Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) by country

Countries reporting
94
Highest
1.0%
China
Lowest
0.5%
Gambia
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,311

What the numbers show

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in China; the lowest is 0.5% in Gambia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 102.4%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 51.3%).

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 1.0% 2013 up 2.3% flat
2 Peru 1.0% 2021 up 0.2% flat
3 Malawi 1.0% 2019 up 0.6% flat
4 Mozambique 1.0% 2014 down 0.5% flat
5 Thailand 1.0% 2021 down 0.7% flat
6 Madagascar 1.0% 2012 up 4.3% flat
7 Cambodia 1.0% 2012 up 1.0% flat
8 Guatemala 1.0% 2019 up 1.0% flat
9 Uganda 1.0% 2016 down 0.2% flat
10 Ghana 1.0% 2016 up 0.8% flat
11 Nepal 1.0% 2014 up 0.1% flat
12 Tajikistan 1.0% 2013 up 1.2% rising
13 Ethiopia 1.0% 2021 down 1.8% flat
14 Ecuador 1.0% 2021 up 1.2% flat
15 Nigeria 1.0% 2018 up 8.7% falling
16 Mexico 1.0% 2020 up 1.0% flat
17 Bolivia 1.0% 2021 down 1.9% flat
18 Iceland 1.0% 2015 down 0.3% flat
19 Mongolia 1.0% 2021 up 0.3% flat
20 United Kingdom 1.0% 2016 up 1.3% flat
21 Indonesia 1.0% 2019 up 1.4% flat
22 South Korea 1.0% 2017 down 1.6% flat
23 Laos 1.0% 2018 down 0.0% flat
24 Nicaragua 1.0% 2014 up 0.8% rising
25 Honduras 1.0% 2019 down 1.6% flat
26 Austria 1.0% 2003 up 0.3% flat
27 Paraguay 1.0% 2021 up 0.7% flat
28 Dominican Republic 1.0% 2013 up 0.3% rising
29 El Salvador 1.0% 2019 down 0.6% rising
30 Belarus 1.0% 2010 down 1.5% flat
31 Romania 1.0% 2018 up 1.8% flat
32 United States 1.0% 2018 up 7.1% flat
33 Netherlands 1.0% 2004 up 2.2% flat
34 Uruguay 1.0% 2021 down 1.3% flat
35 Bangladesh 1.0% 2016 down 0.6% flat
36 Denmark 1.0% 2016 up 0.5% flat
37 Philippines 1.0% 2019 up 0.4% flat
38 Belgium 0.9% 2003 up 2.0% flat
39 Pakistan 0.9% 2020 down 5.0% falling
40 Kazakhstan 0.9% 2017 up 1.1% rising
41 Panama 0.9% 2021 down 3.5% rising
42 Norway 0.9% 2016 down 2.8% flat
43 Zambia 0.9% 2015 down 4.8% flat
44 Egypt 0.9% 2019 up 0.1% falling
45 Armenia 0.9% 2020 up 7.6% rising
46 Turkey 0.9% 2013 up 0.4% flat
47 Luxembourg 0.9% 2016 down 4.0% falling
48 Chile 0.9% 2017 down 1.4% flat
49 Moldova 0.9% 2021 up 1.3% flat
50 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2020 up 0.4% flat
51 India 0.9% 2019 down 3.9% flat
52 Sweden 0.9% 2016 down 1.4% flat
53 Sri Lanka 0.9% 2019 up 8.4% rising
54 Belize 0.9% 1999 down 4.1% flat
55 Czechia 0.9% 2016 up 6.4% flat
56 Tanzania 0.9% 2020 down 6.9% flat
57 Morocco 0.9% 2013 down 4.1% flat
58 Poland 0.9% 2019 up 1.8% flat
59 Palestine 0.9% 2017 up 19.5% rising
60 Colombia 0.9% 2021 down 0.8% flat
61 Estonia 0.9% 2016 down 1.8% flat
62 France 0.9% 2016 down 0.9% flat
63 Costa Rica 0.9% 2021 down 2.9% falling
64 Hungary 0.9% 2016 up 4.7% flat
65 Germany 0.9% 2011 down 0.9% flat
66 Brazil 0.9% 2021 down 8.5% falling
67 Serbia 0.9% 2018 up 7.8% rising
68 Ireland 0.9% 2016 down 5.9% falling
69 Latvia 0.9% 2016 down 0.9% falling
70 Finland 0.9% 2016 down 3.6% flat
71 Slovakia 0.9% 2016 up 0.8% flat
72 Lithuania 0.8% 2016 down 3.7% falling
73 Jamaica 0.8% 2002 up 12.9% rising
74 Venezuela 0.8% 2002 down 10.5% falling
75 Russia 0.8% 2016 down 14.2% falling
76 Portugal 0.8% 2016 down 10.3% falling
77 North Macedonia 0.8% 2020 up 19.0% flat
78 Italy 0.8% 2016 down 9.0% falling
79 Cyprus 0.8% 2016 down 15.8% falling
80 Tunisia 0.8% 2015 down 7.8% flat
81 Rwanda 0.8% 2021 down 18.1% falling
82 Greece 0.8% 2016 down 13.2% falling
83 Namibia 0.8% 2015 down 15.6% falling
84 Djibouti 0.8% 2017 up 102.4% rising
85 Georgia 0.8% 2020 down 17.9% falling
86 Ukraine 0.7% 2014 up 7.8% rising
87 Jordan 0.7% 2016 down 3.9% flat
88 Bulgaria 0.7% 2016 down 17.8% falling
89 Spain 0.7% 2016 down 15.6% falling
90 Croatia 0.7% 2016 up 10.5% rising
91 South Africa 0.7% 2020 down 10.0% rising
92 Kosovo 0.6% 2017 up 18.6% rising
92 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% 2017 up 18.6% rising
94 Gambia 0.5% 2020 down 51.3% falling

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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