Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) by country

Countries reporting
94
Highest
1.0%
China
Lowest
0.3%
Gambia
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,311

What the numbers show

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in China; the lowest is 0.3% in Gambia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 177.9%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 66.5%).

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 1.0% 2013 up 7.6% flat
2 Malawi 1.0% 2019 up 0.7% flat
3 Peru 1.0% 2021 up 0.4% flat
4 Cambodia 1.0% 2012 up 2.1% flat
5 Madagascar 1.0% 2012 up 9.9% flat
6 Tajikistan 1.0% 2013 up 2.4% rising
7 Guatemala 1.0% 2019 up 1.7% flat
8 Mozambique 1.0% 2014 down 1.1% flat
9 Uganda 1.0% 2016 down 0.6% flat
10 Ghana 1.0% 2016 up 2.1% flat
11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.0% 2021 down 2.1% flat
12 Nepal 1.0% 2014 down 1.0% flat
13 Ethiopia 1.0% 2021 down 3.2% flat
14 Austria 1.0% 2003 up 0.3% flat
15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% 2016 up 21.8% flat
16 Ecuador 1.0% 2021 up 4.1% flat
17 Thailand 1.0% 2021 down 3.0% flat
18 Nigeria 1.0% 2018 up 15.1% falling
19 Mexico 1.0% 2020 up 1.3% flat
20 Nicaragua 0.9% 2014 up 0.0% rising
21 Honduras 0.9% 2019 down 2.7% flat
22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% 2018 down 1.5% flat
23 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% 2020 down 6.6% flat
24 El Salvador 0.9% 2019 down 2.7% rising
25 Mongolia 0.9% 2021 down 0.2% flat
26 Iceland 0.9% 2015 down 2.7% falling
27 Paraguay 0.9% 2021 up 0.6% flat
28 United States of America 0.9% 2018 up 15.3% flat
29 Pakistan 0.9% 2020 down 8.3% falling
30 Panama 0.9% 2021 down 4.5% rising
31 Denmark 0.9% 2016 up 3.2% flat
32 Germany 0.9% 2011 down 1.4% flat
33 Norway 0.9% 2016 up 3.1% flat
34 Dominican Republic 0.9% 2013 down 2.6% rising
35 Republic of Korea 0.9% 2017 down 3.8% flat
36 Netherlands 0.9% 2004 up 0.4% flat
37 Belarus 0.9% 2010 down 8.6% falling
38 Belize 0.9% 1999 down 7.7% falling
39 Sweden 0.9% 2016 up 7.0% flat
40 Indonesia 0.9% 2019 up 3.3% falling
41 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2020 up 1.3% rising
42 Bangladesh 0.9% 2016 down 4.1% flat
43 Kazakhstan 0.9% 2017 up 4.7% rising
44 Philippines 0.9% 2019 down 0.9% flat
45 Republic of Moldova 0.9% 2021 up 6.6% falling
46 Türkiye 0.9% 2013 up 1.0% falling
47 Belgium 0.9% 2003 up 2.7% rising
48 Egypt 0.9% 2019 up 3.8% falling
49 Colombia 0.9% 2021 down 0.3% falling
50 Zambia 0.8% 2015 down 12.7% falling
51 Palestine, State of 0.8% 2017 up 33.1% rising
52 Czechia 0.8% 2016 up 11.3% falling
53 Romania 0.8% 2018 down 3.1% flat
54 Morocco 0.8% 2013 down 11.8% flat
55 France 0.8% 2016 down 1.7% falling
56 Uruguay 0.8% 2021 down 6.3% falling
57 Chile 0.8% 2017 down 5.9% falling
58 Ireland 0.8% 2016 down 9.5% falling
59 Latvia 0.8% 2016 down 3.2% falling
60 Luxembourg 0.8% 2016 down 7.0% falling
61 Poland 0.8% 2019 down 2.4% rising
62 India 0.8% 2019 down 14.3% falling
63 Estonia 0.8% 2016 down 13.1% flat
64 Lithuania 0.8% 2016 down 7.7% falling
65 Brazil 0.8% 2021 down 17.2% falling
66 Costa Rica 0.8% 2021 down 10.5% falling
67 Armenia 0.8% 2020 up 28.6% rising
68 Serbia 0.7% 2018 up 25.3% rising
69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% 2002 down 18.1% falling
70 Rwanda 0.7% 2021 down 24.0% falling
71 Slovakia 0.7% 2016 up 3.9% falling
72 Hungary 0.7% 2016 down 7.7% falling
73 Portugal 0.7% 2016 down 16.6% falling
74 North Macedonia 0.7% 2020 up 38.4% rising
75 Namibia 0.7% 2015 down 26.9% falling
76 Cyprus 0.7% 2016 down 23.9% falling
77 Jamaica 0.7% 2002 up 13.9% rising
78 Finland 0.6% 2016 down 19.0% rising
79 Sri Lanka 0.6% 2019 up 16.7% rising
80 Ukraine 0.6% 2014 up 29.8% rising
81 Russian Federation 0.6% 2016 down 37.6% falling
82 Tunisia 0.6% 2015 down 18.6% falling
83 Bulgaria 0.6% 2016 down 28.5% falling
84 Italy 0.5% 2016 down 28.8% falling
85 Jordan 0.5% 2016 down 16.3% flat
86 Croatia 0.5% 2016 up 25.4% rising
87 Georgia 0.5% 2020 down 35.6% falling
88 Greece 0.5% 2016 down 30.9% falling
89 Spain 0.5% 2016 down 39.7% falling
90 Djibouti 0.4% 2017 up 177.9% rising
91 Kosovo 0.4% 2017 up 81.5% volatile
91 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% 2017 up 81.5% volatile
93 South Africa 0.3% 2020 down 26.1% falling
94 Gambia 0.3% 2020 down 66.5% falling

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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