Employment in the service sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.9%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.1%
Malawi
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282
What the numbers show
Employment in the service sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 92 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 6.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 88.2%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 33.5%).
Employment in the service sector, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2016 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 0.8% | 2016 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2016 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2018 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 0.8% | 2016 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 9 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2018 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 13 | Norway | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 0.8% | 2005 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2021 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 16 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 17 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 18 | Germany | 0.7% | 2011 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 20 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2003 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2013 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 28 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2013 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 0.7% | 2016 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2006 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 37 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2016 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 0.7% | 2003 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 40 | Croatia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 0.6% | 2017 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0.6% | 2012 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2016 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2017 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 48 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2017 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 50 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 51 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2017 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 53 | Kosovo | 0.6% | 2017 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 53 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.6% | 2017 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 55 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6% | 2021 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 57 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 58 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 59 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2019 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 62 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 64 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 65 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 67 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 69 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 70 | China | 0.5% | 2013 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 71 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 72 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 73 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 0.5% | 2016 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2011 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2013 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 78 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 79 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 0.4% | 2019 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 82 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 83 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 84 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 86 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 87 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 89 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 90 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 92 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 33.5% | falling |