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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.
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Female decision makers: Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total). Data refer to the latest year available during the period 1991-2000. Those for countries that have implemented the recent International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) are not strictly comparable with those for countries using the previous classification (ISCO-68).
  • 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.
  • Female professionals: Female professional and technical workers (as % of total)
  • 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 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 > 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, men 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, women 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 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > 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
  • 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 > 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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 > 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 > 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 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Labor regulations are the share of senior managers who ranked labor regulations as a major or severe constraint.
  • GNI > Current US$, % 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • 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
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • 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
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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
  • One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of employed men older than 14 years who are self-employed without employees.
  • 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
  • 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 > 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
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$: 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 > 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
  • 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 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 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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 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 > Men aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 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
STAT Costa Rica Egypt HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 22%
Ranked 25th.
28%
Ranked 18th. 27% more than Costa Rica
Expense > Current LCU 5.49 trillion
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Egypt
400.22 billion
Ranked 46th.

GNI > Current US$ $44.27 billion
Ranked 71st.
$256.35 billion
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Costa Rica

GNI > Current US$ per capita $9,213.00
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Egypt
$3,175.68
Ranked 112th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours
Ranked 39th. The same as Egypt
48 hours
Ranked 11th.
Labor force 2.17 million
Ranked 92nd.
26.1 million
Ranked 20th. 12 times more than Costa Rica

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 20%, industry 22%, services 58% agriculture 32%, industry 17%, services 51%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 14%
Ranked 19th.
32%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 22%
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Egypt
17%
Ranked 10th.
Labor force > By occupation > Services 64%
Ranked 13th. 25% more than Egypt
51%
Ranked 9th.
Labor force per 1000 464.7
Ranked 52nd. 39% more than Egypt
334.29
Ranked 103th.

Labor force, total 2.3 million
Ranked 117th.
27.19 million
Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Costa Rica

Rigidity of employment index 32
Ranked 102nd.
53
Ranked 39th. 66% more than Costa Rica

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage Varies for specified industries from \u20a1 8,618.72 per 8-hour work day for unskilled workers to \u20a111,463.50 per day for specialized workers. All other occupations not explicitly covered fall under the generic scale, which varies from \u20a1257,219.78 per month for unskilled workers to \u20a1562,375.83 for licentiates . None; for the public sector the minimum wage is LE 700 ($110) per month.
Unemployment rate 7.3%
Ranked 52nd.
9.7%
Ranked 30th. 33% more than Costa Rica

Child labor > Both sexes 5%
Ranked 82nd.
7%
Ranked 67th. 40% more than Costa Rica

Labor force, total per 1000 478.4
Ranked 70th. 42% more than Egypt
336.88
Ranked 166th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 56%
Ranked 41st. 24% more than Egypt
45.1%
Ranked 72nd.

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 35.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 89th.
186.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day 0.0
Ranked 7th.
1.3%
Ranked 36th.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 489,206.38
Ranked 15th. 121 times more than Egypt
4,049.59
Ranked 91st.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 1.16 million
Ranked 10th. 230 times more than Egypt
5,041.07
Ranked 85th.

Industrial workers > Male 27%
Ranked 56th. 8% more than Egypt
25%
Ranked 61st.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 72.2%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Egypt
71.7%
Ranked 25th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 72.2%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Egypt
71.7%
Ranked 25th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 898179000000 28238000000
Force > Total 1.96 million
Ranked 117th.
22.88 million
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Costa Rica

Force > Total > Per capita 0.452 per capita
Ranked 85th. 46% more than Egypt
0.309 per capita
Ranked 178th.

Female decision makers 33%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Egypt
10%
Ranked 60th.
Agricultural workers > Female 4%
Ranked 48th.
35%
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Costa Rica
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 26.4%
Ranked 54th. 15% more than Egypt
22.9%
Ranked 70th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 73.1%
Ranked 46th. 48% more than Egypt
49.3%
Ranked 65th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 16.6%
Ranked 44th.
24.8%
Ranked 26th. 49% more than Costa Rica

Economically active children > Work only > Female 13.38%
Ranked 2nd.
52.8%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Costa Rica
GNI > Current LCU 22.27 trillion
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Egypt
1.54 trillion
Ranked 74th.

Female economic activity 37.1%
Ranked 131st. 6% more than Egypt
35%
Ranked 140th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 41%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Egypt
18.1%
Ranked 84th.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 18.9%
Ranked 14th.
48.7%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 41%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Egypt
18.1%
Ranked 84th.

Labor force > Per capita 475.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 73% more than Egypt
275.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 74.06%
Ranked 139th. 1% more than Egypt
73.47%
Ranked 141st.
Industrial workers > Female 17%
Ranked 30th. 89% more than Egypt
9%
Ranked 74th.
Female professionals 46%
Ranked 47th. 48% more than Egypt
31%
Ranked 66th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-832,783,457.61
Ranked 96th.
$-6,485,344,899.49
Ranked 134th. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 48.38$
Ranked 51st. 61 times more than Egypt
0.794$
Ranked 127th.

Child labor > Boys 6%
Ranked 81st.
8%
Ranked 62nd. 33% more than Costa Rica

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 20.8%
Ranked 20th.
27.7%
Ranked 25th. 33% more than Costa Rica

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 70.5%
Ranked 42nd. 21% more than Egypt
58.3%
Ranked 61st.

Service workers > Male 51%
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Egypt
46%
Ranked 53th.
Female economic activity growth 12%
Ranked 36th.
15%
Ranked 25th. 25% more than Costa Rica
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 20.9%
Ranked 16th.
21.6%
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 48,298.82$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 63 times more than Egypt
769.93$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 15.71%
Ranked 105th. 1% more than Egypt
15.51%
Ranked 107th.
GNI > Constant LCU per capita 489,206.38
Ranked 15th. 121 times more than Egypt
4,049.59
Ranked 91st.

GNI > Constant LCU 2.35 trillion
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Egypt
326.89 billion
Ranked 67th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $5,612.93
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Egypt
$1,521.89
Ranked 74th.

Service workers > Female 79%
Ranked 37th. 41% more than Egypt
56%
Ranked 67th.
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 4.3%
Ranked 10th.
4.7%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Costa Rica

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 4.8%
Ranked 33th.
39%
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 76.9%
Ranked 55th. 12% more than Egypt
68.6%
Ranked 107th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 30.3%
Ranked 99th. 4 times more than Egypt
8.5%
Ranked 170th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 41.9%
Ranked 121st. 3 times more than Egypt
15.1%
Ranked 172nd.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 13.5%
Ranked 50th.
14.7%
Ranked 53th. 9% more than Costa Rica

Child labor > Girls 3%
Ranked 88th.
5%
Ranked 69th. 67% more than Costa Rica

Economically active children > Total 6.71%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Egypt
6.4%
Ranked 4th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 65.55%
Ranked 147th.
65.68%
Ranked 145th. About the same as Costa Rica
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14 4.13%
Ranked 73th.
9.25%
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 10.44$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 44th. 16 times more than Egypt
0.638$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 121st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 209 million$
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Egypt
57 million$
Ranked 77th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 52.3%
Ranked 39th. 6% more than Egypt
49.3%
Ranked 51st.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 9.2%
Ranked 12th.
20.5%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 12.6%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Egypt
6.2%
Ranked 87th.

Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 47.33%
Ranked 132nd. 11% more than Egypt
42.7%
Ranked 144th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 39.09%
Ranked 80th. 32% more than Egypt
29.51%
Ranked 116th.
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 85.63%
Ranked 64th. 10% more than Egypt
77.63%
Ranked 145th.
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.08%
Ranked 111th.
98.31%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Costa Rica
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 81st. 7% more than Egypt
14
Ranked 104th.
Economically active children > Study and work > Female 86.62%
Ranked 1st. 84% more than Egypt
47.2%
Ranked 3rd.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 15%
Ranked 33th.
27.1%
Ranked 12th. 81% more than Costa Rica

Force > Female > % of total labor force 35.14%
Ranked 147th. 62% more than Egypt
21.75%
Ranked 176th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 66.99%
Ranked 126th. 5% more than Egypt
63.69%
Ranked 149th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 70.31%
Ranked 150th.
72.62%
Ranked 136th. 3% more than Costa Rica
Economically active children > Male 9.68%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Egypt
4%
Ranked 4th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-173,305,376.18
Ranked 110th. 2 times more than Egypt
$-80,341,852.56
Ranked 83th.

Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 24.2%
Ranked 2nd.
28.1%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Costa Rica
GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 98.05%
Ranked 80th.
99.63%
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Costa Rica

Economically active children > Work only 20.81%
Ranked 2nd.
60.9%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 3.9%
Ranked 36th.
43.3%
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Costa Rica

Employers, female > % of employment 2%
Ranked 32nd.
3.1%
Ranked 10th. 55% more than Costa Rica

Employers, total > % of employment 3.7%
Ranked 38th.
14.7%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 20.2%
Ranked 25th.
48%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 26.1%
Ranked 27th.
35.3%
Ranked 24th. 35% more than Costa Rica

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 23.9%
Ranked 29th.
37.8%
Ranked 26th. 58% more than Costa Rica

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 74.3%
Ranked 54th. 7% more than Egypt
69.4%
Ranked 88th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 79.8%
Ranked 41st. 53% more than Egypt
52%
Ranked 69th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 73.9%
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Egypt
64.7%
Ranked 65th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 11.3%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Egypt
5.1%
Ranked 70th.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 24.4%
Ranked 45th.
28.1%
Ranked 44th. 15% more than Costa Rica

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 84.6%
Ranked 24th. 64% more than Egypt
51.5%
Ranked 67th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 56.2%
Ranked 29th. 22% more than Egypt
46%
Ranked 57th.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 6.2%
Ranked 51st.
9.3%
Ranked 31st. 50% more than Costa Rica

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 7.8%
Ranked 41st.
12.7%
Ranked 20th. 63% more than Costa Rica

Force > Total per 1000 452.82
Ranked 82nd. 42% more than Egypt
318.7
Ranked 171st.

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date June 2, 1960 July 3, 1954
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -8,683,943,715.747
Ranked 77th. 85 times more than Egypt
-102,387,360.343
Ranked 34th.

GNI growth > Annual % 4.66%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Egypt
2.24%
Ranked 71st.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 24.2%
Ranked 24th.
54.1%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment 0.5%
Ranked 39th.
4%
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 5.4%
Ranked 55th.
7.3%
Ranked 51st. 35% more than Costa Rica

Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 78.11%
Ranked 125th.
91.92%
Ranked 47th. 18% more than Costa Rica
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 66.76%
Ranked 88th. 2% more than Egypt
65.41%
Ranked 92nd.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 44.35%
Ranked 150th.
48.63%
Ranked 137th. 10% more than Costa Rica
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita 92,380.94 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 36% more than Egypt
67,771.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 19.97 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 43th.
56.14 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 50%
Ranked 63th. 38% more than Egypt
36.3%
Ranked 120th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 41.5%
Ranked 123th. 2 times more than Egypt
17.2%
Ranked 167th.

Economically active children, female > % of female children ages 7-14 1.6%
Ranked 9th.
4.3%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Economically active children, male > % of male children ages 7-14 3.4%
Ranked 9th.
11.5%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 10.54%
Ranked 100th.
41.62%
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Expense > % of GDP 26.45%
Ranked 55th.
29.19%
Ranked 48th. 10% more than Costa Rica

GNI > Current LCU per capita 4.63 million
Ranked 17th. 243 times more than Egypt
19,036.59
Ranked 126th.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 20.9%
Ranked 16th.
21.6%
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 49.08%
Ranked 146th.
57.41%
Ranked 100th. 17% more than Costa Rica
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 97.45$
Ranked 57th. 39% more than Egypt
69.9$
Ranked 69th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 21.6%
Ranked 30th.
54.1%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 38.33%
Ranked 140th. 11% more than Egypt
34.6%
Ranked 145th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 82.2%
Ranked 31st. 50% more than Egypt
54.7%
Ranked 72nd.

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 67.04%
Ranked 114th. 36% more than Egypt
49.34%
Ranked 180th.

Economically active children > Female 3.48%
Ranked 2nd.
8.9%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 3.5
Ranked 17th.
7.6
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 19.2%
Ranked 20th.
25.7%
Ranked 18th. 34% more than Costa Rica

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 39.6%
Ranked 83th. 81% more than Egypt
21.9%
Ranked 151st.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 3.5 ratio
Ranked 11th. 46% more than Egypt
2.4 ratio
Ranked 39th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 58.1%
Ranked 94th. 34% more than Egypt
43.2%
Ranked 155th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 18.3%
Ranked 25th.
44.8%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 21.4%
Ranked 23th. 21% more than Egypt
17.7%
Ranked 42nd.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 20.2%
Ranked 26th.
23.1%
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Costa Rica

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 84.78%
Ranked 56th. 10% more than Egypt
76.94%
Ranked 136th.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 76.1%
Ranked 39th. 22% more than Egypt
62.2%
Ranked 67th.

