Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
81
Highest
0.5%
Ghana
Lowest
0.0%
Morocco
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,037

What the numbers show

Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 0.5% in Ghana; the lowest is 0.0% in Morocco.

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 38.

Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 463.0%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 66.6%).

Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ghana 0.5% 2016 up 108.5% rising
2 Cambodia 0.4% 2012 up 37.2% rising
3 Argentina 0.4% 2018 up 6.0% rising
4 Zambia 0.4% 2015 up 40.6% rising
5 Gambia 0.4% 2020 down 22.7% rising
6 Uganda 0.3% 2016 up 10.4% falling
7 El Salvador 0.3% 2017 up 50.2% rising
8 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 12.7% rising
9 Ethiopia 0.3% 2021 up 21.0% falling
10 Honduras 0.3% 2017 up 49.8% rising
11 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% 2020 up 65.7% rising
12 Jordan 0.3% 2016 up 88.7% rising
13 Thailand 0.3% 2021 down 18.4% rising
14 Pakistan 0.3% 2020 up 199.6% volatile
15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% 2017 up 18.1% rising
16 Rwanda 0.3% 2021 up 0.8% flat
17 Greece 0.3% 2016 up 54.0% rising
18 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 down 15.8% falling
19 Colombia 0.2% 2021 up 12.0% rising
20 Brazil 0.2% 2020 up 29.5% rising
21 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 4.1% flat
22 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 up 13.5% rising
23 Nicaragua 0.2% 2014 up 7.9% rising
24 Uruguay 0.2% 2019 up 51.9% rising
25 Costa Rica 0.2% 2016 up 33.3% rising
26 Türkiye 0.2% 2013 up 46.1% rising
27 Philippines 0.2% 2019 up 51.9% rising
28 Bulgaria 0.2% 2016 up 24.2% rising
29 Mongolia 0.2% 2011 up 2.4% flat
30 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2017 down 5.5% rising
31 Panama 0.2% 2018 up 463.0% volatile
32 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 down 1.6% flat
33 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 down 17.7% falling
33 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 down 17.7% falling
35 Ecuador 0.2% 2017 down 19.3% falling
36 Peru 0.2% 2016 up 16.6% rising
37 Spain 0.2% 2016 up 23.9% rising
38 Croatia 0.2% 2016 up 16.1% rising
39 Serbia 0.2% 2014 up 4.4% flat
40 Guatemala 0.2% 2006 down 15.3% falling
41 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 up 62.8% rising
42 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 down 16.7% falling
43 Iceland 0.2% 2013 up 10.6% rising
44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% 2016 up 15.2% rising
45 Sweden 0.2% 2016 up 22.4% rising
46 Slovakia 0.2% 2016 up 39.9% rising
47 Cyprus 0.2% 2016 up 43.1% rising
48 Georgia 0.2% 2013 down 3.2% flat
49 Finland 0.2% 2016 up 28.5% rising
50 North Macedonia 0.2% 2017 up 8.1% rising
51 Norway 0.2% 2016 down 0.8% falling
52 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 6.8% falling
53 Portugal 0.2% 2016 up 22.2% rising
54 Republic of Moldova 0.2% 2021 up 142.9% rising
55 Romania 0.2% 2016 up 19.0% rising
56 South Africa 0.2% 2020 up 16.4% rising
57 India 0.2% 2019 up 11.3% falling
58 Denmark 0.2% 2016 up 20.9% rising
59 Italy 0.2% 2016 up 48.6% falling
60 Czechia 0.2% 2016 up 16.1% rising
61 France 0.2% 2016 up 25.6% rising
62 Latvia 0.2% 2016 up 9.5% flat
63 Austria 0.1% 2003 up 34.3% rising
64 Hungary 0.1% 2016 up 2.9% flat
65 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 10.4% flat
66 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 47.4% falling
67 Netherlands 0.1% 2004 up 1.8% flat
68 Nepal 0.1% 2014 down 29.2% rising
69 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2016 up 34.3% falling
70 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 3.5% falling
71 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 4.3% rising
72 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 down 11.9% falling
73 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 29.0% flat
74 Belgium 0.1% 2003 up 14.6% rising
75 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 down 5.0% rising
76 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 down 66.6% volatile
77 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 45.8% falling
78 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 42.2% falling
79 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 22.2% falling
80 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 38.6% falling
81 Morocco 0.0% 2009 down 53.5% falling

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Indicator
Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, 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
82 places, 1,037 data points, 1970–2021
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