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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by occupation — Workers in accomodation and food service by country

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...

Countries reporting
161
Highest
123,436 Persons
World outside Africa
Lowest
0.819 Persons
Tonga
Median
147.53 Persons
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
5,301

What the numbers show

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by occupation — Workers in accomodation and food service is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 123,436 Persons in World outside Africa; the lowest is 0.819 Persons in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 147.53 Persons, and the mean is 1,885 Persons.

Over the past decade 146 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 1,169.5%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de (down 46.9%).

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 World outside Africa 123,436 Persons 2022 up 30.3% rising
2 China (People’s Republic of) 39,671 Persons 2022 up 47.5% rising
3 OECD 36,963 Persons 2022 up 12.0% rising
4 United States 10,194 Persons 2022 up 3.8% rising
5 India 9,489 Persons 2022 up 30.9% rising
6 Africa, fragile states 7,766 Persons 2022 up 36.5% rising
7 Indonesia 6,977 Persons 2022 up 72.1% rising
8 Resource-rich countries 5,671 Persons 2022 up 19.0% rising
9 Brazil 5,403 Persons 2022 up 37.6% rising
10 Mexico 4,069 Persons 2022 up 38.4% rising
11 Japan 3,803 Persons 2022 up 0.5% rising
12 Thailand 3,008 Persons 2022 up 25.2% rising
13 East African Community 2,467 Persons 2022 up 38.4% rising
14 Nigeria 2,300 Persons 2022 up 34.1% rising
15 Russian Federation 1,832 Persons 2022 up 21.0% rising
16 United Kingdom 1,715 Persons 2022 up 12.0% rising
17 Spain 1,652 Persons 2022 up 22.9% rising
18 Philippines 1,611 Persons 2022 down 0.3% rising
19 Bangladesh 1,571 Persons 2022 up 84.6% rising
20 Colombia 1,552 Persons 2022 up 27.2% rising
21 Malaysia 1,509 Persons 2022 up 48.8% rising
22 Pakistan 1,481 Persons 2022 up 70.5% rising
23 Italy 1,419 Persons 2022 up 13.1% rising
24 Germany 1,377 Persons 2022 down 10.8% rising
25 Peru 1,285 Persons 2022 up 20.4% rising
26 France 1,177 Persons 2022 up 15.2% rising
27 Canada 1,108 Persons 2022 up 14.7% rising
28 Egypt, Arab Republic of 959.82 Persons 2022 up 68.6% rising
29 Kenya 867.58 Persons 2022 up 60.1% rising
30 Australia 849.23 Persons 2022 up 13.7% rising
31 Tanzania, United Republic of 823.57 Persons 2022 up 14.5% rising
32 Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 714.59 Persons 2022 down 3.4% rising
33 Nepal 652.07 Persons 2022 up 53.8% rising
34 Argentina 599.03 Persons 2022 up 0.1% rising
35 Côte d’Ivoire 567.98 Persons 2022 up 26.8% rising
36 Ecuador 566.92 Persons 2022 up 77.3% rising
37 South Africa 537.23 Persons 2022 down 1.7% rising
38 Saudi Arabia 498.54 Persons 2022 up 56.8% rising
39 Cameroon 495.8 Persons 2022 up 54.1% rising
40 Bolivia 434.17 Persons 2022 up 67.6% rising
41 Guatemala 423.29 Persons 2022 up 18.9% rising
42 Ghana 419.02 Persons 2022 down 13.3% rising
43 Chile 395.22 Persons 2022 up 40.5% rising
44 Ukraine 389.81 Persons 2021 up 9.6% rising
45 Uganda 376.96 Persons 2022 up 38.1% rising
