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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |