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Labor Stats: compare key data on Portugal & South Africa

Definitions

  • Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > 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.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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.
  • 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 participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Child labor rate > Boys: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14: Percent of males over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all males in employment.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men: Number of male self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment rate > Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: 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: 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.
  • Child labor rate > Girls: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14: Percent of females over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all females in employment.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • 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
  • 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 > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men: Number of male self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Technicians in RandD > Per million people: Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment: Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • 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
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Economically active children > Total > % of children ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children > Study and work > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14: 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.
  • Economically active children > Work only > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14: 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • 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
  • Steel industry jobs: Employment in the steel industry. Figures in thousand jobs.
  • 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
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU 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.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Men: Percentage of country's males over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Women: Percentage of country's females over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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
  • 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 unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Economically active children, study and work, female > % of female economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work, female (% of female 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. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • Economically active children > Work only > Male > % of male economically active children > Ages 7-14: 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.
  • 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
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • 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
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Employment in industry > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees, 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.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Vulnerable employment > Male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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 > 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 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
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economic activity > 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
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economic activity > Women aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > 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 with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • 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
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economically active children > Study and work > Female > % of female economically active children > Ages 7-14: 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.
  • Economically active children > Study and work > Male > % of male economically active children > Ages 7-14: 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.
  • Economically active children > Work only > Female > % of female economically active children > Ages 7-14: 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.
  • Economically active children, study and work, male > % of male economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work, male (% of male 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. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • Economically active children, work only, female > % of female economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, work only, female (% of female 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. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Economically active children, work only, male > % of male economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, work only, male (% of male 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. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • 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 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.
  • Steel industry jobs per million: Employment in the steel industry. Figures in thousand jobs. 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.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • One-person 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.
  • 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 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
  • 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT Portugal South Africa HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 55.7
Ranked 98th. 36% more than South Africa
41.1
Ranked 160th.

Expense > Current LCU 75.39 billion
Ranked 67th.
968.85 billion
Ranked 29th. 13 times more than Portugal

GNI > Current US$ $207.10 billion
Ranked 43th.
$375.79 billion
Ranked 27th. 81% more than Portugal

GNI > Current US$ per capita $19,673.60
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than South Africa
$7,341.09
Ranked 66th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 154th.
45 hours
Ranked 55th. 13% more than Portugal
Labor force 5.57 million
Ranked 57th.
17.32 million
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Portugal

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 10%, industry 30%, services 60% agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 11.7%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than South Africa
9%
Ranked 11th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 28.5%
Ranked 6th. 10% more than South Africa
26%
Ranked 8th.

Labor force > By occupation > Services 59.8%
Ranked 9th.
65%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Portugal

Labor force per 1000 523.63
Ranked 27th. 51% more than South Africa
346.46
Ranked 96th.

Labor force, total 5.47 million
Ranked 74th.
18.69 million
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Portugal

Rigidity of employment index 51
Ranked 44th. 24% more than South Africa
41
Ranked 71st.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage \u20ac 565.83 per month in 12 payments, \u20ac485 per month in 14 payments; for full-time workers, rural workers, and domestic employees ages 18 and older. None; for farm workers the minimum wage is approximately R 7.71 ($0.85) per hour; for domestic workers employed more than 27 hours per week it ranges from 4.85 rand ($0.53) to 7.06 rand ($0.78) per hour.
Unemployment rate 10.7%
Ranked 26th.
23.3%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Portugal

Labor force, total per 1000 519.86
Ranked 34th. 42% more than South Africa
365.06
Ranked 155th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 53.5%
Ranked 50th. 40% more than South Africa
38.2%
Ranked 75th.

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 98.7 weeks of wages
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Africa
24 weeks of wages
Ranked 119th.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 14,040.9
Ranked 76th.
37,289.86
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Portugal

Expense > Current LCU per capita 7,140.9
Ranked 75th.
19,152.15
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Portugal

Employment rate > Women 48.8
Ranked 73th. 41% more than South Africa
34.6
Ranked 141st.

