Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.3%
Nigeria
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,259
What the numbers show
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.3% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 284.4%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 49.5%).
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 131.0% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 6 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 10 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 12 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 14 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 15 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 16 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2016 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 24 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 25 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 27 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | 0.9% | 2005 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 29 | Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 30 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 0.8% | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 32 | Malta | 0.8% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 34 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 38 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 39 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 40 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2002 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 41 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 43 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 45 | Pakistan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 46 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 47 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 48 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2013 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 49 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 52 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 53 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 54 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2011 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0.8% | 2014 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 56 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2013 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 57 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 59 | Cambodia | 0.8% | 2012 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 60 | India | 0.8% | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2017 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 62 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.8% | 2017 | up 30.4% | flat |
| 62 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2017 | up 30.4% | flat |
| 64 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 65 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 67 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 68 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2017 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 69 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2017 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 70 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 71 | Mauritius | 0.7% | 2012 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 72 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 73 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 74 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 75 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2016 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 76 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2006 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 77 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 78 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6% | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 79 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 80 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 81 | Zambia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 82 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2012 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 83 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 84 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2013 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 87 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 88 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5% | 2020 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 89 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2014 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 90 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2012 | up 284.4% | volatile |