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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |