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

Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.8%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.1%
Malawi
Median
0.5%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282

What the numbers show

Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.1% in Malawi.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 71.4%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 42.4%).

Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 0.8% 2016 up 11.7% rising
2 Netherlands 0.8% 2016 up 12.0% rising
3 Jordan 0.7% 2016 down 4.0% flat
4 Cyprus 0.7% 2016 up 17.2% rising
5 Malta 0.7% 2016 up 5.7% flat
6 Nigeria 0.7% 2018 up 64.2% rising
7 United States of America 0.7% 2018 up 2.3% rising
8 Ireland 0.7% 2016 up 21.8% rising
9 France 0.7% 2016 up 20.9% rising
10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% 2016 up 5.7% rising
11 Sweden 0.7% 2016 up 10.9% rising
12 Greece 0.7% 2016 up 13.7% rising
13 Gambia 0.7% 2020 up 44.4% rising
14 Argentina 0.7% 2021 up 3.3% flat
15 Denmark 0.7% 2016 up 5.8% rising
16 Puerto Rico 0.7% 2005 down 9.1% rising
17 Spain 0.7% 2016 up 22.2% rising
18 South Africa 0.6% 2020 up 5.5% rising
19 Uruguay 0.6% 2021 up 14.3% flat
20 Norway 0.6% 2016 down 2.7% flat
21 Belgium 0.6% 2003 up 9.7% rising
22 Korea 0.6% 2017 up 1.6% rising
23 Germany 0.6% 2011 up 15.6% rising
24 Portugal 0.6% 2016 up 22.7% rising
25 Finland 0.6% 2016 up 9.1% rising
26 Costa Rica 0.6% 2021 up 4.1% rising
27 Iceland 0.6% 2013 down 0.8% flat
28 Brazil 0.6% 2021 up 11.1% rising
29 Panama 0.6% 2021 up 7.6% rising
30 Mauritius 0.6% 2012 up 14.0% rising
31 Ukraine 0.6% 2013 down 15.6% falling
32 Dominican Republic 0.6% 2013 up 6.5% rising
33 Italy 0.6% 2016 up 3.5% rising
34 Palestine, State of 0.6% 2017 down 8.6% rising
35 Chile 0.6% 2017 up 13.0% rising
36 Türkiye 0.6% 2019 up 4.8% rising
37 Latvia 0.6% 2016 up 20.7% rising
38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% 2006 up 4.8% rising
39 Kazakhstan 0.5% 2017 up 6.4% flat
40 Kosovo 0.5% 2017 down 13.1% falling
40 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5% 2017 down 13.1% falling
42 Estonia 0.5% 2016 up 18.8% rising
43 Slovenia 0.5% 2016 up 10.8% rising
44 Austria 0.5% 2003 up 5.4% flat
45 Croatia 0.5% 2016 up 0.0% flat
46 Lithuania 0.5% 2016 up 16.9% rising
47 Bulgaria 0.5% 2016 up 4.8% flat
48 Hungary 0.5% 2016 up 3.7% rising
49 Colombia 0.5% 2021 up 0.8% rising
50 Tunisia 0.5% 2015 up 2.9% flat
51 Namibia 0.5% 2015 down 27.2% rising
52 Paraguay 0.5% 2017 down 20.8% rising
53 Sri Lanka 0.5% 2019 down 1.6% rising
54 China 0.5% 2013 up 24.4% rising
55 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% 2020 down 7.4% flat
56 Bangladesh 0.5% 2016 up 8.6% rising
57 Slovakia 0.5% 2016 up 0.9% rising
58 Mexico 0.5% 2020 up 2.8% flat
59 Armenia 0.5% 2020 up 10.1% rising
60 Egypt 0.5% 2019 up 1.1% rising
61 Czechia 0.5% 2016 up 7.2% rising
62 El Salvador 0.5% 2017 down 2.1% rising
63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% 2021 up 9.3% rising
64 Philippines 0.5% 2019 up 13.0% rising
65 Peru 0.5% 2021 down 5.9% rising
66 Republic of Moldova 0.5% 2021 up 30.6% rising
67 Jamaica 0.5% 2002 up 25.8% rising
68 Indonesia 0.4% 2019 up 13.4% rising
69 Mongolia 0.4% 2016 up 53.1% rising
70 Belize 0.4% 1999 down 1.1% flat
71 Albania 0.4% 2019 up 27.4% rising
72 Poland 0.4% 2019 up 2.4% rising
73 Pakistan 0.4% 2020 up 6.1% rising
74 Ecuador 0.4% 2021 down 9.0% rising
75 Georgia 0.4% 2013 up 6.0% rising
76 Ghana 0.4% 2016 up 50.6% rising
77 Cambodia 0.4% 2012 up 56.5% rising
78 Romania 0.4% 2016 up 71.4% rising
79 Thailand 0.4% 2021 up 13.0% rising
80 Rwanda 0.4% 2021 up 18.1% rising
81 Nicaragua 0.4% 2014 up 6.8% falling
82 Guatemala 0.4% 2011 up 12.4% rising
83 India 0.4% 2019 up 17.0% rising
84 Honduras 0.3% 2017 up 6.3% rising
85 Mozambique 0.3% 2014 up 31.2% rising
86 Uganda 0.3% 2016 up 23.3% rising
87 Zambia 0.3% 2015 up 12.1% rising
88 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% 2020 down 6.8% rising
89 Nepal 0.3% 2014 up 31.4% rising
90 Ethiopia 0.2% 2021 up 47.3% rising
91 Madagascar 0.2% 2012 up 20.7% rising
92 Malawi 0.1% 2016 down 42.4% falling

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Indicator
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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