Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
0.9%
Ghana
Lowest
0.2%
Djibouti
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,339
What the numbers show
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 0.9% 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 4.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 88.5%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 34.8%).
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 0.8% | 2018 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 0.8% | 2010 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 4 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2016 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 6 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2012 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2004 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 0.7% | 2016 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 10 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 11 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2017 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 14 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2018 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 15 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 0.7% | 2021 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 17 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2015 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 18 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 20 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 0.7% | 2011 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 23 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 25 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 26 | Nigeria | 0.7% | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 0.7% | 2003 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 0.7% | 2016 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 30 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 32 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 33 | Romania | 0.7% | 2018 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 34 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 35 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 37 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7% | 2021 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 39 | Malta | 0.7% | 2016 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 41 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 42 | China | 0.7% | 2013 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 43 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 45 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 46 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 47 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 48 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2016 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2019 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 51 | Finland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 53 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 54 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2002 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 55 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 56 | Chile | 0.6% | 2017 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 57 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2016 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 58 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 59 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 60 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 61 | Ukraine | 0.6% | 2014 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 62 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 63 | Spain | 0.6% | 2016 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 65 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 66 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 67 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2003 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 68 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2021 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 72 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 73 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 75 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 76 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 78 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 80 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 81 | Rwanda | 0.5% | 2021 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 82 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 83 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 84 | Türkiye | 0.5% | 2013 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2013 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 86 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 87 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 88 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 89 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 90 | Morocco | 0.4% | 2013 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 91 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2020 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 92 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 93 | Palestine, State of | 0.4% | 2017 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 94 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 94 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 96 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 97 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 14.8% | rising |