Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
1.0%
Ghana
Lowest
0.2%
Djibouti
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,311
What the numbers show
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Ghana; the lowest is 0.2% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (up 67.8%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 70.5%).
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 1.0% | 2016 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 3 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2012 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 4 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2014 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 5 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2014 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 6 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8% | 2021 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 8 | Malawi | 0.8% | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 0.8% | 2021 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2016 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2015 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 14 | Nigeria | 0.7% | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2010 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 16 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 17 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 19 | China | 0.7% | 2013 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 20 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2004 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 21 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 0.7% | 2003 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 28 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 29 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 30 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 31 | Germany | 0.7% | 2011 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 32 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 34 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2018 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2017 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 0.7% | 2018 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 41 | Finland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2016 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 43 | Zambia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2003 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 47 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 49 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2016 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 51 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2016 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 53 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 54 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 55 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 57 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 58 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 59 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2002 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 61 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2016 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 62 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2019 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 66 | Chile | 0.6% | 2017 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 67 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 68 | Spain | 0.6% | 2016 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 69 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 70 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2013 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 71 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 0.5% | 2016 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 0.5% | 2016 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 77 | Republic of Moldova | 0.5% | 2021 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 23.3% | flat |
| 79 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 80 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 81 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 82 | Ukraine | 0.5% | 2014 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2013 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 84 | Palestine, State of | 0.4% | 2017 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 85 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 86 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 87 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 88 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 89 | Kosovo | 0.3% | 2017 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 89 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.3% | 2017 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 91 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 92 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | down 22.6% | flat |
| 93 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 94 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | up 3.2% | flat |