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

Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.2%
Palestine
Lowest
0.0%
Mozambique
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,370

What the numbers show

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.2% 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 119.

Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 2,186.2%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 92.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Palestine 0.2% 2017 up 79.4% falling
2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 up 99.9% rising
2 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 99.9% rising
4 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 29.8% rising
5 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 29.0% volatile
6 Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 115.8% volatile
7 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 192.3% volatile
8 India 0.1% 2019 up 9.3% rising
9 Mauritius 0.1% 2012 up 5.0% rising
10 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 89.2% rising
11 China 0.1% 2013 up 72.7% rising
12 Venezuela 0.1% 2006 up 19.3% rising
13 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 81.7% rising
14 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 down 9.8% falling
15 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 30.5% rising
16 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 up 2,186.2% volatile
17 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 11.3% rising
18 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 75.3% volatile
19 Romania 0.1% 2016 down 2.5% rising
20 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 7.3% rising
21 Chile 0.1% 2017 down 3.4% rising
22 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 14.1% rising
23 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 46.1% rising
24 Bolivia 0.1% 2021 up 8.0% rising
25 Albania 0.1% 2019 down 13.5% flat
26 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 4.3% flat
27 Panama 0.1% 2021 down 19.6% rising
28 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 831.5% rising
29 Argentina 0.1% 2021 down 8.8% rising
30 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 down 45.0% falling
31 Austria 0.1% 2016 up 19.6% rising
32 Puerto Rico 0.1% 2005 up 57.4% falling
33 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 up 30.6% volatile
34 Mexico 0.1% 2020 down 2.1% flat
35 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 down 0.4% falling
36 Paraguay 0.1% 2017 up 32.6% rising
37 Australia 0.1% 2015 up 16.0% rising
38 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 29.6% rising
39 United Kingdom 0.1% 2016 up 8.8% rising
40 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 13.6% rising
41 Ukraine 0.1% 2013 up 38.7% rising
42 South Africa 0.1% 2020 down 3.9% rising
43 Brazil 0.1% 2021 down 9.5% rising
44 Jordan 0.1% 2016 up 13.8% rising
45 South Korea 0.1% 2017 down 7.3% falling
46 France 0.1% 2016 down 16.2% falling
47 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 42.7% falling
48 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 28.2% rising
49 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 up 0.4% rising
50 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 16.1% rising
51 United States 0.1% 2018 up 8.2% rising
52 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 31.8% falling
53 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 16.9% rising
54 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 162.0% volatile
55 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 10.3% falling
56 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 253.9% rising
57 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 19.1% falling
58 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 up 27.6% rising
59 Peru 0.1% 2021 up 24.0% rising
60 Belgium 0.1% 2016 up 10.7% falling
61 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 7.5% falling
62 Armenia 0.1% 2020 down 15.2% falling
63 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 93.5% rising
64 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 0.6% falling
65 Honduras 0.1% 2017 down 8.6% rising
66 Guatemala 0.1% 2011 up 5.3% rising
67 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 15.3% falling
68 Denmark 0.1% 2016 down 11.3% falling
69 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 down 18.1% rising
70 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 48.2% falling
71 El Salvador 0.1% 2017 down 9.1% falling
72 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 down 5.3% rising
73 Turkey 0.1% 2019 down 10.2% rising
74 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 down 24.3% falling
75 Thailand 0.1% 2021 down 2.5% rising
76 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 54.7% falling
77 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 82.5% rising
78 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 down 16.5% rising
79 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 15.7% flat
80 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 31.9% falling
81 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 up 8.9% rising
82 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 57.9% falling
83 Greece 0.0% 2016 down 45.1% falling
84 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 down 26.1% falling
85 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 179.4% rising
86 Ghana 0.0% 2016 up 102.9% rising
87 Georgia 0.0% 2013 down 15.8% falling
88 Tanzania 0.0% 2020 down 69.5% volatile
89 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 27.3% rising
90 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 30.6% rising
91 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 36.0% volatile
92 Burkina Faso 0.0% 2009 up 29.3% rising
93 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 72.7% volatile
94 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 92.5% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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