46 Greece 369.49 Persons 2022 up 38.9% rising
47 Myanmar 365.29 Persons 2022 up 28.9% rising
48 Dominican Republic 337.11 Persons 2022 up 37.9% rising
49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 327.18 Persons 2022 up 38.7% rising
50 Morocco 326.63 Persons 2022 up 21.4% rising
51 Uzbekistan, Republic of 304.94 Persons 2022 up 29.1% rising
52 Cambodia 296 Persons 2022 up 59.4% rising
53 Benin 285.78 Persons 2022 up 55.7% rising
54 Portugal 280.04 Persons 2022 up 1.0% rising
55 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 277.54 Persons 2022 down 46.9% flat
56 United Arab Emirates 277.49 Persons 2022 up 3.7% rising
57 Honduras 267.98 Persons 2022 up 150.7% rising
58 Cuba 259.11 Persons 2022 up 21.9% rising
59 Austria 254.62 Persons 2022 down 2.9% rising
60 El Salvador 240.85 Persons 2022 up 50.9% rising
61 Sri Lanka 222.36 Persons 2022 up 43.3% rising
62 Algeria 218.28 Persons 2022 down 30.6% rising
63 Niger 217.21 Persons 2022 up 74.4% rising
64 Togo 212.05 Persons 2022 up 47.7% rising
65 Iraq 203.69 Persons 2022 up 30.6% rising
66 Kazakhstan, Republic of 201.86 Persons 2022 up 55.8% rising
67 Singapore 201.08 Persons 2022 up 2.3% rising
68 Hungary 194.79 Persons 2022 up 16.7% rising
69 Switzerland 192.91 Persons 2022 up 2.6% rising
70 Romania 189.5 Persons 2022 up 9.8% rising
71 Belgium 187.38 Persons 2022 up 22.1% rising
72 Ireland 165.73 Persons 2022 up 34.7% rising
73 Nicaragua 165.47 Persons 2022 up 24.0% rising
74 Malawi 163.97 Persons 2022 up 54.8% rising
75 Czechia 163.26 Persons 2022 down 8.0% rising
76 Kyrgyz Republic 162.37 Persons 2022 up 84.3% rising
77 Sweden 161.88 Persons 2022 up 10.3% rising
78 Paraguay 155.58 Persons 2022 up 36.1% rising
79 New Zealand 150.05 Persons 2022 up 20.0% rising
80 Israel 148.76 Persons 2022 up 0.8% rising
81 Bulgaria 147.53 Persons 2022 down 5.5% rising
82 Oman 141.37 Persons 2022 up 87.9% volatile
83 Costa Rica 141.2 Persons 2022 up 16.2% rising
84 Tunisia 129.13 Persons 2022 up 11.5% rising
85 Senegal 124.56 Persons 2022 up 166.3% volatile
86 Jamaica 112.5 Persons 2022 up 39.1% rising
87 Serbia, Republic of 110.8 Persons 2022 up 61.0% rising
88 Norway 110.78 Persons 2022 up 62.2% rising
89 Denmark 108.79 Persons 2022 up 20.5% rising
90 Panama 107.11 Persons 2022 up 33.2% rising
91 Guinea 102.45 Persons 2022 up 49.9% rising
92 Finland 101.43 Persons 2022 up 16.6% rising
93 Belarus, Republic of 95.32 Persons 2022 up 16.8% rising
94 Somalia 91.11 Persons 2022 up 56.3% rising
95 Jordan 89.86 Persons 2022 up 81.7% rising
96 Zambia 89.4 Persons 2022 up 79.5% rising
97 Yemen, Republic of 87.66 Persons 2022 down 23.4% rising
98 Sudan 86.95 Persons 2022 up 25.3% rising
99 Kuwait 85.74 Persons 2022 up 2.8% rising
100 Azerbaijan, Republic of 81.1 Persons 2022 up 74.8% volatile
101 Burkina Faso 80.62 Persons 2022 up 61.9% rising
102 Angola 78.56 Persons 2022 up 48.3% rising
103 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 77.89 Persons 2022 up 10.6% rising
104 Qatar 76.74 Persons 2022 up 128.7% volatile
105 Liberia 74.7 Persons 2022 up 34.0% rising
106 Albania 74.16 Persons 2022 up 43.0% rising
107 Namibia 64.54 Persons 2022 up 47.3% volatile
108 Sierra Leone 63.82 Persons 2022 up 1,169.5% volatile
109 Rwanda 63.18 Persons 2022 up 121.9% volatile
