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