Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
80
Highest
0.4%
Norway
Lowest
0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,017
What the numbers show
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in Norway; the lowest is 0.0% in Tanzania, United Republic of.
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 158.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 505.0%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 67.1%).
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 0.4% | 2016 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2018 | up 505.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | up 149.5% | rising |
| 5 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 7 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2013 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 8 | United States of America | 0.2% | 2018 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 16 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 20 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2017 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 20 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1% | 2017 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 22 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 28 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 200.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 32 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 34 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2017 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2016 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 39 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2011 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 40 | Georgia | 0.1% | 2013 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 43 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2014 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 45 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2019 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 47 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2019 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | up 205.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Panama | 0.0% | 2018 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2016 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 0.0% | 2019 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 54 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2021 | up 157.3% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2015 | up 142.9% | falling |
| 56 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2017 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2020 | up 233.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2019 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 59 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2020 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 60 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2020 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0% | 2017 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 62 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2013 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 63 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2002 | up 227.0% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | up 206.7% | rising |
| 65 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 328.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2015 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 67 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2006 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2013 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 69 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | up 182.7% | volatile |
| 70 | India | 0.0% | 2019 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 71 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 72 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2017 | up 250.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2017 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2014 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2017 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Peru | 0.0% | 2016 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 77 | Belize | 0.0% | 1999 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2009 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2020 | down 61.3% | volatile |