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

Countries reporting
86
Highest
0.3%
Palestine
Lowest
0.0%
Mozambique
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,157

What the numbers show

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 86 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 317.

Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 2,262.1%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 91.6%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Palestine 0.3% 2017 up 113.5% flat
2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 up 116.6% rising
2 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 116.6% rising
4 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 up 61.2% volatile
5 China 0.2% 2013 up 112.7% volatile
6 Egypt 0.2% 2019 up 40.8% rising
7 Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 83.2% volatile
8 India 0.1% 2019 up 16.1% rising
9 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 12.6% rising
10 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 18.6% rising
11 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 59.7% rising
12 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 down 2.6% flat
13 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 232.0% volatile
14 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 35.5% falling
15 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 0.3% rising
16 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 60.1% rising
17 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 144.5% rising
18 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 31.8% rising
19 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 up 2,262.1% volatile
20 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 up 30.3% flat
21 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 14.1% rising
22 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 176.1% volatile
23 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 29.9% falling
24 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 492.4% volatile
25 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 7.7% rising
26 France 0.1% 2016 down 17.4% flat
27 Mexico 0.1% 2020 down 4.6% rising
28 United Kingdom 0.1% 2016 up 36.9% rising
29 South Africa 0.1% 2020 down 8.9% rising
30 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 up 39.9% volatile
31 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 772.5% rising
32 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 13.5% rising
33 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 19.3% rising
34 Venezuela 0.1% 2002 down 13.5% rising
35 Netherlands 0.1% 2004 up 13.5% flat
36 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 24.1% falling
37 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 9.0% flat
38 Belgium 0.1% 2003 up 0.4% rising
39 United States 0.1% 2018 up 3.8% flat
40 South Korea 0.1% 2017 up 13.6% rising
41 Ukraine 0.1% 2013 up 49.0% rising
42 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 51.7% falling
43 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 40.3% rising
44 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 30.6% rising
45 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 323.9% volatile
46 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 32.0% falling
47 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 15.1% falling
48 Armenia 0.1% 2020 up 59.5% rising
49 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 11.7% falling
50 Panama 0.1% 2021 down 16.2% rising
51 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 up 39.1% rising
52 Denmark 0.1% 2016 down 26.4% falling
53 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 4.5% falling
54 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 51.9% falling
55 Norway 0.1% 2016 down 3.5% falling
56 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 down 8.8% falling
57 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 77.8% rising
58 Paraguay 0.1% 2017 up 84.4% rising
59 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 116.6% rising
60 Turkey 0.1% 2013 up 106.6% rising
61 El Salvador 0.1% 2017 down 4.4% rising
62 Bolivia 0.1% 2021 up 20.0% rising
63 Guatemala 0.1% 2011 up 2.7% rising
64 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 down 26.3% rising
65 Thailand 0.1% 2021 down 9.4% rising
66 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 16.3% rising
67 Belize 0.0% 1999 down 11.2% flat
68 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 87.9% rising
69 Colombia 0.0% 2021 up 50.7% rising
70 Greece 0.0% 2016 down 51.7% falling
71 Honduras 0.0% 2017 down 19.6% rising
72 Jordan 0.0% 2016 down 11.0% rising
73 Peru 0.0% 2021 up 23.8% rising
74 Ecuador 0.0% 2021 down 42.8% rising
75 Mongolia 0.0% 2016 down 37.0% falling
76 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 up 25.9% rising
77 Ghana 0.0% 2016 up 169.9% rising
78 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 13.3% rising
79 Tanzania 0.0% 2020 down 79.7% volatile
80 Georgia 0.0% 2013 down 40.1% falling
81 Uruguay 0.0% 2021 down 48.0% falling
82 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 69.1% volatile
83 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 170.8% volatile
84 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 105.4% rising
85 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 85.6% volatile
86 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 91.6% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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