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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Employment in the professionals 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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