Children in employment, unpaid family workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 76.3%
Ranked 6th.
87.42%
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Costa Rica
Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 1.8%
Ranked 32nd.
29.3%
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Costa Rica

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 1.2%
Ranked 30th.
6.4%
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 1.4%
Ranked 35th.
10.9%
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Economically active children, work only > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 19%
Ranked 5th.
21%
Ranked 13th. 11% more than Costa Rica
Economically active children, total > % of children ages 7-14 2.5%
Ranked 9th.
7.9%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 15%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Egypt
14.7%
Ranked 57th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 18.4%
Ranked 40th.
24.8%
Ranked 24th. 35% more than Costa Rica

Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment 1%
Ranked 31st.
19.9%
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Costa Rica

One-person and family businesses > Men 20.9%
Ranked 16th.
21.6%
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Economically active children > Study and work > Male 76.74%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt
22.5%
Ranked 3rd.
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 18.7%
Ranked 23th. 58% more than Egypt
11.8%
Ranked 44th.

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date June 11, 1976 June 9, 1999
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 26.64%
Ranked 102nd. 49% more than Egypt
17.93%
Ranked 137th.
Economic activity > Women aged 10-14 2.68%
Ranked 75th.
6.8%
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 96.37%
Ranked 136th.
97.57%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Costa Rica
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita 92.53 BoP $
Ranked 30th. 32% more than Egypt
69.9 BoP $
Ranked 35th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 421 million$
Ranked 79th.
5.02 billion$
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Costa Rica

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ 399.75 million BoP $
Ranked 46th.
5.02 billion BoP $
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Costa Rica

One-person and family businesses > Women 18.9%
Ranked 14th.
48.7%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 13.41%
Ranked 14th.
29.74%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Employers, male > % of employment 4.7%
Ranked 43th.
17.6%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -87,162,205,893.785
Ranked 146th. 181 times more than Egypt
-481,609,235.187
Ranked 74th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 97.29$ per capita
Ranked 58th. 44% more than Egypt
67.77$ per capita
Ranked 73th.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 6.4%
Ranked 51st.
11%
Ranked 30th. 72% more than Costa Rica

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -1.844%
Ranked 75th.
-2.521%
Ranked 83th. 37% more than Costa Rica

Children in employment, wage workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 16.9%
Ranked 3rd. 48% more than Egypt
11.4%
Ranked 6th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 56.4%
Ranked 59th. 77% more than Egypt
31.8%
Ranked 147th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 4.63 million
Ranked 17th. 243 times more than Egypt
19,036.59
Ranked 127th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -41,728,911,317.558
Ranked 69th. 5 times more than Egypt
-8,264,899,600.765
Ranked 54th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 10.2%
Ranked 34th.
24.1%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 30.41%
Ranked 89th. 24% more than Egypt
24.58%
Ranked 104th.
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 11.3%
Ranked 42nd.
21.4%
Ranked 17th. 89% more than Costa Rica

Economically active children > Study and work 79.19%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Egypt
39.1%
Ranked 3rd.
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 95.27%
Ranked 89th. About the same as Egypt
95.01%
Ranked 94th.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 13.48%
Ranked 130th.
14.62%
Ranked 121st. 8% more than Costa Rica
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 50.33%
Ranked 135th. 15% more than Egypt
43.72%
Ranked 148th.
Compensation of employees > % of expense 41.41%
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Egypt
33.04%
Ranked 25th.

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 47.52%
Ranked 134th.
48.85%
Ranked 130th. 3% more than Costa Rica
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 3.17%
Ranked 137th.
7.95%
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 20.46%
Ranked 146th.
24.88%
Ranked 129th. 22% more than Costa Rica
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 29.71%
Ranked 146th. 2% more than Egypt
29.06%
Ranked 149th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 71.74%
Ranked 137th. 2% more than Egypt
70.39%
Ranked 144th.
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 21.5%
Ranked 16th.
40%
Ranked 5th. 86% more than Costa Rica

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 39.56%
Ranked 107th. 2% more than Egypt
38.82%
Ranked 109th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 50.98%
Ranked 139th. 7% more than Egypt
47.71%
Ranked 147th.
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 48.59%
Ranked 139th. 2 times more than Egypt
21.63%
Ranked 180th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 1.25%
Ranked 81st.
7.32%
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -418,840,112,170.373
Ranked 140th. 11 times more than Egypt
-38,876,400,000
Ranked 114th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 8.5%
Ranked 41st.
23.2%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 21.03$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 65th.
56.14$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 95.75%
Ranked 133th.
96.96%
Ranked 87th. 1% more than Costa Rica
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 59.46%
Ranked 152nd.
61.4%
Ranked 141st. 3% more than Costa Rica
Economic activity > Men aged 10-14 5.52%
Ranked 73th.
11.6%
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 92.57%
Ranked 154th.
96.44%
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Costa Rica
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 89.26%
Ranked 129th.
94.47%
Ranked 60th. 6% more than Costa Rica

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