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  • Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment rate > Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employment in industry > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economic activity > Women aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economic activity > Women aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
STAT Japan Kuwait HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 54.2
Ranked 112th.
65.3
Ranked 39th. 20% more than Japan

Expense > Current LCU 92.71 trillion
Ranked 4th. 5839 times more than Kuwait
15.88 billion
Ranked 85th.

GNI > Current US$ $6.15 trillion
Ranked 4th. 47 times more than Kuwait
$132.17 billion
Ranked 54th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $48,213.08
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Kuwait
$44,179.44
Ranked 16th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 98th.
48 hours
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Japan
Labor force 65.7 million
Ranked 9th. 31 times more than Kuwait
2.15 million
Ranked 93th.

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 4.6%, industry 27.8%, services 67.7% agriculture NA, industries NA, services NA
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 56.6%
Ranked 39th.
68.4%
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Japan

Labor force per 1000 515.49
Ranked 28th.
720.02
Ranked 1st. 40% more than Japan

Labor force, total 65.28 million
Ranked 9th. 39 times more than Kuwait
1.66 million
Ranked 126th.

Labor force, total per 1000 511.76
Ranked 42nd. The same as Kuwait
511.4
Ranked 43th.

Rigidity of employment index 29
Ranked 110th. 2 times more than Kuwait
13
Ranked 147th.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $5.64
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Kuwait
$0.87
Ranked 105th.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage Ranges from 664 Japanese yen ($8.17) to 869 yen ($10.65) per hour; set on a prefectural and industry basis. 60 Kuwaiti dinars ($216) per month.
Unemployment rate 5.1%
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Kuwait
2.2%
Ranked 30th.

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 8.6 weeks of wages
Ranked 153th.
42.7 weeks of wages
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than Japan

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 4.2 million
Ranked 8th. 691 times more than Kuwait
6,073.87
Ranked 119th.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 725,354.99
Ranked 13th. 143 times more than Kuwait
5,081.76
Ranked 84th.

Employment rate > Women 43.2
Ranked 100th. 3% more than Kuwait
41.8
Ranked 112th.

Labor force > Total 66.88 million
Ranked 9th. 47 times more than Kuwait
1.43 million
Ranked 125th.

Employment rate > Men 66.4
Ranked 100th.
79.5
Ranked 30th. 20% more than Japan

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 67.7%
Ranked 26th.
82.8%
Ranked 5th. 22% more than Japan

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 67.7%
Ranked 26th.
82.8%
Ranked 5th. 22% more than Japan

Force > Total > Per capita 0.521 per capita
Ranked 24th.
0.542 per capita
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Japan

Force > Total 66.59 million
Ranked 7th. 48 times more than Kuwait
1.37 million
Ranked 129th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 8%
Ranked 64th.
11.3%
Ranked 59th. 41% more than Japan

GNI > Current LCU 490.72 trillion
Ranked 6th. 12957 times more than Kuwait
37.87 billion
Ranked 140th.

Female economic activity 50.8%
Ranked 81st. 39% more than Kuwait
36.6%
Ranked 135th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 46.3%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Kuwait
45%
Ranked 47th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 46.3%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Kuwait
45%
Ranked 47th.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 11.4%
Ranked 46th. 38 times more than Kuwait
0.3%
Ranked 88th.
Labor force > Per capita 523.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
786.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Japan

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 79.51%
Ranked 106th.
84.65%
Ranked 79th. 6% more than Japan
Employment rate > Young adults 40.4
Ranked 83th. 34% more than Kuwait
30.2
Ranked 126th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $190.41 billion
Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Kuwait
$7.82 billion
Ranked 10th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 10.03$
Ranked 79th.
1,153.15$
Ranked 4th. 115 times more than Japan

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 16
Ranked 121st.
0.0
Ranked 166th.

Female economic activity growth 3%
Ranked 77th.
-3%
Ranked 144th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 9.8%
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Kuwait
2.8%
Ranked 86th.
Employment rate > Young men 39.7
Ranked 113th. 11% more than Kuwait
35.9
Ranked 130th.

Employment rate > Young women 41.2
Ranked 57th. 76% more than Kuwait
23.4
Ranked 128th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 10,025.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
1.04 million$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 104 times more than Japan

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 22.43%
Ranked 82nd. 57% more than Kuwait
14.28%
Ranked 111th.
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $45,587.00
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Kuwait
$18,153.00
Ranked 57th.

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 4.2 million
Ranked 8th. 691 times more than Kuwait
6,073.87
Ranked 119th.

GNI > Constant LCU 535.32 trillion
Ranked 4th. 40126 times more than Kuwait
13.34 billion
Ranked 127th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $38,075.13
Ranked 12th.
$38,313.34
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Japan
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 41.4%
Ranked 57th. 42% more than Kuwait
29.1%
Ranked 108th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 69.9%
Ranked 98th.
83.3%
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Japan

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 46.2%
Ranked 99th.
48.9%
Ranked 81st. 6% more than Japan

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 8.9%
Ranked 61st.
11.8%
Ranked 57th. 33% more than Japan

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 87.17%
Ranked 51st. 38% more than Kuwait
63.14%
Ranked 153th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 0.283$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 132nd.
32.78$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 15th. 116 times more than Japan

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 1.28 billion$
Ranked 24th.
2.65 billion$
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Japan

Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 71.96%
Ranked 163th.
81.13%
Ranked 111th. 13% more than Japan
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 75.83%
Ranked 69th. 75% more than Kuwait
43.33%
Ranked 143th.
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.84%
Ranked 57th.
98.37%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Japan
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 16.8%
Ranked 158th. 4% more than Kuwait
16.1%
Ranked 160th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 15.81%
Ranked 157th. 53% more than Kuwait
10.32%
Ranked 165th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 52nd. The same as Kuwait
15
Ranked 44th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 83.93%
Ranked 89th. 3% more than Kuwait
81.47%
Ranked 98th.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 38.04%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Kuwait
11.7%
Ranked 140th.
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 69.73%
Ranked 88th. 22% more than Kuwait
57.13%
Ranked 116th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 30.9%
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Kuwait
5.3%
Ranked 63th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 71.93%
Ranked 94th. 3% more than Kuwait
69.55%
Ranked 114th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 83.09%
Ranked 77th.
85.19%
Ranked 58th. 3% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 54.5%
Ranked 66th. 28% more than Kuwait
42.72%
Ranked 97th.
Employment in industry > % of total employment 27.9%
Ranked 22nd. 52% more than Kuwait
18.3%
Ranked 73th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.0426%
Ranked 135th. 12 times more than Kuwait
0.0035%
Ranked 153th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 32.6%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Kuwait
11.4%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 4%
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Kuwait
1.67%
Ranked 104th.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 41.5%
Ranked 111th. 71% more than Kuwait
24.31%
Ranked 165th.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 41.6%
Ranked 60th. 79% more than Kuwait
23.2%
Ranked 90th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 103.2%
Ranked 21st.
110.2%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Japan

Expense > % of GDP 19.7%
Ranked 77th.
35.76%
Ranked 26th. 82% more than Japan

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 97.75%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Kuwait
96.72%
Ranked 98th.
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 97.6%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Kuwait
93.31%
Ranked 142nd.
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 93.64%
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Kuwait
81.44%
Ranked 113th.
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 72.12%
Ranked 77th. 9% more than Kuwait
65.91%
Ranked 89th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 70.32%
Ranked 78th.
72.69%
Ranked 70th. 3% more than Japan
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 3.7%
Ranked 52nd.
0.0
Ranked 105th.

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 76.68%
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Kuwait
29.4%
Ranked 152nd.
Force with tertiary education > % of total 30.9%
Ranked 8th. 63% more than Kuwait
19%
Ranked 1st.
Employers, female > % of employment 1%
Ranked 72nd. 25% more than Kuwait
0.8%
Ranked 59th.

Employers, total > % of employment 2.5%
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Kuwait
1%
Ranked 66th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 10.9%
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Kuwait
2.2%
Ranked 82nd.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 12.6%
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Kuwait
3.7%
Ranked 82nd.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 11.9%
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Kuwait
3.2%
Ranked 86th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 67.2%
Ranked 101st.
81.5%
Ranked 16th. 21% more than Japan

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 10.5%
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Kuwait
2.2%
Ranked 70th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 84.83%
Ranked 55th.
86.43%
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Japan

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 87.7%
Ranked 19th.
96.8%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Japan

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 8.7%
Ranked 69th.
11.8%
Ranked 61st. 36% more than Japan

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 7.9%
Ranked 72nd.
11.3%
Ranked 63th. 43% more than Japan

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 45.9%
Ranked 26th. 60% more than Kuwait
28.7%
Ranked 36th.

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 60.6%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Kuwait
18.8%
Ranked 26th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 60.1%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Kuwait
25.2%
Ranked 22nd.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 47.7%
Ranked 23th. 81% more than Kuwait
26.3%
Ranked 39th.

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 59.8%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Kuwait
28.1%
Ranked 19th.

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 50.2%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Kuwait
21%
Ranked 42nd.

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 39.9%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Kuwait
16.7%
Ranked 37th.

GNI growth > Annual % 2.01%
Ranked 73th.
13.43%
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Japan

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 33.4%
Ranked 81st. 31% more than Kuwait
25.57%
Ranked 101st.
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 4.6%
Ranked 63th. 59% more than Kuwait
2.9%
Ranked 86th.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 4.3%
Ranked 69th. 19% more than Kuwait
3.6%
Ranked 85th.