Labor force > Total 5.63 million
Ranked 61st.
18.68 million
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Portugal

Employment rate > Men 63.5
Ranked 115th. 32% more than South Africa
48.1
Ranked 161st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 59.5%
Ranked 48th. 32% more than South Africa
45%
Ranked 71st.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 59.5%
Ranked 48th. 32% more than South Africa
45%
Ranked 71st.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 18507010000 66674000000
Force > Total > Per capita 0.527 per capita
Ranked 19th. 26% more than South Africa
0.417 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Force > Total 5.56 million
Ranked 66th.
19.56 million
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Portugal

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 76.1%
Ranked 40th.
80%
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Portugal

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 40.8%
Ranked 9th. 23% more than South Africa
33.3%
Ranked 33th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 30.1%
Ranked 16th.
49.8%
Ranked 6th. 65% more than Portugal

Economically active children > Work only > Female 3.66%
Ranked 13th.
5.5%
Ranked 10th. 50% more than Portugal
GNI > Current LCU 161.08 billion
Ranked 114th.
3.09 trillion
Ranked 60th. 19 times more than Portugal

Female economic activity 51.2%
Ranked 80th. 8% more than South Africa
47.2%
Ranked 102nd.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 14%
Ranked 19th. 25% more than South Africa
11.2%
Ranked 22nd.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 48%
Ranked 36th. 50% more than South Africa
32%
Ranked 70th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 48%
Ranked 36th. 50% more than South Africa
32%
Ranked 70th.

Labor force > Per capita 527.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 52% more than South Africa
346.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 89.42%
Ranked 49th. 15% more than South Africa
77.56%
Ranked 118th.
Employment rate > Young adults 35.1
Ranked 109th. 2 times more than South Africa
14.6
Ranked 164th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-5,175,880,689.12
Ranked 133th.
$-8,527,126,747.12
Ranked 139th. 65% more than Portugal

Child labor rate > Boys 4.59
Ranked 9th.
29
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Portugal
Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14 5.9%
Ranked 18th.
6.3%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Portugal
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 109.11$
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than South Africa
22.35$
Ranked 60th.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 43
Ranked 35th. 23% more than South Africa
35
Ranked 60th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 10.9%
Ranked 31st.
12.6%
Ranked 46th. 16% more than Portugal

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 73.1%
Ranked 38th.
80.2%
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Portugal

Female economic activity growth 4%
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than South Africa
1%
Ranked 91st.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 17.7%
Ranked 18th. 95% more than South Africa
9.1%
Ranked 37th.

Employment rate > Young women 30.5
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than South Africa
12.7
Ranked 158th.

Employment rate > Young men 39.6
Ranked 114th. 2 times more than South Africa
16.5
Ranked 163th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 109,105.21$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than South Africa
22,500.33$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 11.01%
Ranked 119th.
12.79%
Ranked 116th. 16% more than Portugal
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $29,943.00
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than South Africa
$11,984.00
Ranked 75th.

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 14,040.9
Ranked 76th.
37,289.86
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Portugal

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $17,461.20
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than South Africa
$5,863.80
Ranked 44th.

GNI > Constant LCU 147.8 billion
Ranked 79th.
1.91 trillion
Ranked 37th. 13 times more than Portugal

Child labor rate > Girls 2.63
Ranked 9th.
26.4
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Portugal
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 12.9%
Ranked 19th. 74% more than South Africa
7.4%
Ranked 44th.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 3.3%
Ranked 16th.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Portugal

Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14 14.4%
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than South Africa
12.7%
Ranked 41st.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 51.3%
Ranked 64th. 63% more than South Africa
31.4%
Ranked 151st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 65.7%
Ranked 121st. 9% more than South Africa
60.3%
Ranked 142nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 33%
Ranked 92nd. 62% more than South Africa
20.4%
Ranked 146th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 28.7%
Ranked 17th.
45.4%
Ranked 7th. 58% more than Portugal

Economically active children > Total 3.64%
Ranked 14th.
27.7%
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Portugal
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 79.6%
Ranked 97th. 6% more than South Africa
75.01%
Ranked 111th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 1.15 billion$
Ranked 28th. 9% more than South Africa
1.05 billion$
Ranked 30th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 6.28$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 60th. 43% more than South Africa
4.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 70th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 18.6%
Ranked 18th. 37% more than South Africa
13.6%
Ranked 42nd.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 48.2%
Ranked 49th.
53.9%
Ranked 36th. 12% more than Portugal

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 8.1%
Ranked 16th.
14.8%
Ranked 7th. 83% more than Portugal

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 307.05 per million people
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than South Africa
73.15 per million people
Ranked 37th.

Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 96.41%
Ranked 136th.
97.32%
Ranked 100th. 1% more than Portugal
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 43.89%
Ranked 86th. 14% more than South Africa
38.49%
Ranked 103th.
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 80.17%
Ranked 119th. 1% more than South Africa
79.65%
Ranked 129th.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 73.27%
Ranked 78th. 35% more than South Africa
54.24%
Ranked 119th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 40.39%
Ranked 74th. 10% more than South Africa
36.76%
Ranked 90th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 16
Ranked 34th. 7% more than South Africa
15
Ranked 56th.
Employees, services, male > % of male employment 52.8%
Ranked 35th.
58.3%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Portugal

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 58.3%
Ranked 45th.
65.4%
Ranked 26th. 12% more than Portugal

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 15.7%
Ranked 14th.
22.7%
Ranked 6th. 45% more than Portugal

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 15.6%
Ranked 11th.
25%
Ranked 4th. 60% more than Portugal

Economically active children > Study and work > Male 96.42%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than South Africa
95.3%
Ranked 1st.
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 8.7%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than South Africa
3.5%
Ranked 44th.

Force > Total per 1000 527.4
Ranked 19th. 27% more than South Africa
414.44
Ranked 126th.

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 71%
Ranked 25th.
79.7%
Ranked 37th. 12% more than Portugal

Economically active children > Total > % of children ages 7-14 3.64%
Ranked 9th.
27.7%
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Portugal
Economically active children > Study and work > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14 96.4%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than South Africa
94.9%
Ranked 1st.
Economically active children > Work only > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14 3.6%
Ranked 9th.
5.1%
Ranked 8th. 42% more than Portugal
Economically active children > Work only 3.6%
Ranked 14th.
5.1%
Ranked 10th. 42% more than Portugal
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 85.48%
Ranked 149th.
94.81%
Ranked 53th. 11% more than Portugal
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 93.39%
Ranked 139th.
96.63%
Ranked 62nd. 3% more than Portugal
Labor force with primary education > % of total 65.7%
Ranked 3rd. 96% more than South Africa
33.6%
Ranked 18th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 16.46$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than South Africa
2.75$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 124th.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 15.1%
Ranked 54th.
47.9%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Portugal

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 70.9%
Ranked 2nd. 97% more than South Africa
36%
Ranked 18th.

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 16.1%
Ranked 51st.
49.5%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Portugal

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 14.1%
Ranked 50th. 5% more than South Africa
13.4%
Ranked 52nd.

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 96.05%
Ranked 126th.
97.01%
Ranked 83th. 1% more than Portugal
Steel industry jobs 2 thousand jobs
Ranked 19th.
56 thousand jobs
Ranked 7th. 28 times more than Portugal

Expense > % of GDP 44.05%
Ranked 8th. 33% more than South Africa
33.21%
Ranked 34th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 97.48%
Ranked 90th.
97.78%
Ranked 87th. About the same as Portugal

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date July 1, 1964 February 19, 1996
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -2.436%
Ranked 81st. 10% more than South Africa
-2.219%
Ranked 79th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -350,947,877.885
Ranked 45th.
-888,089,137.565
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Portugal

Part time > Part time employment rate > Men 5.9%
Ranked 18th.
6.3%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Portugal
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 42.2%
Ranked 120th. 29% more than South Africa
32.6%
Ranked 145th.

GNI growth > Annual % -2.018%
Ranked 103th.
2.64%
Ranked 64th.

Part time > Part time employment rate > Women 14.4%
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than South Africa
12.7%
Ranked 41st.
Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 9.2%
Ranked 24th. 92% more than South Africa
4.8%
Ranked 46th.

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 11.6%
Ranked 36th. 49% more than South Africa
7.8%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 15.6%
Ranked 14th.
27.7%
Ranked 5th. 78% more than Portugal

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 16.71%
Ranked 118th.
23.47%
Ranked 108th. 40% more than Portugal
Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 5.8%
Ranked 50th.
23.5%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Portugal

Economically active children > Study and work > Female 96.34%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than South Africa
94.5%
Ranked 1st.
Compensation of employees > % of expense 29.59%
Ranked 23th. Twice as much as South Africa
14.78%
Ranked 52nd.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 31.7%
Ranked 16th.
55%
Ranked 5th. 74% more than Portugal

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 68.4%
Ranked 50th.
78.9%
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Portugal

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 16.1%
Ranked 28th.
60.1%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Portugal

Force > Female > % of total labor force 46.49%
Ranked 42nd. 22% more than South Africa
38.22%
Ranked 131st.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 2.3
Ranked 56th.
2.5
Ranked 43th. 9% more than Portugal

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 11.5%
Ranked 42nd. 95% more than South Africa
5.9%
Ranked 54th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 2.5 ratio
Ranked 37th. 14% more than South Africa
2.2 ratio
Ranked 49th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 8.9%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than South Africa
4%
Ranked 64th.

Economically active children, study and work, female > % of female economically active children, ages 7-14 96.34%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than South Africa
94.5%
Ranked 1st.
Economically active children > Work only > Male > % of male economically active children > Ages 7-14 3.58%
Ranked 8th.
4.7%
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Portugal
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 68.02%
Ranked 67th. 31% more than South Africa
51.94%
Ranked 120th.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 7.09%
Ranked 96th. 55% more than South Africa
4.56%
Ranked 120th.
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 47.6%
Ranked 30th. 8% more than South Africa
43.9%
Ranked 50th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 37.14%
Ranked 112th.
42.73%
Ranked 96th. 15% more than Portugal
Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 46.79%
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than South Africa
43.67%
Ranked 84th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 7.6%
Ranked 20th.
22.9%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Portugal

Employment in industry > % of total employment 29.3%
Ranked 9th. 13% more than South Africa
26%
Ranked 27th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 1.84%
Ranked 67th. 7 times more than South Africa
0.282%
Ranked 111th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 285.99$
Ranked 16th. 21 times more than South Africa
13.94$
Ranked 115th.

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 66.76%
Ranked 82nd. 26% more than South Africa
53.13%
Ranked 107th.
Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 12.1%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than South Africa
5.5%
Ranked 52nd.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 23.4%
Ranked 143th. 87% more than South Africa
12.5%
Ranked 174th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 51.5%
Ranked 127th. 33% more than South Africa
38.8%
Ranked 166th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 14.1%
Ranked 31st. 26% more than South Africa
11.2%
Ranked 38th.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 18.9%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than South Africa
9.1%
Ranked 53th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 82.5%
Ranked 35th.
86%
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Portugal

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 74.5%
Ranked 37th.
83.4%
Ranked 22nd. 12% more than Portugal

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.8%
Ranked 45th.
1.2%
Ranked 45th. 50% more than Portugal

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.6%
Ranked 39th. 20% more than South Africa
0.5%
Ranked 49th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.7%
Ranked 43th.
0.8%
Ranked 51st. 14% more than Portugal

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 76.1%
Ranked 39th. 11% more than South Africa
68.4%
Ranked 56th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 36.4%
Ranked 10th.
47.1%
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Portugal

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 37.6%
Ranked 10th.
51.5%
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Portugal

Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment 7.6%
Ranked 10th.
9%
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Portugal

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 14.1%
Ranked 52nd.
46.5%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Portugal

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 59.9%
Ranked 5th. 95% more than South Africa
30.7%
Ranked 18th.

