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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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