Force with primary education > % of total 19.7%
Ranked 35th.
46.2%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Japan
Force > Total per 1000 521.18
Ranked 23th.
598.4
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Japan

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 77.1%
Ranked 42nd.
98%
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Japan

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 4.2%
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Kuwait
1.7%
Ranked 46th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 4.3%
Ranked 36th. 43 times more than Kuwait
0.1%
Ranked 47th.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 4.2%
Ranked 48th. Twice as much as Kuwait
2.1%
Ranked 79th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 66.7%
Ranked 30th.
81.7%
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Japan

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 60.5%
Ranked 119th.
68.4%
Ranked 54th. 13% more than Japan

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 32.8%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Kuwait
9.6%
Ranked 59th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 69.8%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Kuwait
31.6%
Ranked 49th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 57.7%
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Kuwait
51.3%
Ranked 23th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 64%
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Kuwait
8.4%
Ranked 71st.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 36%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Kuwait
13.5%
Ranked 49th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 7.1%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Kuwait
3.4%
Ranked 33th.
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 7.7%
Ranked 62nd. 64% more than Kuwait
4.7%
Ranked 32nd.
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 8.3%
Ranked 58th. 57% more than Kuwait
5.3%
Ranked 31st.
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 3.2%
Ranked 12th.
6.52%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Japan

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 40.8%
Ranked 122nd.
44.7%
Ranked 105th. 10% more than Japan

GNI per capita > Current LCU 3.85 million
Ranked 18th. 304 times more than Kuwait
12,660.32
Ranked 148th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 7.1%
Ranked 71st.
10%
Ranked 72nd. 41% more than Japan

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 4%
Ranked 74th.
4.9%
Ranked 76th. 23% more than Japan

Force with secondary education > % of total 49.3%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Kuwait
17.3%
Ranked 6th.
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 95.3%
Ranked 88th.
97.43%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Japan
Force > Female > % of total labor force 41.08%
Ranked 99th. 62% more than Kuwait
25.39%
Ranked 173th.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 17.4%
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Kuwait
1.9%
Ranked 48th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 29.2%
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Kuwait
6.1%
Ranked 67th.

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 71.9%
Ranked 54th. 25% more than Kuwait
57.6%
Ranked 112th.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 14.41%
Ranked 69th. 38 times more than Kuwait
0.38%
Ranked 165th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 26.5%
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Kuwait
2.9%
Ranked 67th.

Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 60.71%
Ranked 106th.
68.65%
Ranked 91st. 13% more than Japan
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $1.49 billion
Ranked 6th.
$2.61 billion
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Japan

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 15.19 trillion
Ranked 1st. 6782 times more than Kuwait
2.24 billion
Ranked 25th.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 4.7%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Kuwait
1.7%
Ranked 75th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 57.7%
Ranked 17th.
58.8%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Japan

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 60.45%
Ranked 77th. 20% more than Kuwait
50.37%
Ranked 130th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 86.87%
Ranked 72nd. 20% more than Kuwait
72.54%
Ranked 134th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 72.06%
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Kuwait
22.61%
Ranked 154th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 55.17%
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Kuwait
17.51%
Ranked 155th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 50.5%
Ranked 25th. 75% more than Kuwait
28.8%
Ranked 53th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 119.1 billion
Ranked 3rd. 159 times more than Kuwait
748.89 million
Ranked 19th.

Employers, male > % of employment 3.6%
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Kuwait
1.1%
Ranked 62nd.

One-person and family businesses > Women 11.4%
Ranked 46th. 38 times more than Kuwait
0.3%
Ranked 88th.
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 97.76%
Ranked 43th.
98.43%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Japan
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 14.77%
Ranked 148th. 3 times more than Kuwait
4.33%
Ranked 163th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date June 5, 2000 November 15, 1999
One-person and family businesses > Men 9.8%
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Kuwait
2.8%
Ranked 86th.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 7.1%
Ranked 66th.
10%
Ranked 66th. 41% more than Japan

GNI > Current LCU per capita 3.85 million
Ranked 18th. 304 times more than Kuwait
12,660.32
Ranked 148th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 71.62%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Kuwait
24.08%
Ranked 84th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 84.41%
Ranked 36th. 46% more than Kuwait
57.85%
Ranked 156th.
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 96.82%
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Kuwait
88.32%
Ranked 139th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 38.4%
Ranked 109th.
38.8%
Ranked 106th. 1% more than Japan

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 46.1%
Ranked 99th. 7% more than Kuwait
42.9%
Ranked 117th.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 9.8%
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Kuwait
2.8%
Ranked 86th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 74.08%
Ranked 47th. 38% more than Kuwait
53.73%
Ranked 122nd.
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 72.72%
Ranked 62nd.
73.1%
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Japan

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 3.8%
Ranked 69th. 6% more than Kuwait
3.6%
Ranked 90th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 39%
Ranked 88th. 23% more than Kuwait
31.7%
Ranked 116th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 56.3%
Ranked 103th.
67.1%
Ranked 40th. 19% more than Japan

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 11.4%
Ranked 50th. 8 times more than Kuwait
1.4%
Ranked 66th.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 9.8%
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Kuwait
2.7%
Ranked 66th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 88.7%
Ranked 33th.
97.8%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Japan

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 87.1%
Ranked 11th.
96.3%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Japan

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 5.6%
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Kuwait
0.6%
Ranked 59th.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 1%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Kuwait
0.4%
Ranked 54th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 2.9%
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Kuwait
0.4%
Ranked 63th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 14.7%
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Kuwait
2.2%
Ranked 103th.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 33.1%
Ranked 26th. 24% more than Kuwait
26.7%
Ranked 61st.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 80.4%
Ranked 35th.
96.9%
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Japan

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 61.9%
Ranked 20th.
69%
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Japan

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