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