Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
91
Highest
0.8%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Sri Lanka
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,284
What the numbers show
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Sri Lanka.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 4,179.7%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 100.0%).
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 0.8% | 2019 | up 4,179.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2014 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 4 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2016 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 9 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 10 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2021 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2013 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 13 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | up 73.9% | flat |
| 15 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 163.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 18 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 19 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 331.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 24 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 25 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 26 | Panama | 0.2% | 2021 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2019 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 31 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 32 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 34 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 35 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 37 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 39 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 40 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 0.1% | 2018 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 43 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 44 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 45 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 46 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 47 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Palestine, State of | 0.0% | 2017 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 51 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2003 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 52 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2002 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 56 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2017 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2002 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 58 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2021 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2013 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 60 | Italy | 0.0% | 2016 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 63 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2021 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 65 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2020 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2004 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 68 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Chile | 0.0% | 2017 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 71 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 72 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2016 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 73 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2016 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Spain | 0.0% | 2016 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 78 | France | 0.0% | 2016 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 82 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 84 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |