economic2025

Male employment in services

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data186 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
52.1%
Median: 52.0%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Djibouti
89.9%
Lowest
Burundi
17.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Djibouti89.9%
2Luxembourg86.5%
3Singapore82.7%
4Macao80.9%
5Jordan78.0%
By Region
Oceania65.9%(2 countries)
Europe62.1%(32 countries)
North America58.8%(4 countries)
South America56.9%(7 countries)
Asia56.4%(26 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (17.2%)High (89.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 52.1%)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (106)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Djibouti89.9%
2Luxembourg86.5%
3Singapore82.7%
4Macao80.9%
5Jordan78.0%
6Puerto Rico77.4%
7Netherlands76.7%
8Israel75.9%
9Hong Kong75.4%
10French Polynesia75.3%
11United Kingdom74.9%
12Malta73.9%
13Barbados73.1%
14Bahamas72.9%
15Maldives72.5%
16Brunei Darussalam72.1%
17Cyprus71.7%
18Sweden71.7%
19Saudi Arabia71.2%
20Lebanon70.8%
21Virgin Islands, U.S.70.7%
22Canada70.6%
23Denmark70.1%
24United States of America70.1%
25Belgium69.5%
26Guam69.4%
27Norway68.8%
28Switzerland68.8%
29France68.3%
30Montenegro68.3%
31Kuwait67.7%
32Australia67.7%
33Ireland67.6%
34Mauritius67.5%
35Iceland67.4%
36Venezuela67.4%
37Spain66.3%
38New Caledonia66.3%
39Greece65.7%
40Japan65.3%
41South Africa64.8%
42Iraq64.2%
43New Zealand64.0%
44Saint Lucia63.4%
45Libya63.4%
46Sao Tome and Principe63.3%
47Finland62.7%
48Portugal62.5%
49Dominican Republic62.5%
50Trinidad and Tobago62.3%
51Chile62.1%
52South Korea62.0%
53Costa Rica61.9%
54Brazil61.6%
55United Arab Emirates61.3%
56Germany61.2%
57Uruguay61.1%
58Austria60.9%
59Argentina60.8%
60State of Palestine59.9%
61Italy59.9%
62Kazakhstan59.0%
63Belize58.5%
64Bulgaria58.3%
65Latvia58.3%
66Yemen58.0%
67Panama58.0%
68Cuba57.8%
69Lithuania57.5%
70Malaysia57.4%
71Croatia57.4%
72Estonia57.3%
73Bahrain57.1%
74Russian Federation56.4%
75Algeria55.8%
76Colombia55.6%
77Türkiye55.5%
78The Republic of North Macedonia55.5%
79Suriname55.4%
80Cape Verde55.1%
81Saint Vincent and the Grenadines54.9%
82Mexico54.4%
83Jamaica54.3%
84Paraguay53.9%
85Syrian Arab Republic53.8%
86Hungary53.1%
87Slovenia52.8%
88Somalia52.8%
89Peru52.7%
90Qatar52.5%
91Botswana52.1%
92Papua New Guinea52.1%
93Tunisia52.1%
94Eswatini51.9%
95Namibia51.8%
96Republic of The Gambia51.3%
97Kyrgyzstan51.2%
98Poland51.2%
99El Salvador50.7%
100Czech Republic50.1%
101Oman50.0%
102Islamic Republic of Iran49.8%
103Liberia49.3%
104Mauritania49.3%
105Slovakia49.2%
106Morocco48.9%
107Fiji48.8%
108Comoros48.8%
109Bolivia48.8%
110Timor-Leste48.8%
111Bangladesh48.7%
112Ukraine48.6%
113Egypt48.4%
114Samoa47.9%
115Serbia47.1%
116Solomon Islands47.0%
117Philippines46.9%
118Sri Lanka46.8%
119Romania46.8%
120Tonga46.6%
121Albania46.6%
122Rwanda46.5%
123Azerbaijan46.4%
124Uzbekistan46.1%
125Sudan46.1%
126Bosnia and Herzegovina45.6%
127Armenia45.5%
128Nepal45.4%
129Belarus45.2%
130Gabon45.0%
131Ecuador44.6%
132Indonesia44.6%
133Bhutan44.3%
134Pakistan44.2%
135Honduras44.1%
136Cameroon43.8%
137Georgia43.6%
138Republic of the Congo43.3%
139Thailand43.2%
140Togo43.1%
141Tajikistan42.3%
142Vanuatu42.1%
143Senegal41.8%
144Kenya41.4%
145Turkmenistan41.3%
146Mongolia40.7%
147Guatemala39.9%
148Nigeria39.8%
149Guyana39.6%
150Angola39.4%
151Ghana39.2%
152Democratic Republic of the Congo38.5%
153Sierra Leone38.3%
154People's Republic of China38.1%
155Cambodia36.9%
156Guinea36.5%
157India35.9%
158Vietnam35.8%
159South Sudan35.8%
160Benin35.8%
161Nicaragua35.8%
162Cote d'Ivoire35.7%
163Zimbabwe32.9%
164Zambia32.4%
165Myanmar32.4%
166Equatorial Guinea31.8%
167Moldova, Republic of31.8%
168Burkina Faso31.4%
169Guinea-Bissau31.1%
170Afghanistan31.1%
171Malawi30.9%
172Uganda29.9%
173Lesotho29.8%
174Haiti29.7%
175Eritrea29.2%
176Mali26.4%
177United Republic of Tanzania25.7%
178North Korea25.1%
179Ethiopia24.7%
180Mozambique24.3%
181Niger23.8%
182Lao People's Democratic Republic22.3%
183Central African Republic21.6%
184Chad20.0%
185Madagascar19.4%
186Burundi17.2%
Showing 186 of 186 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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