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 11%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than South Africa
10.6%
Ranked 32nd.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 12%
Ranked 5th. 85% more than South Africa
6.5%
Ranked 25th.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 11.5%
Ranked 5th. 31% more than South Africa
8.8%
Ranked 34th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 59.2%
Ranked 22nd.
64.9%
Ranked 37th. 10% more than Portugal

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 62.6%
Ranked 103th. 13% more than South Africa
55.3%
Ranked 149th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 13.2%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than South Africa
4.5%
Ranked 66th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 72.5%
Ranked 5th. 82% more than South Africa
39.8%
Ranked 28th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 16%
Ranked 61st.
59.7%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Portugal

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 64.7%
Ranked 7th. 97% more than South Africa
32.9%
Ranked 30th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 16.6%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than South Africa
5%
Ranked 61st.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 20.2%
Ranked 10th.
52%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Portugal

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 16.5%
Ranked 14th.
46.9%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Portugal

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 13.3%
Ranked 21st.
43%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Portugal

Vulnerable employment > Male > % of male employment 18%
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than South Africa
2.2%
Ranked 18th.

Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 12.07%
Ranked 18th.
35.49%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Portugal
GNI per capita > Current LCU 15,302.12
Ranked 141st.
60,270.16
Ranked 85th. 4 times more than Portugal

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -3,694,324,078.975
Ranked 44th.
-45,460,667,164.194
Ranked 71st. 12 times more than Portugal

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 39.1%
Ranked 13th.
56.9%
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Portugal

Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment 7.7%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than South Africa
7.4%
Ranked 13th.

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 13.7%
Ranked 34th.
55.8%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Portugal

Economically active children > Study and work 96.4%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than South Africa
94.9%
Ranked 1st.
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 94.96%
Ranked 95th.
95.06%
Ranked 91st. About the same as Portugal
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 87.75%
Ranked 65th. 13% more than South Africa
77.34%
Ranked 119th.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 24.36%
Ranked 91st. 21% more than South Africa
20.09%
Ranked 103th.
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 79.37%
Ranked 59th. 39% more than South Africa
57.01%
Ranked 118th.
Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 17%
Ranked 7th. 25% more than South Africa
13.6%
Ranked 32nd.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 8.8%
Ranked 50th. 73% more than South Africa
5.1%
Ranked 60th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 74.19%
Ranked 74th. 13% more than South Africa
65.78%
Ranked 137th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 88.25%
Ranked 40th. 9% more than South Africa
80.67%
Ranked 93th.
Economically active children > Male 4.59%
Ranked 14th.
29%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Portugal
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 5.7%
Ranked 50th. 36% more than South Africa
4.2%
Ranked 53th.

Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 82.53%
Ranked 45th. 43% more than South Africa
57.74%
Ranked 116th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-491,690,578.63
Ranked 139th. 3 times more than South Africa
$-166,580,235.42
Ranked 108th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -4,025,800,000
Ranked 81st.
-70,007,443,068.88
Ranked 123th. 17 times more than Portugal

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 6.7%
Ranked 49th.
27.1%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Portugal

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 7.6%
Ranked 46th.
31.6%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Portugal

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 16%
Ranked 56th.
43.3%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Portugal

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 67.8%
Ranked 41st. 37% more than South Africa
49.31%
Ranked 134th.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 19.1%
Ranked 25th.
64.8%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Portugal

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 84.37%
Ranked 85th. 11% more than South Africa
75.69%
Ranked 124th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 54.94%
Ranked 94th. 13% more than South Africa
48.64%
Ranked 104th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 42.8%
Ranked 80th. 40% more than South Africa
30.54%
Ranked 111th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 12.9%
Ranked 54th.
38.5%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Portugal

Economically active children > Study and work > Female > % of female economically active children > Ages 7-14 96.34%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than South Africa
94.5%
Ranked 1st.
Economically active children > Study and work > Male > % of male economically active children > Ages 7-14 96.42%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than South Africa
95.3%
Ranked 1st.
Economically active children > Work only > Female > % of female economically active children > Ages 7-14 3.66%
Ranked 8th.
5.5%
Ranked 7th. 50% more than Portugal
Economically active children, study and work, male > % of male economically active children, ages 7-14 96.42%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than South Africa
95.3%
Ranked 1st.
Economically active children, work only, female > % of female economically active children, ages 7-14 3.66%
Ranked 8th.
5.5%
Ranked 8th. 50% more than Portugal
Economically active children, work only, male > % of male economically active children, ages 7-14 3.58%
Ranked 8th.
4.7%
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Portugal
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 285.99$ per capita
Ranked 16th. 20 times more than South Africa
14.03$ per capita
Ranked 117th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -382,436,932.057
Ranked 71st.
-1,367,618,506.646
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than Portugal

