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SOC.LBR.EMP.SRV.PRC.006

%

Employment in Service % of total

1,678Data points
1991 – 2022Period
53Countries
Regional coverage

SOC.POP.CNT.001

number

Population

De facto population in a country, area or region as of 1 July of the year indicated. Figures are presented in thousands.

3,024Data points
1970 – 2025Period
54Countries
Regional coverage

SDG1.17.6.1_IT_NET_BBNDN_ANYS

number

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions, by speed - Type of speed: Any speed

910Data points
2000 – 2022Period
54Countries
Regional coverage

SI.POV.MDIM.MA

%

Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, male (% of male population)

3Data points
2011 – 2016Period
2Countries
Regional coverage

TRN.RAIL.LNG

kilometre

Total length of railways

776Data points
1980 – 2018Period
31Countries
Regional coverage

SOC.POP.CNT.001

%

Population

De facto population in a country, area or region as of 1 July of the year indicated. Figures are presented in thousands.

4,701Data points
1970 – 2025Period
54Countries
Sub-region 2

SDG1.9.c.1_IT_MOB_2GNTWK

%

Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network

1,054Data points
2000 – 2022Period
54Countries
Sub-region 14

SOC.LBR.EMP.SRV.PRC.006

%

Employment in Service % of total

1,696Data points
1991 – 2022Period
53Countries
Regional coverage

EMS.GLB.EDB.001

index

Ease of Doing Business

World Bank, Doing Business project ( doingbusiness.org ). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: bit.ly/3CLCbme

270Data points
2015 – 2019Period
54Countries
Regional coverage

SOC.LBR.PAR.RAT.001

%

Labour force participation rate

1,413Data points
2000 – 2024Period
53Countries
Sub-region 7

SDG1.15.b.1_DC_ODA_BDVL

Constant USD

Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2023 United States dollars)

1,059Data points
2002 – 2022Period
54Countries
Regional coverage

SOC.LBR.EMP.SRV.PRC.006

%

Employment in Service % of total

1,696Data points
1991 – 2022Period
53Countries
Regional coverage

SOC.POP.RAT.001

%

Average annual population growth rate

Population growth rate (PGR) is the increase in a country’s population during a period of time, usually one year, expressed as a percentage of the population at the start of that period.

3,472Data points
1970 – 2025Period
54Countries
Sub-region 7

IS.ITU_DH_MOB_SUB_PER_100

number

Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants)

1,263Data points
2000 – 2023Period
54Countries
Regional coverage

SOC.LBR.UER.001

%

Unemployment rate

The number of unemployed people divided by the total size of the labor force, expressed as a percentage. People who are jobless, looking for jobs, and available for work are considered unemployed.

1,983Data points
1991 – 2025Period
54Countries
Sub-region 7

EMS.GLB.CRP.001

index

Corruption perceptions index

695Data points
2012 – 2024Period
54Countries
Regional coverage

ECO.IS.MOB.001

number

Mobile telephone subscribers

1,577Data points
1990 – 2021Period
54Countries
Regional coverage

SOC.LBR.PAR.RAT.001

%

Labour force participation rate

1,413Data points
2000 – 2024Period
53Countries
Sub-region 7