Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
91
Highest
0.9%
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.0%
Belarus
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,284
What the numbers show
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.0% in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 842.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 85.9%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 94.0%).
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 0.9% | 2015 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 3 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2019 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 4 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2014 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 5 | Laos | 0.9% | 2018 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 6 | Tanzania | 0.9% | 2020 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 7 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2012 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 8 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 9 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2014 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 11 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 12 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 13 | Mongolia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 14 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 15 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 18 | Turkey | 0.6% | 2013 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 19 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 23 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 24 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2021 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 27 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2013 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 29 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 30 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 32 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2002 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2014 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 34 | Djibouti | 0.5% | 2017 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 0.4% | 2016 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 0.4% | 2018 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 37 | Venezuela | 0.4% | 2002 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 38 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 39 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 40 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2019 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 41 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2020 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 42 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2019 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 43 | Serbia | 0.4% | 2018 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 46 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.3% | 2017 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 46 | Kosovo | 0.3% | 2017 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 49 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 50 | South Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 51 | Tunisia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 52 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 53 | Poland | 0.3% | 2019 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 56 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 58 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 59 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 60 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2004 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 61 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 62 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 63 | Palestine | 0.2% | 2017 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 64 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 66 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 68 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 69 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 71 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 73 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 75 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 76 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 78 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 79 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 81 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 82 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 83 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 84 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 85 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 86 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 87 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 88 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 89 | Russia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 91 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 94.0% | falling |