ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Armenia

Armenia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 67.6 % in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
67.6 %
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
10th
of 72 countries
All-time high
71.2 %
in 2015
All-time low
66.9 %
in 2008
Years of data
5
2008–2017

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Armenia, 2008–2017

0204060802008201220172008: 66.9 %2014: 69.7 %2015: 71.2 %2016: 71.1 %2017: 67.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 67.6 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Armenia peaked at 71.2 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.9 %, in 2008.

Armenia ranks 10th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Armenia, 2008 to 2017.
Year % Change
2008 66.9 %
2014 69.7 % +4.2%
2015 71.2 % +2.2%
2016 71.1 % -0.1%
2017 67.6 % -4.9%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 67.6 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.5 %, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 67.6 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9 %, 4.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.9 % 66.9 % 66.9 % 1
2010s 69.9 % 67.6 % 71.2 % 4

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 7 Zimbabwe 75.2 % compare
  2. 8 Bhutan 73.5 %
  3. 9 Bangladesh 69.1 % compare
  4. 11 Indonesia 64.9 % compare
  5. 12 Ecuador 63.9 % compare
  6. 13 Colombia 62.1 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Armenia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Armenia was 67.6 % in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 71.2 % in 2015.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 66.9 % in 2008.
How does Armenia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Armenia ranks 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2017.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.