economic2025

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

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

Regional Comparison

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

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

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

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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