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[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market programs (%) by country

Countries reporting
18
Highest
20.0%
Costa Rica
Lowest
1.0%
Argentina
Median
2.0%
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
204

What the numbers show

[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market programs (%) is currently reported for 18 countries. The highest value is 20.0% in Costa Rica; the lowest is 1.0% in Argentina.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.0%, and the mean is 4.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 1,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 95.8%).

[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Costa Rica 20.0% 2024 down 13.0% falling
2 Indonesia 14.0% 2023 up 366.7% volatile
3 Chile 12.0% 2022 up 1,100.0% falling
4 Colombia 4.0% 2023 — volatile
5 Armenia 3.0% 2013 unchanged falling
5 Russian Federation 3.0% 2017 up 200.0% rising
5 Uruguay 3.0% 2024 unchanged rising
5 Ukraine 3.0% 2018 down 50.0% falling
9 El Salvador 2.0% 2022 up 100.0% rising
9 Panama 2.0% 2024 up 100.0% volatile
9 Brazil 2.0% 2023 down 66.7% volatile
12 Peru 1.0% 2021 unchanged volatile
12 Poland 1.0% 2019 down 92.9% volatile
12 Romania 1.0% 2021 down 66.7% volatile
12 Mongolia 1.0% 2020 down 75.0% falling
12 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% 2021 down 95.8% volatile
12 Ecuador 1.0% 2022 down 50.0% falling
12 Argentina 1.0% 2024 unchanged falling

Regions and income groups

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

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Indicator
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market programs (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
21 places, 204 data points, 2005–2024
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