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