Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.6%
Nepal
Lowest
0.0%
Belarus
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,312
What the numbers show
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in Nepal; the lowest is 0.0% in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 482.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 565.1%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 97.3%).
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal | 0.6% | 2014 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 2 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2012 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6% | 2020 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 4 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2019 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6% | 2018 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 6 | Ghana | 0.6% | 2016 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 7 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 8 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 9 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 10 | Senegal | 0.5% | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2021 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 14 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 15 | Peru | 0.4% | 2021 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 16 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2019 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 23 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2019 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 28 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2019 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 29 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2002 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 31 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 32 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2017 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 33 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2019 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 34 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 35 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 36 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 38 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 39 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 39 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 41 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 565.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 45 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 46 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 49 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 516.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 54 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 55 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 56 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 57 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 58 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 59 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 60 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 62 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 63 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 64 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 355.2% | rising |
| 65 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 66 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 67 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 68 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 69 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 70 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 71 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 72 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 73 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 74 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 75 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 76 | Romania | 0.1% | 2018 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 78 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 79 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 80 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 82 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 83 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 136.0% | falling |
| 84 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 85 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 86 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 88 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 89 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 90 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 91 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 92 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2016 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 94 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 97.3% | falling |