Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
80
Highest
0.7%
Rwanda
Lowest
0.0%
Norway
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,017

What the numbers show

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.0% in Norway.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 42.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 477.8%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 87.7%).

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Rwanda 0.7% 2021 up 289.1% rising
2 Nicaragua 0.5% 2014 down 1.7% rising
3 Peru 0.5% 2016 down 9.5% flat
4 Namibia 0.5% 2015 up 194.8% rising
5 South Africa 0.4% 2020 down 5.0% flat
6 Guatemala 0.4% 2006 up 13.3% rising
7 Costa Rica 0.4% 2016 up 5.6% flat
8 El Salvador 0.4% 2017 down 12.2% rising
9 Belize 0.4% 1999 up 10.0% rising
10 Honduras 0.4% 2017 up 361.3% volatile
11 Colombia 0.4% 2021 up 11.7% falling
12 Chile 0.4% 2017 down 14.1% flat
13 Tunisia 0.3% 2015 up 26.7% rising
14 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 32.3% rising
15 Ecuador 0.3% 2017 down 35.0% falling
16 Philippines 0.3% 2019 down 19.9% flat
17 Mexico 0.3% 2020 up 65.7% rising
18 Ethiopia 0.3% 2021 down 20.6% rising
19 Nigeria 0.3% 2018 up 302.7% volatile
20 Brazil 0.3% 2020 down 53.5% falling
21 Moldova 0.3% 2021 up 41.6% falling
22 Uruguay 0.2% 2019 down 29.5% falling
23 India 0.2% 2019 down 29.9% falling
24 North Macedonia 0.2% 2017 up 200.4% volatile
25 Palestine 0.2% 2017 up 51.2% rising
26 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 up 44.5% rising
27 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2016 up 7.6% falling
28 Panama 0.2% 2018 up 20.7% rising
29 Cambodia 0.2% 2012 up 130.1% rising
30 Indonesia 0.2% 2019 up 18.1% volatile
31 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 101.0% rising
32 Bulgaria 0.2% 2016 up 26.2% rising
33 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 down 30.3% falling
34 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 up 44.0% flat
34 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 44.0% flat
36 Cyprus 0.2% 2016 up 3.7% rising
37 Turkey 0.2% 2013 up 138.2% rising
38 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 up 8.7% flat
39 Lithuania 0.2% 2016 down 1.6% volatile
40 Uganda 0.2% 2016 up 109.6% rising
41 Hungary 0.2% 2016 up 41.9% rising
42 Portugal 0.2% 2016 up 26.2% rising
43 Romania 0.1% 2016 down 33.2% flat
44 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 21.1% falling
45 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 0.2% flat
46 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 477.8% volatile
47 South Korea 0.1% 2017 up 10.9% rising
48 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 50.3% rising
49 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 68.6% rising
50 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 6.3% flat
51 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 down 8.1% flat
52 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 100.2% rising
53 Tanzania 0.1% 2020 down 87.7% volatile
54 Italy 0.1% 2016 up 4.4% falling
55 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 14.6% rising
56 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 196.0% volatile
57 Serbia 0.1% 2014 down 28.8% falling
58 Belgium 0.1% 2003 up 30.9% rising
59 Nepal 0.1% 2014 down 9.3% rising
60 France 0.1% 2016 down 7.2% flat
61 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 6.3% falling
62 Denmark 0.1% 2016 down 13.6% falling
63 Morocco 0.1% 2009 up 47.3% rising
64 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 18.4% rising
65 Netherlands 0.1% 2004 up 53.3% rising
66 Jordan 0.1% 2016 down 77.6% volatile
67 United Kingdom 0.1% 2016 down 33.7% falling
68 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 3.9% rising
69 Estonia 0.1% 2016 up 8.1% falling
70 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 8.6% flat
71 United States 0.1% 2018 up 21.6% falling
72 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 5.2% flat
73 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 27.3% falling
74 Mongolia 0.1% 2011 up 48.6% rising
75 Ghana 0.1% 2016 down 15.6% rising
76 Finland 0.1% 2016 down 27.2% falling
77 Bolivia 0.1% 2017 down 16.3% volatile
78 Georgia 0.0% 2013 down 6.6% flat
79 Sweden 0.0% 2016 down 0.7% flat
80 Norway 0.0% 2016 down 55.2% falling

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Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,017 data points, 1970–2021
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