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  • 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.
  • Child labor > Both sexes: Percentage of all children 5-11 years old who do at least one hour of econmic activity a week or at least 28 hours of househould chores. Children 12-14 are included if they peformed at least 14 hours of economic activiy or at least 28 hours of household chores.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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 > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • 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.
  • Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day: Percentage of workers earning less than the equivalent of one USD per day.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Economically active children > Work only > Female: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
    % of female economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Child labor > Boys: Percentage of male children 5-11 years old who do at least one hour of econmic activity a week or at least 28 hours of househould chores. Children 12-14 are included if they peformed at least 14 hours of economic activiy or at least 28 hours of household chores.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Child labor > Girls: Percentage of female children 5-11 years old who do at least one hour of econmic activity a week or at least 28 hours of househould chores. Children 12-14 are included if they peformed at least 14 hours of economic activiy or at least 28 hours of household chores.
  • Economically active children > Total: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
    % of children ages 7-14
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14: 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 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$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > 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.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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
  • 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 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 > 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 > 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
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Economically active children > Study and work > Male: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
    % of male economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • 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.
  • Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Skills are the share of senior managers who ranked skills of available workers as a major or severe constraint.
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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
  • Economically active children > Study and work > Female: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
    % of female economically active children, ages 7-14
  • Economic activity > Men aged 10-14: 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 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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 > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Economically active children, total > % of children ages 7-14: Economically active children, total (% of children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Economically active children > Study and work: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
    % of economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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
  • 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
  • Economically active children > Male: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
    % of male children ages 7-14
  • 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 > 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 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.
  • 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
  • Children in employment, wage workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14: Children in employment, wage workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14). Wage workers (also known as employees) are people who hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that provide basic remuneration that does not depend directly on the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: 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.
  • Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Labor regulations are the share of senior managers who ranked labor regulations as a major or severe constraint.
  • 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 10-14: 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 businesses > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of employed men older than 14 years who are self-employed without employees.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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 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
  • Economically active children > Work only: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
    % of economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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.
  • Economically active children, female > % of female children ages 7-14: Economically active children, female (% of female children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children, male > % of male children ages 7-14: Economically active children, male (% of male children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • 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
  • 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 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.
  • Economically active children > Female: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
    % of female children ages 7-14
  • 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.
  • Children in employment, unpaid family workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14: Children in employment, unpaid family workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14). Unpaid family workers are people who work without pay 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).
  • Economically active children, work only > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, work only (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
STAT Egypt Ethiopia HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 28%
Ranked 18th.
89%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt
Child labor > Both sexes 7%
Ranked 67th.
27%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Egypt

Expense > Current LCU 400.22 billion
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Ethiopia
54.52 billion
Ranked 72nd.

GNI > Current US$ $256.35 billion
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Ethiopia
$41.51 billion
Ranked 74th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $3,175.68
Ranked 112th. 7 times more than Ethiopia
$452.54
Ranked 170th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours
Ranked 11th. The same as Ethiopia
48 hours
Ranked 49th.
Labor force 26.1 million
Ranked 20th.
37.9 million
Ranked 14th. 45% more than Egypt

Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 32%
Ranked 9th.
85%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 17%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
5%
Ranked 18th.
Labor force > By occupation > Services 51%
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Ethiopia
10%
Ranked 17th.
Labor force per 1000 334.29
Ranked 103th.
471.15
Ranked 55th. 41% more than Egypt

Labor force, total 27.19 million
Ranked 21st.
43.59 million
Ranked 14th. 60% more than Egypt

Labor force, total per 1000 336.88
Ranked 166th.
475.22
Ranked 75th. 41% more than Egypt

Rigidity of employment index 53
Ranked 39th. 56% more than Ethiopia
34
Ranked 96th.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage None; for the public sector the minimum wage is LE 700 ($110) per month. None; some government institutions and public enterprises set their own minimum wages: public sector employees, the largest group of wage earners, earned a monthly minimum wage of 420 birr birr ($23); employees in the banking and insurance sector had a minimum monthly wage of 336 birr ($18).
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 45.1%
Ranked 72nd.
76.6%
Ranked 3rd. 70% more than Egypt

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 186.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Ethiopia
40.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 78th.

Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day 1.3%
Ranked 36th.
34.9%
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Egypt

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 4,049.59
Ranked 91st.
5,970.66
Ranked 88th. 47% more than Egypt

Expense > Current LCU per capita 5,041.07
Ranked 85th. 8 times more than Ethiopia
609.84
Ranked 103th.

