Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) by country
Countries reporting
84
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.2%
Ethiopia
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,136
What the numbers show
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.2% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 217.9%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 60.4%).
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 217.9% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 4 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 8 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 9 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 13 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 14 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 16 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 17 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 18 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 19 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2004 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2013 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 24 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 25 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 26 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2013 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 28 | Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 29 | Malawi | 0.8% | 2016 | up 195.0% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 31 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 32 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 33 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 35 | Romania | 0.8% | 2016 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 36 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2013 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2002 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2019 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 42 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 43 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 44 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 45 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 46 | Pakistan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 47 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 0.8% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 51 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2017 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 51 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.8% | 2017 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 53 | Cambodia | 0.8% | 2012 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 55 | India | 0.7% | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 58 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 59 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2017 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 61 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 62 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 63 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2017 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 65 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7% | 2021 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 66 | Greece | 0.6% | 2016 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 67 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 68 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2011 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 69 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2002 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 70 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 71 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 72 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2017 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2013 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 74 | Uruguay | 0.5% | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 75 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 25.6% | flat |
| 76 | Panama | 0.5% | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 77 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 78 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 79 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4% | 2021 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 80 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 81 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 82 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 83 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 142.1% | rising |