Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
1.0%
Belarus
Lowest
0.3%
Nepal
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,312
What the numbers show
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Belarus; the lowest is 0.3% in Nepal.
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 55 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 115.6%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 22.0%).
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2010 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 2 | United States | 0.9% | 2018 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2014 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Russia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Romania | 0.9% | 2018 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 9 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 16 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 17 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 19 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 20 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 23 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2015 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 24 | Namibia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 25 | Finland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2004 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 28 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 30 | Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 115.6% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 32 | Spain | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2018 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 36 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 37 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 38 | Turkey | 0.8% | 2013 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 39 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 40 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 42 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 43 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 0.8% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2017 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 49 | Palestine | 0.8% | 2017 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 50 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 51 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2017 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 51 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.8% | 2017 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 53 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 56 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 58 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2002 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 59 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 60 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 61 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 62 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 63 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 64 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 65 | Morocco | 0.7% | 2013 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 66 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 67 | Venezuela | 0.7% | 2002 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 68 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2019 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 69 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 72 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 73 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 74 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 75 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 77 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 78 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 79 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 80 | Djibouti | 0.5% | 2017 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 81 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 83 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 84 | Bolivia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 85 | Senegal | 0.5% | 2018 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 86 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 35.4% | flat |
| 87 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2016 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 88 | Malawi | 0.4% | 2019 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 89 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2014 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 90 | Laos | 0.4% | 2018 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 91 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 92 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 93 | Tanzania | 0.3% | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 94 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | down 18.5% | flat |