Industrial workers > Male 25%
Ranked 61st. 13 times more than Ethiopia
2%
Ranked 79th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 71.7%
Ranked 25th.
84.7%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Egypt

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 71.7%
Ranked 25th.
84.7%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Egypt

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 28238000000 1859900000
Force > Total 22.88 million
Ranked 25th.
31.59 million
Ranked 16th. 38% more than Egypt

Force > Total > Per capita 0.309 per capita
Ranked 178th.
0.443 per capita
Ranked 92nd. 43% more than Egypt

Agricultural workers > Female 35%
Ranked 11th.
88%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 22.9%
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Ethiopia
5.2%
Ranked 71st.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 49.3%
Ranked 65th. 8 times more than Ethiopia
6.2%
Ranked 65th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 24.8%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
7.7%
Ranked 77th.

Economically active children > Work only > Female 52.8%
Ranked 2nd.
70.91%
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than Egypt
GNI > Current LCU 1.54 trillion
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Ethiopia
734.95 billion
Ranked 90th.

Female economic activity 35%
Ranked 140th.
57.3%
Ranked 61st. 64% more than Egypt
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 18.1%
Ranked 84th.
69%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Egypt

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 48.7%
Ranked 14th.
93.3%
Ranked 1st. 92% more than Egypt

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 18.1%
Ranked 84th.
69%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Egypt

Labor force > Per capita 275.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th.
495.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 80% more than Egypt

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 73.47%
Ranked 141st.
78.41%
Ranked 112th. 7% more than Egypt
Industrial workers > Female 9%
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Ethiopia
2%
Ranked 79th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-6,485,344,899.49
Ranked 134th. 69 times more than Ethiopia
$-93,972,824.47
Ranked 61st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 0.794$
Ranked 127th. 4 times more than Ethiopia
0.21$
Ranked 136th.

Child labor > Boys 8%
Ranked 62nd.
31%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Egypt

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 27.7%
Ranked 25th.
84.3%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 58.3%
Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Ethiopia
9.3%
Ranked 65th.

Service workers > Male 46%
Ranked 53th. 5 times more than Ethiopia
9%
Ranked 79th.
Female economic activity growth 15%
Ranked 25th.
-1%
Ranked 128th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 21.6%
Ranked 39th.
89.3%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Egypt

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 769.93$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
224.54$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 15.51%
Ranked 107th.
52.25%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Egypt
GNI > Constant LCU 326.89 billion
Ranked 67th.
547.68 billion
Ranked 61st. 68% more than Egypt

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $1,521.89
Ranked 74th. 6 times more than Ethiopia
$252.50
Ranked 101st.

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 4,049.59
Ranked 91st.
5,970.66
Ranked 88th. 47% more than Egypt

Service workers > Female 56%
Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Ethiopia
11%
Ranked 78th.
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 4.7%
Ranked 9th. 24 times more than Ethiopia
0.2%
Ranked 59th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 39%
Ranked 15th.
75.5%
Ranked 1st. 94% more than Egypt

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 15.1%
Ranked 172nd.
64.8%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Egypt

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 8.5%
Ranked 170th.
63.8%
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Egypt

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 68.6%
Ranked 107th.
86.7%
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Egypt

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 14.7%
Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Ethiopia
4.1%
Ranked 79th.

Child labor > Girls 5%
Ranked 69th.
24%
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Egypt

Economically active children > Total 6.4%
Ranked 4th.
57.09%
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Egypt
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14 9.25%
Ranked 62nd.
41.1%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Egypt
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 65.68%
Ranked 145th.
80.17%
Ranked 93th. 22% more than Egypt
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 57 million$
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Ethiopia
16 million$
Ranked 115th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 0.638$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 121st.
1.43$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 106th. 2 times more than Egypt

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 20.5%
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Ethiopia
0.9%
Ranked 60th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 49.3%
Ranked 51st. 5 times more than Ethiopia
10.3%
Ranked 71st.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 6.2%
Ranked 87th.
8.4%
Ranked 65th. 35% more than Egypt

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 29.51%
Ranked 116th.
56.75%
Ranked 30th. 92% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 42.7%
Ranked 144th.
62.35%
Ranked 96th. 46% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 77.63%
Ranked 145th.
80.03%
Ranked 124th. 3% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 40.47%
Ranked 96th.
59.68%
Ranked 40th. 47% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 98.31%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Ethiopia
97.33%
Ranked 99th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 14
Ranked 104th. The same as Ethiopia
14
Ranked 145th.
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 51.5%
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
16%
Ranked 103th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 46%
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Ethiopia
10.4%
Ranked 105th.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 9.3%
Ranked 31st.
11.7%
Ranked 14th. 26% more than Egypt

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 12.7%
Ranked 20th.
17%
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Egypt

Economically active children > Study and work > Male 22.5%
Ranked 3rd.
41.38%
Ranked 11th. 84% more than Egypt
Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 6.4%
Ranked 18th.
34.6%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Egypt

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 29.3%
Ranked 9th.
68.5%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Egypt

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 64.7%
Ranked 65th. 7 times more than Ethiopia
9.3%
Ranked 100th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 52%
Ranked 69th. 8 times more than Ethiopia
6.2%
Ranked 100th.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 17.7%
Ranked 42nd.
89.3%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Egypt

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 44.8%
Ranked 20th.
93.3%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Egypt

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 43.2%
Ranked 155th.
79.2%
Ranked 10th. 83% more than Egypt

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 21.9%
Ranked 151st.
70.8%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Egypt

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 25.7%
Ranked 18th.
83.2%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 69.9$
Ranked 69th. 31 times more than Ethiopia
2.28$
Ranked 142nd.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 21.6%
Ranked 39th.
89.3%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Egypt

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 17.2%
Ranked 167th.
71.6%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Egypt

Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 29.74%
Ranked 3rd. 68% more than Ethiopia
17.69%
Ranked 5th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 36.3%
Ranked 120th.
75.9%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Egypt

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 56.14 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Ethiopia
15.53 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 46th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -102,387,360.343
Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Ethiopia
-13,517,196.088
Ranked 24th.

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita 67,771.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 28 times more than Ethiopia
2,435.16 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 31.8%
Ranked 147th.
77.9%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Egypt

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -8,264,899,600.765
Ranked 54th. 7 times more than Ethiopia
-1,239,916,838.829
Ranked 34th.

Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 65.41%
Ranked 92nd.
90.38%
Ranked 16th. 38% more than Egypt
Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 54.1%
Ranked 4th. 84% more than Ethiopia
29.4%
Ranked 19th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 24.1%
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Ethiopia
22.6%
Ranked 12th.

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 7.3%
Ranked 51st.
15.8%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Egypt
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 91.92%
Ranked 47th.
93.52%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 96.44%
Ranked 68th.
97.11%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Egypt
Economically active children > Study and work > Female 47.2%
Ranked 3rd. 62% more than Ethiopia
29.09%
Ranked 11th.
Economic activity > Men aged 10-14 11.6%
Ranked 62nd.
42.45%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Egypt
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 71.89%
Ranked 145th.
79.46%
Ranked 109th. 11% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 14.62%
Ranked 121st.
51.28%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Egypt
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 43.72%
Ranked 148th.
61.05%
Ranked 108th. 40% more than Egypt
Compensation of employees > % of expense 33.04%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Ethiopia
13.52%
Ranked 68th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 27.1%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Ethiopia
7.7%
Ranked 53th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 21.75%
Ranked 176th.
44.89%
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Egypt

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 56.14$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Ethiopia
15.57$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 74th.

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 96.96%
Ranked 87th.
97.18%
Ranked 74th. About the same as Egypt
Expense > % of GDP 29.19%
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
10.77%
Ranked 103th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 99.63%
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Ethiopia
96.24%
Ranked 113th.

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 48.85%
Ranked 130th.
59.35%
Ranked 106th. 21% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 7.95%
Ranked 92nd.
34.28%
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Egypt
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 7.6
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Ethiopia
2.1
Ranked 58th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 2.4 ratio
Ranked 39th. 41% more than Ethiopia
1.7 ratio
Ranked 64th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 38.82%
Ranked 109th.
70.2%
Ranked 22nd. 81% more than Egypt
Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 7.32%
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Ethiopia
1.5%
Ranked 76th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 10.9%
Ranked 20th.
50.3%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Egypt

Economically active children, total > % of children ages 7-14 7.9%
Ranked 21st.
26.1%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 14.7%
Ranked 57th.
19.5%
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Egypt

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 24.8%
Ranked 24th.
24.9%
Ranked 18th. About the same as Egypt

Force > Total per 1000 318.7
Ranked 171st.
414.7
Ranked 124th. 30% more than Egypt

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 11%
Ranked 30th.
23.1%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Egypt
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita 69.9 BoP $
Ranked 35th. 31 times more than Ethiopia
2.28 BoP $
Ranked 83th.

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date July 3, 1954 June 4, 1963
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -2.521%
Ranked 83th. 12 times more than Ethiopia
-0.218%
Ranked 41st.

GNI growth > Annual % 2.24%
Ranked 71st.
8.46%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Egypt

GNI per capita > Current LCU 19,036.59
Ranked 127th. 2 times more than Ethiopia
8,012.19
Ranked 151st.

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 24.58%
Ranked 104th.
74.63%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Egypt
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 21.4%
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Ethiopia
4.1%
Ranked 57th.

