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

Ethiopia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
World rank
83rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
10
1995–2021

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

00.050.10.151995200820211995: 0.07 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.071 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.069 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.079 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.083 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.083 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.104 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.111 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.137 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia is 0.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

Ethiopia ranks 83rd of 107 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, total in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Ethiopia, 1995 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1995 0.1%
1999 0.1% +1.5%
2000 0.0% -100.0%
2004 0.1%
2005 0.1% +13.3%
2010 0.1% +5.9%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2013 0.1% +25.1%
2015 0.1% +7.0%
2021 0.1% +22.7%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

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  3. 82 Mozambique 0.1% compare
  4. 84 Madagascar 0.1% compare
  5. 85 Belarus 0.0%
  6. 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
  7. 85 El Salvador 0.0% compare
  8. 85 Georgia 0.0% compare
  9. 85 Guatemala 0.0% compare
  10. 85 Guinea 0.0% compare
  11. 85 Honduras 0.0% compare
  12. 85 Iceland 0.0% compare
  13. 85 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
  14. 85 Kenya 0.0% compare
  15. 85 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% compare
  16. 85 Malawi 0.0% compare
  17. 85 Mauritius 0.0% compare
  18. 85 Mongolia 0.0% compare
  19. 85 Niger 0.0% compare
  20. 85 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
  21. 85 Paraguay 0.0% compare
  22. 85 Romania 0.0% compare
  23. 85 Senegal 0.0% compare
  24. 85 Serbia 0.0% compare
  25. 85 Togo 0.0% compare
  26. 85 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
  27. 85 Ukraine 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Ethiopia ranks 83rd out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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