Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
105
Highest
1.0%
Estonia, Republic of
Lowest
0.1%
Guinea
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,488
What the numbers show
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Estonia, Republic of; the lowest is 0.1% in Guinea.
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 19.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 237.5%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 75.5%).
Wage workers, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia, Republic of | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 3 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 5 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 7 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.0% | 2010 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 1.0% | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Croatia, Republic of | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia, Republic of | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 22 | Latvia, Republic of | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 23 | Korea, Republic of | 1.0% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Netherlands, The | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 25 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2014 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 27 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 28 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2016 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 32 | Poland, Republic of | 0.9% | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 33 | Slovak Republic | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 34 | Mauritius | 0.9% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2019 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 36 | Namibia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 177.4% | rising |
| 37 | Czech Republic | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 38 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 40 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.9% | 2020 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2011 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 43 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | 2019 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 45 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.8% | 2018 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 48 | Palestine | 0.8% | 2017 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 49 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 50 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2010 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 51 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.8% | 2018 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 0.8% | 1999 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 54 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.8% | 2021 | up 58.2% | falling |
| 55 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2021 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 57 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0.8% | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 58 | Albania | 0.8% | 2019 | up 123.9% | rising |
| 59 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2021 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 60 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2002 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.8% | 2019 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2021 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 63 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.7% | 2019 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 64 | Kosovo | 0.7% | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 65 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2019 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 66 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2019 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 68 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.7% | 2006 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 69 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 70 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 72 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2019 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 74 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 77 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 78 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 79 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 80 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 81 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 82 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.6% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Gambia, The | 0.5% | 2020 | up 162.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Djibouti | 0.5% | 2017 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 85 | Romania | 0.5% | 2018 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 86 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2013 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 87 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 88 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 89 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 90 | Bolivia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 91 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2018 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 92 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 94 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 95 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 96 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 97 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.1% | 2014 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 98 | Togo | 0.1% | 2018 | up 134.5% | falling |
| 99 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 100 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2018 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 101 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.1% | 2012 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 102 | Niger | 0.1% | 2018 | up 165.1% | rising |
| 103 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2012 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2019 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2018 | up 237.5% | rising |