110 Lebanon 62.42 Persons 2022 down 12.7% rising
111 Trinidad and Tobago 61.3 Persons 2022 down 4.3% rising
112 Uruguay 58.17 Persons 2022 up 16.8% rising
113 Mozambique, Republic of 58.08 Persons 2022 up 37.5% rising
114 Zimbabwe 56.26 Persons 2022 up 127.8% rising
115 Congo, Republic of 55.85 Persons 2022 up 8.7% rising
116 Tajikistan, Republic of 55.63 Persons 2022 up 64.7% rising
117 Guinea-Bissau 52.52 Persons 2022 up 53.0% rising
118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.81 Persons 2022 up 37.4% rising
119 Cyprus 50.73 Persons 2022 up 21.7% rising
120 Lao People's Democratic Republic 46.28 Persons 2022 up 135.0% volatile
121 Mauritius 45.87 Persons 2022 up 20.3% rising
122 Mongolia 44.3 Persons 2022 up 33.8% rising
123 Bahrain, Kingdom of 43.01 Persons 2022 up 22.9% rising
124 Georgia 39.5 Persons 2022 up 67.1% rising
125 Chad 35.6 Persons 2022 up 38.2% rising
126 Botswana 34.34 Persons 2022 up 113.3% rising
127 Gambia, The 33.71 Persons 2022 up 69.6% rising
128 Bahamas, The 33.54 Persons 2022 up 17.5% rising
129 South Sudan, Republic of 32.16 Persons 2022 up 6.9% falling
130 Libya 31.55 Persons 2022 up 6.7% rising
131 Haiti 29.76 Persons 2022 up 26.8% rising
132 North Macedonia, Republic of 28.32 Persons 2022 up 19.3% rising
133 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 26.34 Persons 2022 up 27.4% rising
134 Central African Republic 26 Persons 2022 up 12.8% rising
135 Papua New Guinea 22.04 Persons 2022 up 36.7% rising
136 Mali 20.97 Persons 2022 down 10.3% rising
137 Armenia, Republic of 20.73 Persons 2022 up 7.8% rising
138 Malta 19.11 Persons 2022 up 25.0% rising
139 Montenegro 18.53 Persons 2022 up 5.4% rising
140 Belize 17.08 Persons 2022 up 41.8% rising
141 Maldives 16.38 Persons 2022 up 70.9% rising
142 Barbados 16.27 Persons 2022 up 25.6% rising
143 Burundi 15.81 Persons 2022 down 25.4% rising
144 Turkmenistan 14.78 Persons 2022 up 63.0% rising
145 St. Lucia 14.31 Persons 2022 up 27.9% rising
146 Eritrea, The State of 14.17 Persons 2022 up 24.8% rising
147 Bhutan 13.48 Persons 2022 up 76.3% rising
148 Brunei Darussalam 13.39 Persons 2022 up 8.8% rising
149 Guyana 11.95 Persons 2022 up 23.9% rising
150 Iceland 11.71 Persons 2022 up 35.4% rising
151 Gabon 11.52 Persons 2022 up 21.7% rising
152 Luxembourg 11.35 Persons 2022 up 31.9% rising
153 Suriname 6.32 Persons 2022 up 35.1% rising
154 Samoa 4.65 Persons 2022 up 15.0% rising
155 Djibouti 4.56 Persons 2022 up 47.4% rising
156 Vanuatu 4.34 Persons 2022 up 42.3% volatile
157 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.54 Persons 2022 up 5.5% rising
158 Solomon Islands 2.64 Persons 2022 up 26.9% rising
159 Comoros, Union of the 2.41 Persons 2022 up 33.2% rising
160 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 1.83 Persons 2022 up 34.3% rising
161 Tonga 0.819 Persons 2022 up 12.0% rising

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by occupation — Workers in accomodation and food service
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Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
231 places, 5,301 data points, 2000–2022
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 32 shows total employment by sex and within 14 different economic sectors.