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

Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.2%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0.0%
Burkina Faso
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,370

What the numbers show

Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.2% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.0% in Burkina Faso.

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

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 329.5%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 81.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2017 up 14.5% rising
2 Republic of Korea 0.2% 2017 down 3.1% rising
3 Mauritius 0.2% 2012 up 115.0% rising
4 Latvia 0.1% 2016 up 36.7% rising
5 Estonia 0.1% 2016 up 38.2% rising
6 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 242.7% rising
7 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 73.5% rising
8 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 47.6% rising
9 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 up 65.0% rising
10 Albania 0.1% 2019 up 166.3% rising
11 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 125.5% rising
12 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 17.0% rising
13 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 53.2% rising
14 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 down 57.4% volatile
15 France 0.1% 2016 up 90.6% rising
16 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 47.5% rising
17 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 14.5% rising
18 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 up 32.9% rising
19 Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 69.9% rising
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 37.1% rising
21 Netherlands 0.1% 2016 up 55.8% rising
22 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 18.0% rising
23 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 18.2% rising
24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 up 21.6% rising
25 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 24.3% rising
26 Czechia 0.1% 2016 up 24.7% rising
27 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 12.4% flat
28 Croatia 0.1% 2016 down 6.8% flat
29 Jordan 0.1% 2016 down 1.4% falling
30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2006 up 35.7% rising
31 Germany 0.1% 2011 up 55.0% rising
32 Panama 0.1% 2021 up 9.3% rising
33 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 up 33.8% rising
34 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 43.9% rising
35 Austria 0.1% 2016 up 106.4% rising
36 Spain 0.1% 2016 up 25.0% rising
37 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 up 32.7% rising
38 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 2.5% flat
39 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 18.7% rising
40 Hungary 0.1% 2016 up 5.8% rising
41 Belgium 0.1% 2016 up 27.6% rising
42 Colombia 0.1% 2021 down 9.5% rising
43 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 24.2% rising
44 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 3.7% rising
45 Denmark 0.1% 2016 up 20.3% rising
46 Peru 0.1% 2021 down 3.0% rising
47 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 6.6% rising
48 Chile 0.1% 2017 down 7.0% rising
49 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 down 7.5% volatile
50 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 down 7.3% falling
51 Portugal 0.1% 2016 up 62.1% rising
52 Italy 0.1% 2016 up 39.3% rising
53 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 53.2% rising
54 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 22.4% rising
55 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 up 1.6% rising
56 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 23.1% rising
57 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 16.8% rising
58 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 2.5% flat
59 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 17.8% rising
60 India 0.1% 2019 up 31.2% rising
61 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 3.8% rising
62 Argentina 0.1% 2021 down 12.7% falling
63 China 0.1% 2013 up 61.7% rising
64 Australia 0.1% 2015 up 4.4% falling
65 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 down 2.7% flat
66 Armenia 0.1% 2020 down 9.5% falling
67 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 2.3% rising
68 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 55.4% rising
69 Georgia 0.1% 2013 down 0.7% falling
70 Mexico 0.1% 2020 up 4.8% flat
71 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 1.8% falling
72 Türkiye 0.1% 2019 down 1.8% rising
73 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 down 12.4% rising
74 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 329.5% rising
75 El Salvador 0.0% 2017 up 0.5% rising
76 Puerto Rico 0.0% 2005 down 12.3% falling
77 Thailand 0.0% 2021 up 57.7% rising
78 Honduras 0.0% 2017 up 10.9% rising
79 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 27.1% volatile
79 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 27.1% volatile
81 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 up 135.4% rising
82 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 up 2.7% flat
83 Guatemala 0.0% 2011 up 49.7% rising
84 Ghana 0.0% 2016 up 11.6% rising
85 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 56.2% rising
86 Paraguay 0.0% 2017 down 15.1% flat
87 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 46.2% rising
88 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 80.4% rising
89 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 27.0% rising
90 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 158.4% volatile
91 Ukraine 0.0% 2013 down 81.5% falling
92 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 up 15.0% rising
93 Malawi 0.0% 2016 up 53.4% flat
94 Burkina Faso 0.0% 2009 up 60.9% rising

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Indicator
Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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