Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
1.0%
Zambia
Lowest
0.0%
China
Median
0.8%
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
410
What the numbers show
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Zambia; the lowest is 0.0% in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 71.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 105.4%), and the largest decrease in China (down 98.6%).
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1.0% | 2016 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 3 | Madagascar | 1.0% | 2012 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Morocco | 1.0% | 2009 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 5 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2020 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 7 | Peru | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9% | 2017 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2014 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 10 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 11 | Guatemala | 0.9% | 2011 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 12 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 13 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2017 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 14 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2017 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 15 | Gambia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 17 | Panama | 0.8% | 2018 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 18 | Ecuador | 0.8% | 2017 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2019 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2015 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 22 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2002 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | 2020 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 24 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2013 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2020 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 27 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 105.4% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2020 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 0.3% | 2021 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 31 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2019 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 33 | Chile | 0.0% | 2017 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 34 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 98.6% | volatile |