Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
1.0%
Senegal
Lowest
0.6%
Georgia
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,339
What the numbers show
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.6% in Georgia.
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 41 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 53.2%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 22.6%).
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2018 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 3 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2012 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 5 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2019 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 6 | China | 1.0% | 2013 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2017 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 1.0% | 2018 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 1.0% | 2013 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2015 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 13 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2020 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 15 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.0% | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 19 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2004 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 20 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2010 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2012 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 25 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2014 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 26 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2013 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 30 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 33 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2019 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 36 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2018 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 37 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2020 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 38 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2020 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 39 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2016 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 43 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2014 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 46 | Argentina | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 47 | Uganda | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 48 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 49 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 50 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2019 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 52 | Czechia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 53 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 54 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2021 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 56 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 57 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 58 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2014 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 59 | India | 0.9% | 2019 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 60 | Mongolia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 61 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 62 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 64 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2014 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 65 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 66 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2013 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 67 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 69 | Gambia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 70 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 72 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 0.9% | 2021 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 74 | Finland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 75 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 76 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 77 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2018 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 79 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 80 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8% | 2002 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 81 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2016 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 82 | Morocco | 0.8% | 2013 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 83 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 84 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 85 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2015 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 86 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2016 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 87 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 88 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 89 | Zambia | 0.8% | 2015 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 90 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 91 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 92 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 93 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 94 | Djibouti | 0.7% | 2017 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 95 | Kosovo | 0.6% | 2017 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 95 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.6% | 2017 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 97 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 22.6% | falling |