[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market programs (%) by country
Countries reporting
24
Highest
20.0%
Costa Rica
Lowest
1.0%
Argentina
Median
2.0%
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
226
What the numbers show
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market programs (%) is currently reported for 24 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 3.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 10 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5 | Russia | 3.0% | 2017 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 2.0% | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 2.0% | 2020 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Vietnam | 2.0% | 2020 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Turkey | 2.0% | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 10 | El Salvador | 2.0% | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 2.0% | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 2.0% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Romania | 1.0% | 2021 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 1.0% | 2019 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 1.0% | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2020 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2021 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |