Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
106
Highest
1.0%
Belarus
Lowest
0.2%
Ethiopia
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,503
What the numbers show
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Belarus; the lowest is 0.2% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 235.2%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 43.3%).
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2010 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 0.9% | 2018 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 7 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2014 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 8 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | Namibia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 10 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 12 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 14 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 22 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 23 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2015 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 24 | Puerto Rico | 0.8% | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 25 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2003 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 27 | Albania | 0.8% | 2019 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 28 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 29 | Finland | 0.8% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2018 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 2016 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 34 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 36 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2010 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 38 | Moldova | 0.8% | 2021 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 39 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 40 | Poland | 0.8% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8% | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 42 | Mauritius | 0.8% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 43 | Palestine | 0.8% | 2017 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 45 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 47 | South Korea | 0.7% | 2017 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 0.7% | 2018 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7% | 2011 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 52 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 53 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2018 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 55 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2019 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 57 | Turkey | 0.7% | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 59 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 60 | Kosovo | 0.7% | 2017 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 60 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.7% | 2017 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 62 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 64 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 65 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 66 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 67 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 68 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2019 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 69 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 70 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 71 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 73 | Venezuela | 0.6% | 2006 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 74 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 75 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 76 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 77 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 80 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 81 | Djibouti | 0.5% | 2017 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 82 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 84 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 85 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 86 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 87 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 88 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2013 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 91 | Senegal | 0.4% | 2018 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 92 | Bolivia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 93 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 94 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 96 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 97 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2012 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea | 0.3% | 2018 | up 160.2% | falling |
| 99 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 100 | Togo | 0.3% | 2018 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 101 | Laos | 0.2% | 2018 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 102 | Tanzania | 0.2% | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 103 | Niger | 0.2% | 2018 | up 235.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2019 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 105 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 41.9% | volatile |