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Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) by country

Countries reporting
106
Highest
0.9%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Luxembourg
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,503

What the numbers show

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.3%.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 145.3%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malawi 0.9% 2019 up 22.0% rising
2 Guinea 0.9% 2018 down 3.8% flat
3 Nigeria 0.9% 2012 up 1.3% falling
4 Madagascar 0.9% 2012 down 0.2% flat
5 Niger 0.9% 2018 down 7.4% falling
6 Ethiopia 0.9% 2021 down 0.9% flat
7 Laos 0.9% 2018 up 4.8% rising
8 Togo 0.9% 2018 down 7.9% rising
9 Mozambique 0.8% 2014 down 7.1% falling
10 Zambia 0.8% 2015 down 7.4% falling
11 Tanzania 0.8% 2020 down 5.2% falling
12 Nepal 0.8% 2014 up 2.3% flat
13 Ghana 0.8% 2016 down 4.8% rising
14 Uganda 0.8% 2016 down 10.6% falling
15 Senegal 0.7% 2018 down 18.7% falling
16 Bolivia 0.6% 2021 up 13.6% flat
17 Pakistan 0.5% 2020 down 10.5% falling
18 Ecuador 0.5% 2021 up 66.4% rising
19 Peru 0.5% 2021 up 3.1% falling
20 Romania 0.5% 2018 up 14.6% rising
21 Morocco 0.5% 2013 down 28.3% falling
22 Gambia 0.5% 2020 down 42.4% falling
23 India 0.4% 2019 down 0.9% falling
24 Panama 0.4% 2021 up 71.6% flat
25 Colombia 0.4% 2021 up 2.2% rising
26 Thailand 0.4% 2021 down 11.0% falling
27 Kyrgyzstan 0.4% 2020 up 42.0% rising
28 Georgia 0.4% 2020 down 30.5% falling
29 Bangladesh 0.4% 2016 down 35.1% falling
30 Cambodia 0.4% 2012 down 45.8% falling
31 Honduras 0.4% 2019 up 6.6% rising
32 Dominican Republic 0.4% 2013 up 8.5% rising
33 Kenya 0.4% 2019 down 46.5% falling
34 Nicaragua 0.4% 2014 down 15.7% flat
35 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 down 33.5% falling
36 Armenia 0.3% 2020 down 22.8% falling
37 Venezuela 0.3% 2006 up 27.6% rising
38 Paraguay 0.3% 2021 down 9.0% falling
39 Guatemala 0.3% 2019 down 25.2% falling
40 El Salvador 0.3% 2019 down 21.8% flat
41 Djibouti 0.3% 2017 down 57.2% volatile
42 Kosovo 0.3% 2017 down 14.5% falling
42 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3% 2017 down 14.5% falling
44 Egypt 0.2% 2019 down 33.4% falling
45 Philippines 0.2% 2019 down 34.0% falling
46 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 down 19.7% falling
47 Brazil 0.2% 2021 up 25.5% falling
48 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 109.2% rising
49 Turkey 0.2% 2019 down 25.3% falling
50 Albania 0.2% 2019 down 68.0% falling
51 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 49.3% flat
52 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 down 69.1% volatile
53 Moldova 0.2% 2021 down 62.2% rising
54 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2018 — volatile
55 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 21.6% falling
56 Belize 0.2% 1999 up 14.2% rising
57 Mongolia 0.2% 2021 down 60.9% volatile
58 Palestine 0.2% 2017 down 53.4% falling
59 Greece 0.1% 2016 down 13.9% falling
60 Serbia 0.1% 2018 down 35.4% volatile
61 Montenegro 0.1% 2010 up 145.3% volatile
62 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 23.2% falling
63 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 down 49.5% falling
64 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% 2011 up 7.9% rising
65 North Macedonia 0.1% 2020 down 65.0% falling
66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2019 down 45.3% falling
67 Italy 0.1% 2016 up 29.7% falling
68 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 6.3% falling
69 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 16.2% falling
70 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 86.0% volatile
71 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 55.8% falling
72 Mauritius 0.1% 2017 down 28.7% falling
73 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 77.9% rising
74 Czechia 0.1% 2016 up 27.7% flat
75 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 31.7% falling
76 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 16.4% volatile
77 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 36.5% falling
78 Jordan 0.0% 2016 down 12.6% falling
79 Russia 0.0% 2016 down 74.8% volatile
80 Ukraine 0.0% 2014 up 24.4% falling
81 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 up 23.0% rising
82 Portugal 0.0% 2016 up 26.4% volatile
83 Spain 0.0% 2016 up 45.7% falling
84 South Korea 0.0% 2017 up 1.5% falling
85 Puerto Rico 0.0% 2005 up 43.7% rising
86 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 down 31.1% falling
87 United Kingdom 0.0% 2016 up 116.7% falling
88 Latvia 0.0% 2016 up 69.6% volatile
89 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 down 26.7% falling
90 Austria 0.0% 2003 up 0.5% falling
91 Slovenia 0.0% 2016 down 19.6% volatile
92 Finland 0.0% 2016 down 9.0% volatile
93 France 0.0% 2016 down 22.3% volatile
94 Norway 0.0% 2016 up 2.7% falling
95 Malta 0.0% 2016 down 35.6% falling
96 United States 0.0% 2018 down 23.8% falling
97 Hungary 0.0% 2016 down 61.4% falling
98 Ireland 0.0% 2016 up 19.1% volatile
99 Croatia 0.0% 2016 down 36.8% falling
100 Iceland 0.0% 2015 up 1.0% rising
101 Sweden 0.0% 2016 down 45.8% falling
102 Estonia 0.0% 2016 down 23.3% volatile
103 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 71.6% volatile
104 Denmark 0.0% 2016 down 76.4% volatile
105 Belarus 0.0% 2010 down 96.0% volatile
106 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
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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