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Definitions

  • Agricultural workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • 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.
  • 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 > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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."
  • Industrial workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • 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.
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • 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.
  • Agricultural workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • 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.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • 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.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Industrial workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • 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."
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men: Number of male self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Service workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Service workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: 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 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men: Number of male self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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).
  • 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)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • 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 > % 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."
  • 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
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU: Net income from abroad (constant 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 constant local currency.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • 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 > Long-term unemployment rate > Female: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • 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 > Constant LCU per million: Net income from abroad (constant 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 constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • 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)."
  • 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 > 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.
  • Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > 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 population.
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment: Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
STAT Namibia United Kingdom HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 38%
Ranked 10th. 19 times more than United Kingdom
2%
Ranked 76th.
Employment rate > Adults 42.9
Ranked 157th.
56.3
Ranked 94th. 31% more than Namibia

Expense > Current LCU 14.94 billion
Ranked 90th.
671.66 billion
Ranked 37th. 45 times more than Namibia

GNI > Current US$ $12.72 billion
Ranked 109th.
$2.46 trillion
Ranked 7th. 194 times more than Namibia

Hours worked > Standard workweek 45 hours
Ranked 50th. 18% more than United Kingdom
38.2 hours
Ranked 176th.
Labor force 729,000
Ranked 107th.
31.45 million
Ranked 18th. 43 times more than Namibia

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33% agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 16.3%
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 22.4%
Ranked 10th. 23% more than United Kingdom
18.2%
Ranked 16th.

Labor force > By occupation > Services 61.3%
Ranked 11th.
80.4%
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Namibia

Labor force per 1000 334.56
Ranked 102nd.
505.05
Ranked 32nd. 51% more than Namibia

Labor force, total 1.13 million
Ranked 140th.
32.38 million
Ranked 19th. 29 times more than Namibia

Rigidity of employment index 27
Ranked 113th. 93% more than United Kingdom
14
Ranked 146th.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage None; the mining, construction, security and agricultural sectors set basic levels of pay through collective bargaining. \u00a3 6.31 per hour (aged 21 and older), \u00a35.03 per hour (aged 18\u201320) or \u00a33.72 per hour (under 18 and finished compulsory education).
Unemployment rate 51.2%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 47th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $5,627.95
Ranked 81st.
$38,975.52
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Namibia

Labor force, total per 1000 498.43
Ranked 58th.
512.08
Ranked 41st. 3% more than Namibia

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 34.6%
Ranked 94th.
58.1%
Ranked 36th. 68% more than Namibia

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 24.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 118th. 10% more than United Kingdom
22.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 122nd.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 25,531.7
Ranked 63th. 23% more than United Kingdom
20,722.73
Ranked 69th.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 7,180.85
Ranked 80th.
10,703.34
Ranked 64th. 49% more than Namibia

Employment rate > Women 37.7
Ranked 131st.
49.9
Ranked 67th. 32% more than Namibia

Labor force > Total 760,296.99
Ranked 137th.
31.49 million
Ranked 18th. 41 times more than Namibia

Industrial workers > Male 19%
Ranked 74th.
36%
Ranked 22nd. 89% more than Namibia
Employment rate > Men 48.5
Ranked 160th.
63.1
Ranked 118th. 30% more than Namibia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 41.5%
Ranked 93th.
63.8%
Ranked 39th. 54% more than Namibia

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 41.5%
Ranked 93th.
63.8%
Ranked 39th. 54% more than Namibia

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 5116690000 74329000000
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate 56
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
25.5
Ranked 23th.

Force > Total > Per capita 0.319 per capita
Ranked 176th.
0.509 per capita
Ranked 29th. 60% more than Namibia

Force > Total 647,487.8
Ranked 141st.
30.64 million
Ranked 17th. 47 times more than Namibia

Agricultural workers > Female 39%
Ranked 10th. 39 times more than United Kingdom
1%
Ranked 73th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 17.2%
Ranked 80th.
33%
Ranked 32nd. 92% more than Namibia

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 54.9%
Ranked 71st.
92.2%
Ranked 13th. 68% more than Namibia

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 58.9%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
20%
Ranked 31st.

GNI > Current LCU 104.4 billion
Ranked 121st.
1.56 trillion
Ranked 71st. 15 times more than Namibia

Female economic activity 53.7%
Ranked 76th. 2% more than United Kingdom
52.8%
Ranked 79th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 16.4%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 30th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 28.4%
Ranked 84th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 86% more than Namibia

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 28.4%
Ranked 84th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 86% more than Namibia

Labor force > Per capita 319.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
508.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 59% more than Namibia

Industrial workers > Female 8%
Ranked 75th.
12%
Ranked 50th. 50% more than Namibia
Employment rate > Young adults 13.6
Ranked 165th.
55.8
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Namibia

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-356,520,062.12
Ranked 85th.
$-7,458,135,860.98
Ranked 138th. 21 times more than Namibia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 8.39$
Ranked 85th.
51.26$
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Namibia

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 13
Ranked 128th. 30% more than United Kingdom
10
Ranked 141st.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 32.8%
Ranked 20th. 17 times more than United Kingdom
1.9%
Ranked 66th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 66.7%
Ranked 54th.
82.4%
Ranked 24th. 24% more than Namibia

Service workers > Male 42%
Ranked 62nd.
61%
Ranked 17th. 45% more than Namibia
Female economic activity growth 1%
Ranked 88th.
5%
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Namibia
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 11.2%
Ranked 52nd.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 33% more than Namibia

Employment rate > Young women 12.1
Ranked 159th.
55
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Namibia

Employment rate > Young men 15
Ranked 164th.
56.6
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Namibia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 8,369.22$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
51,256.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Namibia

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 25,531.7
Ranked 63th. 23% more than United Kingdom
20,722.73
Ranked 70th.

GNI > Constant LCU 57.69 billion
Ranked 86th.
1.31 trillion
Ranked 47th. 23 times more than Namibia

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $4,233.12
Ranked 53th.
$37,677.83
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Namibia

Service workers > Female 52%
Ranked 69th.
87%
Ranked 6th. 67% more than Namibia
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 29.1%
Ranked 18th. 42 times more than United Kingdom
0.7%
Ranked 63th.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 4.5%
Ranked 13th.
7.3%
Ranked 5th. 62% more than Namibia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 29.6%
Ranked 158th.
53%
Ranked 51st. 79% more than Namibia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 46.1%
Ranked 173th.
65.6%
Ranked 122nd. 42% more than Namibia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 15%
Ranked 163th.
57.9%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Namibia

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 54.6%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
22%
Ranked 28th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 2.77$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 88th. 98% more than United Kingdom
1.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 109th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 17 million$
Ranked 111th.
3.09 billion$
Ranked 14th. 182 times more than Namibia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 6.7%
Ranked 84th.
9.4%
Ranked 60th. 40% more than Namibia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 49.4%
Ranked 53th.
64.8%
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Namibia

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 6.8%
Ranked 36th.
17.3%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Namibia

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 14
Ranked 99th.
16
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Namibia
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 44.8%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
11.8%
Ranked 40th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 43.63%
Ranked 75th.
45.99%
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Namibia

Employment in industry > % of total employment 14.8%
Ranked 91st.
21.4%
Ranked 24th. 45% more than Namibia

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.123%
Ranked 140th. 71% more than United Kingdom
0.0718%
Ranked 132nd.

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 60.9%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
19%
Ranked 33th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -1,295,488,887.837
Ranked 95th. 17 times more than United Kingdom
-74,666,846.841
Ranked 46th.

Employers, male > % of employment 5%
Ranked 34th. 43% more than United Kingdom
3.5%
Ranked 52nd.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 21.9%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
5.6%
Ranked 46th.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 46.73%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than United Kingdom
45.66%
Ranked 62nd.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 41.4%
Ranked 70th.
52.2%
Ranked 7th. 26% more than Namibia

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 1.6 ratio
Ranked 64th.
3.3 ratio
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Namibia

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 1.8
Ranked 60th.
3.7
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Namibia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 63.3%
Ranked 64th.
89.6%
Ranked 4th. 42% more than Namibia

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 63.8%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
17.7%
Ranked 41st.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 97.27%
Ranked 94th.
101.2%
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Namibia

Expense > % of GDP 24.07%
Ranked 64th.
43.7%
Ranked 9th. 82% more than Namibia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 2.61$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 127th.
3.06$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd. 17% more than Namibia

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 26.6%
Ranked 10th. 38 times more than United Kingdom
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

Force with tertiary education > % of total 4.7%
Ranked 50th.
26.8%
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Namibia

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 56.31%
Ranked 168th.
75.56%
Ranked 41st. 34% more than Namibia

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 28.1%
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than United Kingdom
1.6%
Ranked 57th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 20.5%
Ranked 155th.
46.3%
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Namibia

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 32.7%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
12.1%
Ranked 41st.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 64.49%
Ranked 180th.
81.86%
Ranked 98th. 27% more than Namibia

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 63%
Ranked 51st.
85%
Ranked 19th. 35% more than Namibia

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 5.3%
Ranked 59th.
7.6%
Ranked 52nd. 43% more than Namibia

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 21.6%
Ranked 56th.
28.7%
Ranked 35th. 33% more than Namibia

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 29.4%
Ranked 16th. 24% more than United Kingdom
23.8%
Ranked 27th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 34.3%
Ranked 12th. 63% more than United Kingdom
21%
Ranked 32nd.

Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment 36.9%
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than United Kingdom
2.2%
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 18.2%
Ranked 35th.
45.6%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Namibia

Labor force with primary education > % of total 60.4%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
21.5%
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 19.9%
Ranked 34th.
45.9%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Namibia

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 59.9%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
23.5%
Ranked 30th.

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 22%
Ranked 34th.
46.2%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Namibia

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 7.9%
Ranked 42nd.
31.9%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Namibia

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date January 3, 1995 June 30, 1950
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -2.727%
Ranked 87th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
-0.306%
Ranked 44th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -1,851,847,012.643
Ranked 38th.
-3,965,217,178.015
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Namibia

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 8.4%
Ranked 17th.
11.7%
Ranked 13th. 39% more than Namibia

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 17%
Ranked 13th.
24.1%
Ranked 5th. 42% more than Namibia

Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment 57.6%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
26.5%
Ranked 18th.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 14.7%
Ranked 16th. 75% more than United Kingdom
8.4%
Ranked 36th.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 16.7%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 40th.

Force with primary education > % of total 37.2%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
17.5%
Ranked 28th.

Force > Total per 1000 319.43
Ranked 170th.
508.85
Ranked 33th. 59% more than Namibia

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 65.4%
Ranked 62nd.
89.8%
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Namibia

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 33.7%
Ranked 19th. 18 times more than United Kingdom
1.9%
Ranked 29th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 25.2%
Ranked 19th. 31 times more than United Kingdom
0.8%
Ranked 27th.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 29.9%
Ranked 24th. 21 times more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 28th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 55.1%
Ranked 67th.
76.9%
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Namibia

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 57%
Ranked 142nd.
62.2%
Ranked 105th. 9% more than Namibia

Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female 54.3
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
18.4
Ranked 24th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 47%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
12.7%
Ranked 21st.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 41.7%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
15%
Ranked 17th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 36.7%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
17%
Ranked 13th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -819,621,470.299
Ranked 57th. 13 times more than United Kingdom
-62,713,464.038
Ranked 30th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 20.7%
Ranked 172nd.
60.5%
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Namibia

GNI growth > Annual % 5.38%
Ranked 27th.
-1.472%
Ranked 100th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 46,205.32
Ranked 94th. 87% more than United Kingdom
24,671.5
Ranked 120th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 40.1%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
17.9%
Ranked 43th.

Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment 25.3%
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than United Kingdom
3.1%
Ranked 26th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 18.9%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
7.3%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 26.8%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United Kingdom
5%
Ranked 57th.

Force with secondary education > % of total 42.1%
Ranked 26th.
47.4%
Ranked 16th. 13% more than Namibia

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 40.4%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
13.4%
Ranked 36th.

Compensation of employees > % of expense 48.61%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
14.97%
Ranked 51st.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 9.3%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than United Kingdom
9.1%
Ranked 26th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-157,794,621.00
Ranked 104th. 34% more than United Kingdom
$-117,957,104.01
Ranked 96th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -2,927,018,524.756
Ranked 76th.
-4,721,000,000
Ranked 82nd. 61% more than Namibia

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 31.1%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than United Kingdom
4.6%
Ranked 64th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 35.9%
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than United Kingdom
4.2%
Ranked 64th.

Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment 54.3%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
17.1%
Ranked 21st.

Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment 56%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
23%
Ranked 20th.

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 48.37%
Ranked 141st.
69.34%
Ranked 38th. 43% more than Namibia

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 49.3%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than United Kingdom
10%
Ranked 43th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 7.88$ per capita
Ranked 130th.
111.61$ per capita
Ranked 53th. 14 times more than Namibia

One-person and family businesses > Women 16.4%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 30th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 16 million$
Ranked 127th.
6.72 billion$
Ranked 8th. 420 times more than Namibia

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date November 15, 2000 June 7, 2000
One-person and family businesses > Men 11.2%
Ranked 52nd.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 33% more than Namibia

GNI > Current LCU per capita 46,205.32
Ranked 94th. 87% more than United Kingdom
24,671.5
Ranked 121st.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 13.33%
Ranked 106th.
53.75%
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Namibia

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 24.2%
Ranked 155th.
46.4%
Ranked 81st. 92% more than Namibia

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 44.1%
Ranked 110th.
51.6%
Ranked 68th. 17% more than Namibia

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 11.2%
Ranked 52nd.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 33% more than Namibia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 7.89$
Ranked 128th.
111.62$
Ranked 50th. 14 times more than Namibia

Employers, female > % of employment 3.1%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 48th.

Employers, total > % of employment 4.1%
Ranked 25th. 64% more than United Kingdom
2.5%
Ranked 55th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 44%
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
9.7%
Ranked 46th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 30.4%
Ranked 21st. 62% more than United Kingdom
18.8%
Ranked 43th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 36.8%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
14.6%
Ranked 49th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 53.9%
Ranked 159th.
63%
Ranked 124th. 17% more than Namibia

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 48.8%
Ranked 138th.
57.1%
Ranked 100th. 17% more than Namibia

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 40.8%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
8.3%
Ranked 42nd.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 25.4%
Ranked 21st. 65% more than United Kingdom
15.4%
Ranked 36th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 56%
Ranked 55th.
90%
Ranked 20th. 61% more than Namibia

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 69.4%
Ranked 45th.
80.6%
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Namibia

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 7.3%
Ranked 17th. 15 times more than United Kingdom
0.5%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 4.9%
Ranked 11th. 16 times more than United Kingdom
0.3%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 6%
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than United Kingdom
0.4%
Ranked 54th.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 68%
Ranked 49th.
90.9%
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Namibia

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 50.2%
Ranked 40th.
68.6%
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Namibia

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 70.6%
Ranked 21st.
73.8%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Namibia

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