Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) by country
Countries reporting
86
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.4%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,159
What the numbers show
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of.
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 3.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 92.7%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 49.0%).
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 2 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 5 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2016 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 1.0% | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 7 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 10 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 13 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 17 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 19 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 20 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2004 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 25 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2013 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 28 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2003 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 33 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 36 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 0.8% | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 38 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2013 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 39 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2013 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 40 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 41 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 44 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 0.8% | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 46 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 47 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 48 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.8% | 2017 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 48 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2017 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 50 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 51 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 54 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2002 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 55 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 59 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2011 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2017 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 61 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 62 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2002 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 64 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 65 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2017 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 66 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 67 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 69 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2017 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 71 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2014 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 73 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 74 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 75 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 76 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 77 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 79 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 80 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 81 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2021 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 82 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2012 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 83 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2014 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 84 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 86 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | down 49.0% | rising |