Employment in the construction sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.2%
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.0%
Mozambique
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282
What the numbers show
Employment in the construction sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 92 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 112.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 2,049.4%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 93.3%).
Employment in the construction sector, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | up 68.5% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 115.6% | falling |
| 6 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 7 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2021 | up 188.1% | rising |
| 8 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2012 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 9 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 10 | China | 0.1% | 2013 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 12 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 13 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2006 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 2,049.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 20 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 21 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 23 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 26 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 29 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | up 57.7% | falling |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 38 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 39 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 40 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 648.4% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 43 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2013 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 44 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 46 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 47 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2017 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 48 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 51 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 52 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 53 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 54 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 56 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 57 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2013 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 58 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 59 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 60 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 61 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2012 | up 237.7% | rising |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 64 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2011 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 65 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 66 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 67 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 68 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 69 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2017 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 70 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 72 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | down 23.2% | flat |
| 74 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 75 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 76 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 77 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 79 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2014 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 81 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 82 | Greece | 0.0% | 2016 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 83 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2016 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 84 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2015 | up 160.1% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | up 116.0% | rising |
| 86 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2013 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 87 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2020 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 90 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | down 93.3% | volatile |