Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
88
Highest
0.3%
Czechia
Lowest
0.1%
Mozambique
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,180

What the numbers show

Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in Czechia; the lowest is 0.1% in Mozambique.

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 4.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 143.7%), and the largest decrease in France (down 41.9%).

Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 0.3% 2016 down 4.2% falling
2 Tunisia 0.3% 2015 up 0.4% flat
3 Pakistan 0.3% 2020 up 1.7% rising
4 Romania 0.3% 2016 down 38.4% falling
5 Türkiye 0.3% 2013 down 2.8% falling
6 India 0.3% 2019 down 4.4% flat
7 Poland 0.3% 2019 up 5.7% falling
8 Slovakia 0.3% 2016 up 3.0% falling
9 Palestine, State of 0.3% 2017 up 38.3% falling
10 Bangladesh 0.3% 2016 up 25.5% rising
11 Egypt 0.3% 2019 up 7.9% flat
12 Mexico 0.3% 2020 up 1.1% flat
13 Bulgaria 0.3% 2016 down 7.5% falling
14 Mongolia 0.3% 2016 down 23.6% flat
15 Hungary 0.3% 2016 up 1.0% falling
16 Ukraine 0.3% 2013 down 14.0% falling
17 Honduras 0.3% 2017 down 5.8% falling
18 China 0.3% 2013 down 10.3% falling
19 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% 2020 down 5.2% rising
20 Estonia 0.3% 2016 down 16.8% falling
21 Austria 0.3% 2003 down 13.1% falling
22 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 8.1% rising
23 Kazakhstan 0.3% 2017 down 8.4% falling
24 Republic of Moldova 0.3% 2021 up 143.7% falling
25 Italy 0.3% 2016 down 13.3% falling
26 Croatia 0.3% 2016 down 9.3% falling
27 Kosovo 0.3% 2017 up 23.6% rising
27 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3% 2017 up 23.6% rising
29 Namibia 0.3% 2015 up 51.4% rising
30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% 2021 down 3.0% falling
31 Sri Lanka 0.3% 2019 down 3.3% rising
32 Belgium 0.3% 2003 down 15.5% falling
33 Korea 0.3% 2017 down 8.5% falling
34 Guatemala 0.3% 2011 up 3.1% flat
35 Thailand 0.2% 2021 up 6.5% falling
36 Germany 0.2% 2011 down 23.2% falling
37 Portugal 0.2% 2016 down 29.0% falling
38 El Salvador 0.2% 2017 down 7.0% falling
39 Norway 0.2% 2016 up 37.1% rising
40 Lithuania 0.2% 2016 down 32.9% falling
41 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 down 0.3% flat
42 Nicaragua 0.2% 2014 down 14.3% flat
43 Colombia 0.2% 2021 down 0.8% falling
44 Latvia 0.2% 2016 down 28.4% falling
45 Armenia 0.2% 2020 down 13.5% falling
46 Jordan 0.2% 2016 up 1.3% rising
47 Philippines 0.2% 2019 up 14.8% falling
48 Zambia 0.2% 2015 up 23.6% falling
49 Brazil 0.2% 2021 down 9.5% falling
50 South Africa 0.2% 2020 down 12.9% falling
51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% 2002 down 19.5% falling
52 Chile 0.2% 2017 down 19.3% falling
53 Argentina 0.2% 2021 down 9.0% falling
54 Ecuador 0.2% 2021 down 0.7% falling
55 Finland 0.2% 2016 down 4.7% falling
56 Netherlands 0.2% 2004 down 14.1% falling
57 Malta 0.2% 2016 down 15.1% falling
58 Cambodia 0.2% 2012 up 33.1% rising
59 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 down 4.2% falling
60 Peru 0.2% 2021 down 3.0% rising
61 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 89.8% rising
62 Belize 0.2% 1999 down 19.2% falling
63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% 2016 down 12.9% falling
64 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 down 23.8% falling
65 Spain 0.2% 2016 down 31.8% falling
66 Georgia 0.2% 2013 down 8.7% falling
67 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 down 41.3% falling
68 Nepal 0.2% 2014 down 26.5% flat
69 Panama 0.2% 2021 down 8.2% rising
70 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2020 down 33.5% rising
71 Ghana 0.2% 2016 down 20.0% flat
72 Denmark 0.2% 2016 down 11.7% falling
73 United States of America 0.2% 2018 down 3.6% falling
74 Madagascar 0.2% 2012 down 12.9% rising
75 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 down 24.7% falling
76 Ethiopia 0.2% 2021 down 11.0% flat
77 Iceland 0.2% 2013 down 8.9% falling
78 Greece 0.2% 2016 down 26.8% falling
79 Sweden 0.2% 2016 down 8.7% rising
80 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 32.1% falling
81 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 10.3% rising
82 Gambia 0.1% 2020 down 30.8% rising
83 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 37.6% falling
84 France 0.1% 2016 down 41.9% falling
85 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 down 24.9% falling
86 Uganda 0.1% 2016 down 20.0% volatile
87 Malawi 0.1% 2016 down 35.9% falling
88 Mozambique 0.1% 2014 up 10.1% falling

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Indicator
Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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