Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
86
Highest
0.8%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.5%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,157
What the numbers show
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.0% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 152.4%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 70.6%).
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2016 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 0.8% | 2016 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 3 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 4 | Ukraine | 0.8% | 2013 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 6 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2016 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2003 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 8 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 9 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 10 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2018 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 0.7% | 2018 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 0.7% | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 13 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2004 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 16 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2002 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 0.7% | 2011 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 0.6% | 2016 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2016 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 0.6% | 2013 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 0.6% | 2003 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2016 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2016 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 0.6% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2021 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 31 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2013 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 34 | Namibia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 0.5% | 2017 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 36 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.5% | 2017 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 36 | Kosovo | 0.5% | 2017 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 38 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 39 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2019 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 40 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2002 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 41 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Palestine, State of | 0.5% | 2017 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 43 | Republic of Moldova | 0.5% | 2021 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 0.4% | 2019 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2016 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 47 | Poland | 0.4% | 2019 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 48 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 0.4% | 2017 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 51 | Panama | 0.4% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 52 | Belize | 0.4% | 1999 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 53 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2020 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 54 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2017 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 57 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 58 | Thailand | 0.3% | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 59 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 60 | China | 0.3% | 2013 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 61 | Tunisia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 63 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 64 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 0.3% | 2016 | up 152.4% | rising |
| 66 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 67 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2011 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 68 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 69 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2013 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 71 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2017 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 74 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2013 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 75 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 76 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2021 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 79 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 80 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 81 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 82 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 83 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 84 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 86 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | down 70.6% | falling |