Economically active children > Study and work 39.1%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Ethiopia
36.54%
Ranked 12th.
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 95.01%
Ranked 94th. 1% more than Ethiopia
93.94%
Ranked 121st.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 63.69%
Ranked 149th.
69.91%
Ranked 108th. 10% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 72.62%
Ranked 136th.
77.27%
Ranked 112th. 6% more than Egypt
Economically active children > Male 4%
Ranked 4th.
67.87%
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Egypt
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 47.71%
Ranked 147th.
59.99%
Ranked 111th. 26% more than Egypt
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-80,341,852.56
Ranked 83th. 78 times more than Ethiopia
$-1,024,463.14
Ranked 42nd.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -38,876,400,000
Ranked 114th. 23 times more than Ethiopia
-1,663,766,433.349
Ranked 68th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 23.2%
Ranked 6th.
31.2%
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Egypt
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 21.63%
Ranked 180th.
73.49%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Egypt

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 40%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Ethiopia
11.2%
Ranked 40th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 70.39%
Ranked 144th.
80.06%
Ranked 99th. 14% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 29.06%
Ranked 149th.
60.43%
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Egypt
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 24.88%
Ranked 129th.
58.48%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Egypt
Children in employment, wage workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 11.4%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
3.28%
Ranked 9th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 67.77$ per capita
Ranked 73th. 28 times more than Ethiopia
2.44$ per capita
Ranked 144th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -481,609,235.187
Ranked 74th. 27 times more than Ethiopia
-18,137,875.396
Ranked 38th.

Employers, male > % of employment 17.6%
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Ethiopia
0.9%
Ranked 85th.

One-person and family businesses > Women 48.7%
Ranked 14th.
93.3%
Ranked 1st. 92% more than Egypt

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ 5.02 billion BoP $
Ranked 5th. 29 times more than Ethiopia
173.52 million BoP $
Ranked 58th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 5.02 billion$
Ranked 10th. 29 times more than Ethiopia
174 million$
Ranked 98th.

Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 28.1%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Ethiopia
4.48%
Ranked 6th.
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 97.57%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Ethiopia
96.31%
Ranked 138th.
Economic activity > Women aged 10-14 6.8%
Ranked 59th.
39.76%
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Egypt
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 17.93%
Ranked 137th.
53.7%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Egypt
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date June 9, 1999 May 27, 1999
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 11.8%
Ranked 44th.
54.8%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Egypt

One-person and family businesses > Men 21.6%
Ranked 39th.
89.3%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Egypt

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 54.7%
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Ethiopia
16%
Ranked 71st.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 54.1%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Ethiopia
11.2%
Ranked 58th.

GNI > Current LCU per capita 19,036.59
Ranked 126th. 2 times more than Ethiopia
8,012.19
Ranked 151st.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 41.62%
Ranked 56th.
63.67%
Ranked 25th. 53% more than Egypt

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 61.4%
Ranked 141st.
77.75%
Ranked 76th. 27% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 94.47%
Ranked 60th.
94.98%
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Egypt
Economically active children > Work only 60.9%
Ranked 2nd.
63.46%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Egypt
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 43.3%
Ranked 5th.
74.8%
Ranked 4th. 73% more than Egypt

Economically active children, female > % of female children ages 7-14 4.3%
Ranked 24th.
19.5%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Egypt

Economically active children, male > % of male children ages 7-14 11.5%
Ranked 20th.
32.5%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 57.41%
Ranked 100th.
75.85%
Ranked 37th. 32% more than Egypt
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 34.6%
Ranked 145th.
62.74%
Ranked 95th. 81% more than Egypt
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 49.34%
Ranked 180th.
81.99%
Ranked 14th. 66% more than Egypt

Economically active children > Female 8.9%
Ranked 3rd.
45.88%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Egypt
Employers, female > % of employment 3.1%
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Ethiopia
0.2%
Ranked 87th.

Employers, total > % of employment 14.7%
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Ethiopia
0.6%
Ranked 88th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 48%
Ranked 20th.
93.5%
Ranked 1st. 95% more than Egypt

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 35.3%
Ranked 24th.
90.3%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 37.8%
Ranked 26th.
91.8%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Egypt

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 69.4%
Ranked 88th.
86.9%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Egypt

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 23.1%
Ranked 37th.
91.2%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Egypt

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 76.94%
Ranked 136th.
90.65%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Egypt

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 62.2%
Ranked 67th. 8 times more than Ethiopia
7.9%
Ranked 104th.

Children in employment, unpaid family workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 87.42%
Ranked 5th.
90.66%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Egypt
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 5.1%
Ranked 70th.
8.3%
Ranked 87th. 63% more than Egypt

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 28.1%
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Ethiopia
5.1%
Ranked 104th.

Economically active children, work only > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 21%
Ranked 13th.
35.1%
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Egypt

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