Unpaid workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
105
Highest
0.6%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Sweden
Median
0.0%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,488
What the numbers show
Unpaid workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 0.6% 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 24 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 1,939.9%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Unpaid workers, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2019 | up 1,939.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 4 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 6 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2012 | up 58.6% | falling |
| 9 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 10 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 11 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 12 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 13 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Togo | 0.1% | 2018 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2018 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 17 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2013 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 22 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | up 43.7% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2018 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | up 215.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Niger | 0.1% | 2018 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 30 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 31 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 33 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 35 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2019 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2019 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 37 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 38 | Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 39 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 41 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | up 233.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Russia | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 0.0% | 2021 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 46 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 47 | Greece | 0.0% | 2016 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2019 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 49 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 74.8% | falling |
| 50 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 52 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 53 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 54 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2021 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2003 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 57 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 58 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2017 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Belize | 0.0% | 1999 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 60 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2002 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 61 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2010 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Italy | 0.0% | 2016 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 63 | Palestine, State of | 0.0% | 2017 | down 87.9% | falling |
| 64 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2021 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2013 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 66 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 67 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2006 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 70 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2021 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 72 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2016 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2019 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2011 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 77 | Chile | 0.0% | 2017 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 78 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 79 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2021 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 81 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2016 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2016 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 85 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2005 | up 63.2% | falling |
| 88 | France | 0.0% | 2016 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 89 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 91 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Spain | 0.0% | 2016 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Slovak Republic | 0.0% | 2016 | up 719.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 98 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2017 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 99 | United States | 0.0% | 2018 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Albania | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 100 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |