Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
93
Highest
0.9%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.0%
El Salvador
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,312
What the numbers show
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.0% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.6%.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 171.7%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 100.0%).
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2016 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 6 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 8 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | up 67.1% | falling |
| 11 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 12 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 13 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 14 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 0.9% | 2016 | up 64.1% | flat |
| 16 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 19 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 20 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 0.8% | 2021 | up 171.7% | falling |
| 22 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 24 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 2004 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 25 | France | 0.8% | 2016 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 26 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 30 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2013 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 31 | Korea | 0.8% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 32 | Greece | 0.8% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 34 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 35 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 36 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 37 | Palestine, State of | 0.7% | 2017 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 41 | Kosovo | 0.7% | 2017 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.7% | 2017 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 44 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2002 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 45 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 47 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 48 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 49 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 51 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 52 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 53 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2002 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 58 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 59 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 60 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 61 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 63 | Norway | 0.5% | 2016 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 64 | Sweden | 0.5% | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 65 | Djibouti | 0.5% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 68 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 69 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 70 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 72 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2021 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 73 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 74 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 75 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2014 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 76 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 77 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2012 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 78 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 79 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 80 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 80 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 80 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 80 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 80 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |