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

Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.2%
Palestine, State of
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 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 0.2% in Palestine, State of; 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 66.

Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 2,100.7%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 92.6%).

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2017 up 71.7% falling
2 Republic of Moldova 0.2% 2021 up 95.7% flat
3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 up 96.6% rising
3 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 96.6% rising
5 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 up 26.3% volatile
6 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 133.0% rising
7 Namibia 0.2% 2015 up 1,392.6% rising
8 Poland 0.2% 2019 up 10.7% rising
9 Estonia 0.2% 2016 down 14.8% rising
10 Mauritius 0.2% 2012 up 8.1% rising
11 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 up 2,100.7% volatile
12 Egypt 0.2% 2019 up 21.4% rising
13 Philippines 0.2% 2019 up 80.7% rising
14 Slovakia 0.2% 2016 up 7.3% rising
15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% 2006 up 30.1% rising
16 Norway 0.2% 2016 up 49.3% rising
17 China 0.2% 2013 up 61.9% rising
18 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 4.2% rising
19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% 2021 up 8.1% rising
20 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2017 down 7.9% falling
21 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 29.4% rising
22 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 0.6% rising
23 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 1,038.4% rising
24 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 46.3% rising
25 Argentina 0.1% 2021 down 4.8% flat
26 Puerto Rico 0.1% 2005 up 75.5% falling
27 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 3.4% flat
28 Albania 0.1% 2019 down 11.5% falling
29 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 0.0% rising
30 Panama 0.1% 2021 down 17.3% rising
31 Ukraine 0.1% 2013 up 144.1% rising
32 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 31.0% falling
33 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 16.4% rising
34 India 0.1% 2019 up 14.8% rising
35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 9.5% rising
36 France 0.1% 2016 down 12.6% flat
37 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 15.6% rising
38 Paraguay 0.1% 2017 up 136.0% rising
39 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 up 10.5% rising
40 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 0.3% flat
41 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 39.9% falling
42 Mexico 0.1% 2020 up 0.2% flat
43 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 down 1.1% rising
44 Brazil 0.1% 2021 down 11.7% rising
45 Peru 0.1% 2021 up 26.6% rising
46 United States of America 0.1% 2018 up 5.7% rising
47 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 31.3% rising
48 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 18.1% falling
49 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 up 34.5% volatile
50 South Africa 0.1% 2020 down 3.7% rising
51 Armenia 0.1% 2020 down 11.8% falling
52 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 down 4.1% falling
53 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 12.0% rising
54 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 24.2% rising
55 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 6.1% falling
56 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 225.1% rising
57 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 5.4% flat
58 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 44.5% falling
59 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 up 29.6% rising
60 Denmark 0.1% 2016 down 7.4% falling
61 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 0.7% flat
62 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 down 21.0% flat
63 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 151.8% volatile
64 Honduras 0.1% 2017 down 3.1% rising
65 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 76.4% rising
66 El Salvador 0.1% 2017 down 11.2% flat
67 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 1.1% falling
68 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 down 1.9% rising
69 Guatemala 0.1% 2011 up 4.9% rising
70 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 down 13.8% rising
71 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 51.6% falling
72 Jordan 0.1% 2016 up 13.7% rising
73 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 down 11.7% rising
74 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 17.3% falling
75 Thailand 0.1% 2021 down 3.5% rising
76 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 56.0% falling
77 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 29.1% falling
78 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 12.3% rising
79 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 95.7% rising
80 Türkiye 0.1% 2019 down 5.8% rising
81 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 up 13.6% rising
82 Netherlands 0.1% 2016 down 23.5% falling
83 Ghana 0.1% 2016 up 100.2% rising
84 Greece 0.1% 2016 down 46.6% falling
85 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 162.9% rising
86 Georgia 0.1% 2013 down 18.7% falling
87 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 28.7% rising
88 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2020 down 61.9% volatile
89 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 54.6% volatile
90 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 40.2% rising
91 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 66.1% volatile
92 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 92.6% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
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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