the numbers show

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in Palestine; the lowest is 0.0% in Mozambique.

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

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 143.

Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 3,328.2%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 89.6%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Palestine 0.3% 2017 up 105.3% flat
2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3% 2017 up 111.4% rising
2 Kosovo 0.3% 2017 up 111.4% rising
4 Egypt 0.2% 2019 up 21.2% rising
5 Norway 0.2% 2016 up 72.7% rising
6 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 up 69.7% volatile
7 Moldova 0.2% 2021 up 138.2% volatile
8 India 0.1% 2019 up 10.6% rising
9 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 137.5% rising
10 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 17.8% rising
11 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 2,323.2% rising
12 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 179.9% volatile
13 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 down 7.5% falling
14 Mauritius 0.1% 2012 up 7.7% flat
15 Austria 0.1% 2003 up 2.0% rising
16 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 29.1% rising
17 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 206.8% volatile
18 Venezuela 0.1% 2006 up 22.5% rising
19 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 27.5% flat
20 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 146.2% rising
21 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 down 13.4% rising
22 Paraguay 0.1% 2017 up 75.7% rising
23 Belgium 0.1% 2003 up 6.9% flat
24 Ukraine 0.1% 2013 up 49.1% rising
25 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 up 35.7% volatile
26 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 24.8% rising
27 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 5.3% rising
28 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 143.3% rising
29 Jordan 0.1% 2016 up 23.0% rising
30 France 0.1% 2016 down 36.5% falling
31 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 down 0.6% flat
32 Argentina 0.1% 2021 down 28.2% falling
33 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 2.2% falling
34 China 0.1% 2013 up 87.5% rising
35 Puerto Rico 0.1% 2005 up 60.0% flat
36 Bolivia 0.1% 2021 down 9.3% rising
37 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 up 3,328.2% volatile
38 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 down 44.8% falling
39 United Kingdom 0.1% 2016 up 23.1% rising
40 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 295.0% rising
41 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 26.6% flat
42 Romania 0.1% 2016 down 26.1% rising
43 Panama 0.1% 2021 down 31.3% rising
44 Chile 0.1% 2017 down 4.0% rising
45 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 445.3% volatile
46 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 37.0% falling
47 Mexico 0.1% 2020 down 9.7% falling
48 Denmark 0.1% 2016 down 45.6% rising
49 Czechia 0.1% 2016 up 4.9% falling
50 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 47.5% falling
51 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 61.4% falling
52 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 55.6% falling
53 Finland 0.1% 2016 down 3.6% rising
54 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 2.7% rising
55 Brazil 0.1% 2021 down 13.8% rising
56 Armenia 0.1% 2020 down 10.4% flat
57 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 13.1% rising
58 Peru 0.1% 2021 up 21.6% rising
59 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 14.9% flat
60 Guatemala 0.1% 2011 down 1.9% rising
61 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 down 6.7% falling
62 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 down 29.2% rising
63 Turkey 0.1% 2019 up 2.0% rising
64 El Salvador 0.1% 2017 down 3.8% falling
65 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 down 29.8% falling
66 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 47.5% falling
67 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 down 24.8% rising
68 Honduras 0.1% 2017 down 34.5% rising
69 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 77.0% falling
70 United States 0.1% 2018 up 8.8% falling
71 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 up 11.5% rising
72 Albania 0.1% 2019 down 8.9% falling
73 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 up 31.2% rising
74 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2013 down 42.9% falling
75 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 85.4% rising
76 Malta 0.0% 2016 down 40.4% falling
77 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 79.7% falling
78 Iceland 0.0% 2013 down 57.5% falling
79 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 down 77.3% falling
80 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 85.8% volatile
81 Ghana 0.0% 2016 up 52.1% rising
82 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 264.8% volatile
83 Tanzania 0.0% 2020 down 73.9% volatile
84 South Korea 0.0% 2017 down 19.2% falling
85 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 down 75.0% rising
86 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 32.9% rising
87 Greece 0.0% 2016 down 86.7% volatile
88 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 down 2.6% rising
89 Georgia 0.0% 2013 down 70.5% falling
90 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 down 5.6% volatile
91 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 65.0% volatile
92 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 89.6% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the construction 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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