Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
0.7%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Sweden
Median
0.0%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,597
What the numbers show
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.1%.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 2,065.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2019 | up 2,065.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2014 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 4 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2012 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 5 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 0.3% | 2018 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 9 | Togo | 0.2% | 2018 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2012 | up 56.0% | falling |
| 12 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea | 0.2% | 2018 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 15 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 16 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 18 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 19 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2013 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 21 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 22 | Senegal | 0.2% | 2018 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | up 69.5% | falling |
| 25 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 28 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 29 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2019 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 37 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 38 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 40 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 44 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Belize | 0.0% | 1999 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 49 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 50 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 81.3% | falling |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2019 | down 50.3% | flat |
| 52 | Greece | 0.0% | 2016 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 54 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2021 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 57 | Palestine, State of | 0.0% | 2017 | down 81.5% | falling |
| 58 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2017 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2010 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2013 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 62 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2002 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 0.0% | 2016 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 64 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2006 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 65 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2021 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 67 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2011 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 70 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2020 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2016 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 74 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2017 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2019 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2016 | up 604.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Austria | 0.0% | 2016 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Chile | 0.0% | 2017 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 82 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2016 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Australia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 86 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2016 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2005 | up 78.4% | falling |
| 88 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 89 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 91 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 92 | France | 0.0% | 2016 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 93 | Spain | 0.0% | 2016 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 95 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 746.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 100 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 101 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Albania | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 102 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |