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

Countries reporting
88
Highest
0.2%
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.0%
Mozambique
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,180

What the numbers show

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 88 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 50.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 2,067.9%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 93.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2017 up 84.3% rising
2 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 14.5% rising
3 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 66.6% rising
4 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 70.3% rising
5 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 down 56.2% falling
6 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 141.9% falling
7 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 15.7% volatile
8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 up 3.0% rising
9 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 71.0% rising
10 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 41.3% rising
11 Romania 0.1% 2016 down 17.6% flat
12 Panama 0.1% 2021 down 20.7% rising
13 India 0.1% 2019 down 6.7% rising
14 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 12.6% rising
15 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 down 14.6% falling
16 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 28.4% rising
17 Chile 0.1% 2017 down 6.5% rising
18 Paraguay 0.1% 2017 up 13.5% rising
19 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 up 2,067.9% volatile
20 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% 2017 up 41.0% rising
20 Kosovo 0.1% 2017 up 41.0% rising
22 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 28.9% rising
23 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 12.2% falling
24 Argentina 0.1% 2021 down 6.1% flat
25 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 1.1% flat
26 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 8.6% falling
27 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 880.5% rising
28 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 25.1% rising
29 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 137.1% rising
30 Jordan 0.1% 2016 up 11.7% rising
31 Brazil 0.1% 2021 down 12.7% flat
32 Mexico 0.1% 2020 down 1.5% flat
33 Honduras 0.1% 2017 down 7.8% flat
34 Peru 0.1% 2021 up 20.6% rising
35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 6.7% rising
36 Ukraine 0.1% 2013 up 36.3% rising
37 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 41.9% falling
38 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 2.9% flat
39 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 down 10.7% falling
40 Türkiye 0.1% 2013 up 24.7% rising
41 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 13.3% flat
42 South Africa 0.1% 2020 down 2.7% rising
43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2002 up 4.9% rising
44 United States of America 0.1% 2018 up 10.5% rising
45 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 up 13.5% rising
46 France 0.1% 2016 down 20.8% falling
47 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 8.6% flat
48 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 25.0% rising
49 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 37.3% rising
50 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 45.4% rising
51 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 32.5% falling
52 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 down 13.7% falling
53 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 8.0% falling
54 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 22.7% falling
55 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 9.2% falling
56 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 11.6% volatile
57 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 45.2% falling
58 Ethiopia 0.1% 2021 down 12.8% rising
59 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 down 5.1% rising
60 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 up 2.6% rising
61 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 4.5% falling
62 Croatia 0.1% 2016 down 13.8% falling
63 Guatemala 0.1% 2011 up 8.0% rising
64 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 down 13.7% rising
65 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 down 3.1% flat
66 Netherlands 0.1% 2004 up 1.2% flat
67 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 down 25.5% flat
68 Armenia 0.1% 2020 down 42.6% falling
69 Georgia 0.1% 2013 down 12.1% falling
70 El Salvador 0.1% 2017 down 11.8% falling
71 Denmark 0.1% 2016 up 1.4% falling
72 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 16.8% rising
73 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 13.7% rising
74 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 28.8% rising
75 China 0.1% 2013 up 63.2% rising
76 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2020 down 53.7% rising
77 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 69.0% rising
78 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 15.7% flat
79 Ghana 0.1% 2016 up 44.6% rising
80 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 11.1% rising
81 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 55.3% falling
82 Spain 0.0% 2016 down 55.7% falling
83 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 30.0% falling
84 Greece 0.0% 2016 down 39.1% falling
85 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 21.9% volatile
86 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 60.6% falling
87 Malawi 0.0% 2016 up 4.0% volatile
88 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 93.0% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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