Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
World rank
100th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 1999
Years of data
10
1995–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ethiopia, 1995–2021

0.10.150.20.250.31995200820211995: 0.107 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.091 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.277 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.102 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.093 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.102 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.102 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.115 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.141 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.112 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.1% for wage workers, aged 15-24 in 2021.

That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ethiopia peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.

That places Ethiopia 100th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Ethiopia, 1995 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1995 0.1%
1999 0.1% -15.3%
2000 0.3% +205.3%
2004 0.1% -63.2%
2005 0.1% -9.2%
2010 0.1% +10.8%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2013 0.1% +12.6%
2015 0.1% +22.2%
2021 0.1% -20.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 3
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 97 Zambia 0.2% compare
  2. 98 Mozambique 0.1% compare
  3. 99 Togo 0.1% compare
  4. 101 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% compare
  5. 102 Madagascar 0.1% compare
  6. 103 Niger 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ethiopia?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Ethiopia was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
How does Ethiopia rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
Ethiopia ranks 100th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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