Employers, male > % of employment 6.6%
Ranked 15th.
7.5%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Portugal

One-person and family businesses > Women 14%
Ranked 19th. 25% more than South Africa
11.2%
Ranked 22nd.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 3.02 billion$
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than South Africa
658 million$
Ranked 67th.

Steel industry jobs per million 0.196 thousand jobs
Ranked 18th.
1.27 thousand jobs
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Portugal

Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 17.59%
Ranked 5th.
32.84%
Ranked 4th. 87% more than Portugal
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 96.23%
Ranked 139th.
97.28%
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Portugal
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 36.72%
Ranked 64th. 5% more than South Africa
35.01%
Ranked 68th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date May 20, 1998 March 30, 2000
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 17.4%
Ranked 25th.
17.9%
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Portugal

One-person and family businesses > Men 17.7%
Ranked 18th. 95% more than South Africa
9.1%
Ranked 37th.

GNI > Current LCU per capita 15,302.12
Ranked 140th.
60,270.16
Ranked 85th. 4 times more than Portugal

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 56.65%
Ranked 32nd.
62.67%
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Portugal

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 69.54%
Ranked 108th.
70.84%
Ranked 103th. 2% more than Portugal
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 72.28%
Ranked 146th.
84.19%
Ranked 95th. 16% more than Portugal
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 52.34%
Ranked 120th.
68.87%
Ranked 84th. 32% more than Portugal
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 81.43%
Ranked 40th. 22% more than South Africa
66.53%
Ranked 95th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 25.3%
Ranked 152nd. 70% more than South Africa
14.9%
Ranked 174th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 46.7%
Ranked 95th. 46% more than South Africa
31.9%
Ranked 149th.

Economically active children, female > % of female children ages 7-14 2.63%
Ranked 9th.
26.4%
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Portugal
Economically active children, male > % of male children ages 7-14 4.59%
Ranked 9th.
29%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Portugal
One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 17.7%
Ranked 18th. 95% more than South Africa
9.1%
Ranked 37th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 56.53%
Ranked 107th. 1% more than South Africa
55.86%
Ranked 111th.
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 73.66%
Ranked 55th. 13% more than South Africa
65.28%
Ranked 131st.

Economically active children > Female 2.63%
Ranked 14th.
26.4%
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Portugal
Employers, female > % of employment 3.3%
Ranked 7th. 18% more than South Africa
2.8%
Ranked 13th.

Employers, total > % of employment 5%
Ranked 13th.
5.4%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Portugal

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 17.5%
Ranked 31st. 36% more than South Africa
12.9%
Ranked 42nd.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 25.5%
Ranked 29th. 58% more than South Africa
16.1%
Ranked 62nd.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 21.7%
Ranked 32nd. 48% more than South Africa
14.7%
Ranked 60th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 56.7%
Ranked 149th. 22% more than South Africa
46.4%
Ranked 170th.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 16.7%
Ranked 33th. 67% more than South Africa
10%
Ranked 50th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 79.67%
Ranked 116th.
81.85%
Ranked 99th. 3% more than Portugal

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 78.3%
Ranked 36th.
84.5%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Portugal

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 15.1%
Ranked 24th. 14% more than South Africa
13.2%
Ranked 30th.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 35.1%
Ranked 17th. 7% more than South Africa
32.8%
Ranked 25th.

Economically active children, work only > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 3.6%
Ranked 9th.
5.1%
Ranked 9th. 41% more than Portugal
Economically active children, total > % of children ages 7-14 3.64%
Ranked 9th.
27.7%
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Portugal

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