Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
86
Highest
0.2%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.0%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,157

What the numbers show

Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 0.2% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.0% in Malawi.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.

Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 535.3%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 87.0%).

Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2017 up 7.6% flat
2 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 down 4.6% rising
3 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 32.6% rising
4 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 up 57.2% rising
5 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 22.4% rising
6 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 24.5% rising
7 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 68.5% rising
8 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 down 49.2% volatile
9 Estonia 0.1% 2016 up 22.5% rising
10 Czechia 0.1% 2016 up 20.9% rising
11 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 522.1% volatile
12 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 26.0% rising
13 Hungary 0.1% 2016 up 10.5% rising
14 Croatia 0.1% 2016 down 11.8% flat
15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2002 up 23.0% rising
16 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 5.7% flat
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 50.1% rising
18 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 44.7% rising
19 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 31.3% rising
20 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 12.0% rising
21 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 25.3% rising
22 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 44.0% rising
23 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 up 103.8% rising
24 France 0.1% 2016 up 46.0% rising
25 Denmark 0.1% 2016 up 21.2% rising
26 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 down 13.4% flat
27 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 8.3% volatile
28 Austria 0.1% 2003 up 9.3% rising
29 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 8.5% flat
30 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 1.9% rising
31 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 175.6% volatile
32 Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 41.2% rising
33 Spain 0.1% 2016 up 31.1% rising
34 Germany 0.1% 2011 up 9.5% rising
35 Italy 0.1% 2016 up 50.2% rising
36 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 26.6% rising
37 Netherlands 0.1% 2004 down 1.1% rising
38 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 23.8% rising
39 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 96.7% rising
40 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 7.4% flat
41 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 down 45.6% volatile
42 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 up 57.0% rising
43 China 0.0% 2013 up 154.9% volatile
44 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 down 13.9% falling
45 Chile 0.0% 2017 up 31.1% rising
46 South Africa 0.0% 2020 down 4.9% rising
47 Tunisia 0.0% 2015 up 21.8% rising
48 Rwanda 0.0% 2021 up 535.3% volatile
49 Palestine, State of 0.0% 2017 down 8.0% falling
50 Greece 0.0% 2016 down 4.4% falling
51 Portugal 0.0% 2016 up 44.6% rising
52 Panama 0.0% 2021 down 2.6% flat
53 India 0.0% 2019 up 29.2% rising
54 Costa Rica 0.0% 2021 down 10.0% falling
55 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 26.3% volatile
55 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 26.3% volatile
57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% 2021 up 48.3% rising
58 Jordan 0.0% 2016 down 53.6% falling
59 Belize 0.0% 1999 down 19.6% falling
60 Colombia 0.0% 2021 down 3.3% rising
61 Türkiye 0.0% 2013 up 0.6% rising
62 Uruguay 0.0% 2021 up 52.4% rising
63 Indonesia 0.0% 2019 down 21.8% flat
64 Georgia 0.0% 2013 up 20.6% rising
65 Armenia 0.0% 2020 up 30.8% rising
66 El Salvador 0.0% 2017 down 0.6% rising
67 Mexico 0.0% 2020 up 28.8% rising
68 Ecuador 0.0% 2021 down 8.6% rising
69 Mongolia 0.0% 2016 down 38.4% falling
70 Thailand 0.0% 2021 up 82.6% rising
71 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 48.5% volatile
72 Ghana 0.0% 2016 up 46.1% rising
73 Guatemala 0.0% 2011 up 20.2% rising
74 Brazil 0.0% 2021 up 14.2% rising
75 Paraguay 0.0% 2017 down 9.1% rising
76 Honduras 0.0% 2017 up 6.7% flat
77 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 up 163.9% volatile
78 Peru 0.0% 2021 down 18.4% rising
79 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 down 5.0% falling
80 Ukraine 0.0% 2013 down 87.0% falling
81 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 131.9% volatile
82 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 40.0% rising
83 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 45.3% rising
84 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 394.9% volatile
85 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 up 120.9% rising
86 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 21.0% flat

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Indicator
Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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