Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) by country

Countries reporting
86
Highest
1.0%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,157

What the numbers show

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.0% in Malawi.

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 54.

Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 151.1%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 87.3%).

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 1.0% 2013 up 3.2% flat
1 Belgium 1.0% 2003 up 6.3% rising
1 Norway 1.0% 2016 up 9.8% rising
4 Cyprus 1.0% 2016 up 3.1% flat
5 Korea 1.0% 2017 up 4.1% flat
6 Slovakia 1.0% 2016 up 0.7% flat
7 Austria 1.0% 2003 up 1.2% flat
8 Luxembourg 1.0% 2016 down 1.8% flat
9 Sweden 1.0% 2016 down 1.2% flat
10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% 2016 down 3.9% flat
11 Czechia 1.0% 2016 up 1.8% flat
12 Portugal 1.0% 2016 up 2.8% flat
13 Iceland 1.0% 2013 up 6.4% flat
14 Estonia 0.9% 2016 down 0.3% rising
15 France 0.9% 2016 up 9.2% rising
16 Netherlands 0.9% 2004 up 5.8% flat
17 Latvia 0.9% 2016 up 4.4% rising
18 United States of America 0.9% 2018 down 2.9% flat
19 Germany 0.9% 2011 down 3.1% flat
20 Ireland 0.9% 2016 down 0.7% flat
21 Italy 0.9% 2016 up 0.7% flat
22 Hungary 0.9% 2016 down 0.7% flat
23 Spain 0.9% 2016 down 1.2% rising
24 Kosovo 0.9% 2017 up 4.3% rising
24 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.9% 2017 up 4.3% rising
26 Finland 0.9% 2016 down 9.0% flat
27 Denmark 0.9% 2016 down 3.4% flat
28 China 0.9% 2013 up 73.5% rising
29 Jordan 0.9% 2016 down 8.4% flat
30 Poland 0.9% 2019 up 1.2% rising
31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% 2002 up 3.1% rising
32 Sri Lanka 0.9% 2019 up 13.3% rising
33 Croatia 0.9% 2016 down 4.9% flat
34 Republic of Moldova 0.8% 2021 down 6.7% volatile
35 Palestine, State of 0.8% 2017 up 3.9% falling
36 Bulgaria 0.8% 2016 down 8.9% falling
37 Lithuania 0.8% 2016 down 7.5% rising
38 Kazakhstan 0.8% 2017 down 0.7% flat
39 Greece 0.8% 2016 down 8.1% falling
40 Nigeria 0.7% 2018 up 126.6% volatile
41 Jamaica 0.7% 2002 up 31.1% rising
42 South Africa 0.7% 2020 down 10.9% rising
43 Costa Rica 0.7% 2021 up 16.5% falling
44 Tunisia 0.7% 2015 up 45.0% rising
45 Bangladesh 0.7% 2016 up 47.8% rising
46 Philippines 0.7% 2019 up 58.6% rising
47 Egypt 0.6% 2019 up 27.6% rising
48 Dominican Republic 0.6% 2013 down 7.3% flat
49 Indonesia 0.6% 2019 up 42.6% rising
50 Cambodia 0.6% 2012 up 77.0% rising
51 Mexico 0.6% 2020 up 10.1% rising
52 Thailand 0.6% 2021 up 23.4% rising
53 Chile 0.6% 2017 up 27.7% rising
54 Namibia 0.6% 2015 up 54.3% rising
55 Paraguay 0.5% 2017 up 47.8% rising
56 Armenia 0.5% 2020 up 94.7% rising
57 El Salvador 0.5% 2017 up 3.5% rising
58 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% 2020 up 27.8% rising
59 Gambia 0.5% 2020 up 151.1% volatile
60 India 0.5% 2019 up 33.6% rising
61 Pakistan 0.5% 2020 up 20.5% rising
62 Belize 0.5% 1999 down 5.2% falling
63 Türkiye 0.5% 2013 up 51.5% rising
64 Brazil 0.4% 2021 up 17.4% rising
65 Rwanda 0.4% 2021 up 66.8% rising
66 Panama 0.4% 2021 down 11.4% rising
67 Guatemala 0.4% 2011 down 7.2% falling
68 Colombia 0.4% 2021 up 16.2% rising
69 Uruguay 0.4% 2021 down 2.4% rising
70 Romania 0.4% 2016 up 12.3% rising
71 Ghana 0.3% 2016 up 48.0% rising
72 Honduras 0.3% 2017 down 6.7% flat
73 Mongolia 0.3% 2016 up 150.3% rising
74 Nicaragua 0.3% 2014 up 9.0% falling
75 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 down 23.2% falling
76 Peru 0.3% 2021 down 14.7% rising
77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% 2021 up 1.3% rising
78 Georgia 0.3% 2013 up 59.9% rising
79 Ethiopia 0.2% 2021 up 90.5% rising
80 Madagascar 0.2% 2012 up 20.3% rising
81 Nepal 0.2% 2014 up 35.7% rising
82 Uganda 0.2% 2016 up 45.6% rising
83 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2020 down 29.4% rising
84 Mozambique 0.1% 2014 up 99.8% rising
85 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 132.5% volatile
86 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 87.3% volatile

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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