Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector) by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
1.0%
Netherlands
Lowest
0.1%
Nigeria
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,259
What the numbers show
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Netherlands; the lowest is 0.1% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 116.4%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 58.5%).
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2013 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 13 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 16 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 18 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Poland | 1.0% | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Spain | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 22 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2019 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 25 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 26 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 29 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 32 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 33 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 34 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 35 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 37 | Greece | 0.9% | 2016 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 38 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 40 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 42 | Mauritius | 0.9% | 2012 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 43 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2017 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 46 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 47 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 48 | Cambodia | 0.9% | 2012 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2016 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 51 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 52 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2013 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 53 | Romania | 0.9% | 2016 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 54 | Slovakia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 55 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 56 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2021 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 0.8% | 2014 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 60 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2017 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 61 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 62 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 0.8% | 2021 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 64 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 65 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 66 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 67 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8% | 2006 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 68 | India | 0.8% | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 69 | Pakistan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2011 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 71 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.8% | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 71 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 73 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2017 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7% | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 75 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 116.4% | rising |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 77 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 78 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2016 | up 58.2% | falling |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2017 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 80 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 81 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2016 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 82 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 83 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 84 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2012 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5% | 2020 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 86 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 88 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 89 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 90 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2012 | up 14.0% | volatile |