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

Countries reporting
88
Highest
0.2%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,180

What the numbers show

Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 0.2% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.

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 12.

Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 208.8%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 79.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2017 up 18.0% rising
2 Korea 0.2% 2017 down 2.9% flat
3 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2019 up 76.3% rising
4 Latvia 0.2% 2016 up 48.8% rising
5 Estonia 0.1% 2016 up 36.2% rising
6 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 85.2% rising
7 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 145.0% rising
8 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 0.5% flat
9 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 55.0% rising
10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 up 14.9% rising
11 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 12.0% rising
12 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 70.0% rising
13 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 down 65.5% volatile
14 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 10.1% rising
15 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 up 34.6% rising
16 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 73.1% rising
17 France 0.1% 2016 up 115.6% rising
18 Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 75.0% rising
19 India 0.1% 2019 up 22.3% rising
20 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 16.8% rising
21 Panama 0.1% 2021 up 11.3% rising
22 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 30.0% rising
23 Croatia 0.1% 2016 down 5.0% flat
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 37.7% rising
25 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 down 14.1% falling
26 Jordan 0.1% 2016 up 2.0% falling
27 Czechia 0.1% 2016 up 26.4% rising
28 Germany 0.1% 2011 up 61.5% rising
29 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 20.7% rising
30 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 12.4% flat
31 Peru 0.1% 2021 down 5.6% rising
32 Spain 0.1% 2016 up 22.9% rising
33 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2020 up 111.7% rising
34 Colombia 0.1% 2021 down 10.3% rising
35 Romania 0.1% 2016 down 12.4% falling
36 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 15.3% rising
37 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 52.5% rising
38 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 9.6% rising
39 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 up 6.3% rising
40 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 up 18.3% rising
41 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 44.9% rising
42 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 6.9% rising
43 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 7.3% falling
44 Hungary 0.1% 2016 up 3.2% rising
45 Georgia 0.1% 2013 down 17.3% falling
46 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 10.2% rising
47 Armenia 0.1% 2020 down 16.0% falling
48 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 208.8% rising
49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2002 up 13.4% rising
50 Belgium 0.1% 2003 up 14.4% rising
51 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 17.1% rising
52 Portugal 0.1% 2016 up 64.1% rising
53 Denmark 0.1% 2016 up 19.7% rising
54 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 76.6% rising
55 Belize 0.1% 1999 up 16.0% flat
56 Chile 0.1% 2017 down 9.0% flat
57 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 19.7% rising
58 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 down 24.3% rising
59 China 0.1% 2013 down 4.0% falling
60 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 11.2% rising
61 Italy 0.1% 2016 up 41.0% rising
62 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 14.8% falling
63 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 down 21.1% falling
64 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 22.1% rising
65 Türkiye 0.1% 2013 up 5.8% flat
66 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 3.1% flat
67 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 6.5% rising
68 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 6.6% flat
69 Netherlands 0.1% 2004 down 0.3% flat
70 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 18.7% flat
71 Ethiopia 0.1% 2021 up 72.5% rising
72 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 6.9% rising
73 Argentina 0.1% 2021 down 16.2% falling
74 Mexico 0.1% 2020 up 3.0% flat
75 Malawi 0.1% 2016 up 27.5% flat
76 Honduras 0.1% 2017 up 3.4% rising
77 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 down 6.0% rising
78 El Salvador 0.1% 2017 up 4.2% flat
79 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 up 1.6% rising
80 Madagascar 0.1% 2012 up 0.6% falling
81 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 29.5% falling
82 Guatemala 0.0% 2011 up 49.9% rising
83 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 19.8% rising
84 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 25.3% volatile
84 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 25.3% volatile
86 Paraguay 0.0% 2017 down 21.0% falling
87 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 4.1% falling
88 Ukraine 0.0% 2013 down 79.5% falling

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Indicator
Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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