Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.9%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.1%
Malawi
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,370
What the numbers show
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.1% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 85.6%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 41.6%).
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 4 | France | 0.8% | 2016 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 5 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2018 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2016 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 0.8% | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 10 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 0.8% | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 14 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2018 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 0.8% | 2005 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 17 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2021 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 18 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 19 | Jordan | 0.7% | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 20 | Finland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2013 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 22 | Germany | 0.7% | 2011 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 23 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 25 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2013 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 34 | Austria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 35 | Italy | 0.7% | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 36 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 37 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2006 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 39 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2016 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 42 | Mauritius | 0.6% | 2012 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 43 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 45 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 47 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 50 | Palestine, State of | 0.6% | 2017 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 51 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2017 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 53 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2017 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 54 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.6% | 2017 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 54 | Kosovo | 0.6% | 2017 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6% | 2021 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 57 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 58 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 59 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 61 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 63 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 64 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 65 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2014 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 70 | China | 0.5% | 2013 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 71 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 72 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 76 | Romania | 0.5% | 2016 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2013 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2011 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 79 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 0.5% | 2019 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 82 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 84 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 85 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 86 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 87 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 89 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 90 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 91 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 92 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 0.1% | 2009 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 94 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 41.6% | falling |