Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.5%
Gambia
Lowest
0.0%
China
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,311
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.5% in Gambia; the lowest is 0.0% in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 311.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 2,300.1%), and the largest decrease in China (down 93.1%).
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 2,300.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 4 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 5 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 0.3% | 2016 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2016 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 8 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 9 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2014 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 10 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 210.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 12 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 169.8% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 14 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 423.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 50.5% | flat |
| 16 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 298.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 0.2% | 2016 | up 387.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2002 | up 143.7% | rising |
| 22 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | up 300.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 33 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 38 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2013 | up 112.4% | falling |
| 39 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 1,383.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 41 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 44 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 130.2% | rising |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 46 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | up 143.0% | rising |
| 49 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 50 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 51 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 52 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 362.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 54 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | up 159.5% | falling |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 1,336.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 58 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2019 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 59 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2016 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2021 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 62 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2004 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 63 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 60.1% | rising |
| 64 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 65 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2013 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2021 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 69 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2019 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2014 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 74 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2019 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 75 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 76 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0% | 2021 | up 280.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 80 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2018 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2021 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 1,018.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 86 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 221.0% | rising |
| 91 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | up 167.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Peru | 0.0% | 2021 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 94 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 93.1% | volatile |