Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
81
Highest
0.4%
Denmark
Lowest
0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,037
What the numbers show
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.0% in Tanzania, United Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 443.8%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 66.3%).
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2016 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2016 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 0.3% | 2013 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2016 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2018 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 0.3% | 2016 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 9 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 13 | United States of America | 0.2% | 2018 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 0.2% | 2016 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 17 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2013 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2021 | up 389.3% | rising |
| 20 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2017 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2014 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2004 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2016 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 34 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2011 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 35 | Germany | 0.2% | 2011 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 37 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 39 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 41 | Panama | 0.1% | 2018 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2016 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 43 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2020 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2019 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 48 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 49 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 50 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2017 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 51 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2021 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 54 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 56 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 57 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 443.8% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 59 | Peru | 0.1% | 2016 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 60 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2012 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 62 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2009 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 63 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 125.7% | rising |
| 64 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2006 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 66 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2017 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 68 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2018 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 70 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 71 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 72 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2017 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 74 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 75 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 66.3% | rising |
| 76 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2017 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 77 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 78 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2017 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 79 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 80 | Belize | 0.0% | 1999 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 81 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2020 | down 38.6% | rising |