Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
World rank
83rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
10
1995–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Ethiopia, 1995–2021

00.050.10.151995200820211995: 0.072 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.079 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.076 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.09 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.098 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.098 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.121 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.122 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.153 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Ethiopia is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

Ethiopia ranks 83rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Ethiopia, 1995 to 2021.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1995 0.1%
1999 0.1% +9.7%
2000 0.0% -100.0%
2004 0.1%
2005 0.1% +18.1%
2010 0.1% +8.4%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2013 0.1% +23.6%
2015 0.1% +1.1%
2021 0.2% +24.9%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 80% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 80% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 3
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 80 Nigeria 0.2% compare
  2. 81 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare
  3. 82 Madagascar 0.2% compare
  4. 84 Belarus 0.0%
  5. 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
  6. 84 El Salvador 0.0% compare
  7. 84 Georgia 0.0% compare
  8. 84 Guatemala 0.0% compare
  9. 84 Guinea 0.0% compare
  10. 84 Honduras 0.0% compare
  11. 84 Iceland 0.0% compare
  12. 84 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
  13. 84 Kenya 0.0% compare
  14. 84 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% compare
  15. 84 Malawi 0.0% compare
  16. 84 Mauritius 0.0% compare
  17. 84 Mongolia 0.0% compare
  18. 84 Niger 0.0% compare
  19. 84 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
  20. 84 Paraguay 0.0% compare
  21. 84 Romania 0.0% compare
  22. 84 Senegal 0.0% compare
  23. 84 Serbia 0.0% compare
  24. 84 Togo 0.0% compare
  25. 84 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
  26. 84 Ukraine 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Ethiopia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Ethiopia was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Ethiopia ranks 83rd out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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