Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
81
Highest
0.3%
Rwanda
Lowest
0.0%
Norway
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,037
What the numbers show
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.0% in Norway.
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 18.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 470.7%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 84.2%).
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 2 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 470.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Peru | 0.3% | 2016 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 5 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 6 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | down 50.5% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2017 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 10 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2009 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 11 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2006 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2016 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 17 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2017 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 18 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 19 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2019 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 22 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2017 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 25 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 26 | Panama | 0.2% | 2018 | down 47.2% | flat |
| 27 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 28 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 30 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2020 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 31 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | up 188.9% | rising |
| 32 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 33 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 38 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 39 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 41 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1% | 2017 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 41 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2017 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 44 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 45 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 46 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 47 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 48 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 49 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | up 50.1% | falling |
| 50 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 51 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2017 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 53 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 55 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 57 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2011 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 58 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 59 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 60 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 61 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2012 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 62 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 63 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 65 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 66 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 67 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2014 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 68 | Georgia | 0.1% | 2013 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 69 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 70 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 71 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 72 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2013 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 73 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | up 35.4% | flat |
| 74 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 75 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 76 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 77 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 78 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 79 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 80 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2018 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 81 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | down 47.7% | falling |