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21Unemployment and informal sector work in non-OECD countries
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)Excel

HDI Rank Country 1996-2005 1
1 Iceland 7
2 Norway 3
3 Australia 4
4 Canada 3
5 Ireland 6
6 Sweden 2
7 Switzerland 4
8 Japan 4
9 Netherlands 3
10 France 4
11 Finland 5
12 United States 2
13 Spain 5
14 Denmark 3
15 Austria 6
16 United Kingdom 1
17 Belgium 2
18 Luxembourg 1
19 New Zealand 7
20 Italy 4
21 Hong Kong, China (SAR) (.)
22 Germany 2
23 Israel 2
24 Greece 12
25 Singapore 0
26 Korea (Republic of) 8
27 Slovenia 9
28 Cyprus 5
29 Portugal 13
30 Brunei Darussalam 1
31 Barbados 3
32 Czech Republic 4
33 Kuwait ..
34 Malta 2
35 Qatar 3
36 Hungary 5
37 Poland 17
38 Argentina 1
39 United Arab Emirates 8
40 Chile 13
41 Bahrain ..
42 Slovakia 5
43 Lithuania 14
44 Estonia 5
45 Latvia 12 2
46 Uruguay 5 2
47 Croatia 17
48 Costa Rica 15
49 Bahamas 4
50 Seychelles ..
51 Cuba 21
52 Mexico 15
53 Bulgaria 9
54 Saint Kitts and Nevis ..
55 Tonga ..
56 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..
57 Antigua and Barbuda 4 2
58 Oman 6 2
59 Trinidad and Tobago 7
60 Romania 32
61 Saudi Arabia 5
62 Panama 16
63 Malaysia 15
64 Belarus 21 2
65 Mauritius 10
66 Bosnia and Herzegovina ..
67 Russian Federation 10
68 Albania 58
69 Macedonia (TFYR) 20
70 Brazil 21
71 Dominica 24
72 Saint Lucia 11
73 Kazakhstan 34
74 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11
75 Colombia 22
76 Ukraine 19
77 Samoa ..
78 Thailand 43
79 Dominican Republic 16
80 Belize 28
81 China 44
82 Grenada 14
83 Armenia 46
84 Turkey 30
85 Suriname 6
86 Jordan 4
87 Peru 1
88 Lebanon ..
89 Ecuador 8
90 Philippines 37
91 Tunisia ..
92 Fiji ..
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15
94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 25
95 Paraguay 32
96 Georgia 54
97 Guyana 28
98 Azerbaijan 39 2
99 Sri Lanka 34
100 Maldives 14
101 Jamaica 18
102 Cape Verde ..
103 El Salvador 19
104 Algeria 21
105 Viet Nam 58
106 Occupied Palestinian Territories 16
107 Indonesia 44
108 Syrian Arab Republic 30
109 Turkmenistan ..
110 Nicaragua 31
111 Moldova 41
112 Egypt 30
113 Uzbekistan 39
114 Mongolia 40
115 Honduras 39
116 Kyrgyzstan 53
117 Bolivia 5 2
118 Guatemala 39
119 Gabon ..
120 Vanuatu ..
121 South Africa 10
122 Tajikistan ..
123 Sao Tome and Principe ..
124 Botswana 23
125 Namibia 31
126 Morocco 44
127 Equatorial Guinea ..
128 India 67 2
129 Solomon Islands ..
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85 2
131 Cambodia 70
132 Myanmar 63
133 Bhutan ..
134 Comoros ..
135 Ghana 55
136 Pakistan 42
137 Mauritania ..
138 Lesotho 57
139 Congo ..
140 Bangladesh 52
141 Swaziland ..
142 Nepal 79 2
143 Madagascar 78
144 Cameroon 61 2
145 Papua New Guinea 72
146 Haiti 51
147 Sudan ..
148 Kenya 19
149 Djibouti 2 2
150 Timor-Leste ..
151 Zimbabwe ..
152 Togo ..
153 Yemen 54
154 Uganda 69
155 Gambia ..
156 Senegal ..
157 Eritrea 4 2
158 Nigeria 3 2
159 Tanzania (United Republic of) 82
160 Guinea ..
161 Rwanda 90 2
162 Angola ..
163 Benin ..
164 Malawi ..
165 Zambia 70
166 Côte d'Ivoire ..
167 Burundi ..
168 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) ..
169 Ethiopia 93 2
170 Chad ..
171 Central African Republic ..
172 Mozambique ..
173 Mali ..
174 Niger ..
175 Guinea-Bissau ..
176 Burkina Faso ..
177 Sierra Leone ..

Notes :
Data are not strictly comparable across countries as they were compiled using different sources. As a result data may differ from the standard definitions of unemployment and the informal sector.
1 - Data refer to the most recent year during the period specified.
2 -

Source :
ILO (International Labour Organization). 2005. Key Indicators of the Labour Market. Fourth edition. CD-ROM. Geneva. [www.ilo.org/kilm]. Accessed July 2007.