What the employment-to-population ratio is
Employment to population, ages 15+ (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS, ILO modelled). Ranked by each economy’s latest published year.
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).
Employment to population ratio (% of population ages 15+)
Every published economy, ranked by the latest year. Click a country in the list or the chart legend to show or hide it. Country desks cover a smaller set.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.71% |
| 2024 | 67.31% |
| 2023 | 67.00% |
| 2022 | 67.23% |
| 2021 | 67.41% |
| 2020 | 65.89% |
| 2019 | 66.85% |
| 2018 | 66.10% |
| 2017 | 66.05% |
| 2016 | 66.42% |
| 2015 | 66.89% |
| 2014 | 65.99% |
| 2013 | 65.15% |
| 2012 | 65.42% |
| 2011 | 64.75% |
| 2010 | 64.59% |
| 2009 | 62.67% |
| 2008 | 63.98% |
| 2007 | 62.94% |
| 2006 | 63.12% |
| 2005 | 61.55% |
| 2004 | 60.80% |
| 2003 | 60.86% |
| 2002 | 60.97% |
#CountryEmploymentChangeYear
1Qatar86.90%−0.21 pp2025
2Solomon Islands83.09%+0.03 pp2025
3Madagascar82.89%+0.03 pp2025
4Tanzania82.40%−0.04 pp2025
5Cambodia82.17%+0.01 pp2025
6Nigeria79.99%−0.06 pp2025
7Niger79.43%+0.17 pp2025
8Korea, Dem. People's Rep.79.24%−0.02 pp2025
9Uganda77.83%+0.05 pp2025
10Burundi77.53%−0.24 pp2025
11United Arab Emirates76.89%+0.10 pp2025
12Bolivia76.29%+0.53 pp2025
13Benin75.14%+0.12 pp2025
14Liberia74.37%−0.01 pp2025
15Eritrea73.66%−0.02 pp2025
16Mozambique73.49%−0.04 pp2025
17Iceland72.21%−0.24 pp2025
18Kuwait71.77%−0.21 pp2025
19Viet Nam71.67%−0.29 pp2025
20Moldova71.20%+0.07 pp2025
21Bahrain69.65%−0.15 pp2025
22Peru69.13%+0.10 pp2025
23Central African Republic68.80%−0.03 pp2025
24Singapore67.71%+0.40 pp202525Burkina Faso67.57%−0.08 pp2025
26Jamaica67.28%+0.03 pp2025
27Bahamas, The66.98%−0.32 pp2025
28Paraguay66.87%+0.60 pp2025
29New Zealand66.78%−0.44 pp202530Macao SAR, China66.25%−0.48 pp2025
31Ethiopia66.19%+0.02 pp2025
32Thailand66.16%−0.45 pp2025
33Oman66.15%+0.05 pp2025
34Timor-Leste65.91%+0.17 pp2025
35Indonesia65.77%+0.08 pp2025
36Cote d'Ivoire65.53%−0.05 pp2025
37Lao PDR65.30%+0.09 pp2025
38Mali65.14%−0.07 pp2025
39Netherlands64.64%−0.32 pp2025
40Kazakhstan64.54%−2.64 pp2025
41South Sudan64.33%−0.04 pp2023
42Angola64.24%−0.15 pp2025
43Australia63.82%−0.27 pp202544Kenya63.71%−0.01 pp2025
45Cyprus63.66%−0.23 pp2025
46Malaysia63.63%+0.07 pp2025
47Switzerland63.49%−0.69 pp2025
48Israel63.20%+0.06 pp2025
49Saudi Arabia63.12%+0.21 pp2025
50Guinea-Bissau63.08%+0.04 pp2025
51Cameroon62.82%−0.34 pp2025
52Nicaragua62.74%−0.00 pp2025
53Bhutan62.73%−0.04 pp2025
54Korea, Rep.62.62%−0.05 pp202555Norway62.56%−0.64 pp2025
56Ecuador62.36%+0.05 pp2025
57Malta62.13%−0.05 pp2025
58Japan61.89%+0.18 pp2025
59Ireland61.84%−0.38 pp202560St. Lucia61.81%+0.54 pp2025
61China61.57%−0.36 pp2025
62Dominican Republic61.54%+0.32 pp2025
63Congo, Dem. Rep.61.45%−0.11 pp2025
64Zimbabwe61.42%+0.09 pp2025
65Denmark61.34%−0.22 pp2025
66Brunei Darussalam60.85%−0.32 pp2025
67Panama60.76%+0.05 pp2025
68Maldives60.63%+0.13 pp2025
69Belarus60.63%−0.44 pp2025
70Barbados60.47%−0.32 pp2025
71Uruguay60.10%+0.42 pp2025
72Canada60.06%−0.57 pp202573El Salvador60.06%+0.16 pp2025
74Philippines59.98%−0.07 pp2025
75Mexico59.96%−0.02 pp2025
76Azerbaijan59.83%−0.46 pp2025
77Russian Federation59.81%−0.51 pp2025
78Estonia59.71%−0.76 pp2025
79Malawi59.40%−0.34 pp2025
80Brazil59.37%+0.34 pp2025
81United States59.11%−0.35 pp202582Sweden58.98%−0.32 pp2025
83Chad58.81%−0.16 pp2025
84Guam58.80%−0.20 pp2025
85Lithuania58.68%−0.10 pp2025
86Czechia58.64%−0.41 pp2025
87United Kingdom58.46%−0.41 pp202588Germany58.32%−0.53 pp202589Zambia58.27%+0.02 pp2025
90Colombia58.14%+0.72 pp2025
91Guatemala58.07%−0.08 pp2025
92Hungary57.84%−0.09 pp2025
93Luxembourg57.60%−0.21 pp2025
94Argentina57.49%+0.05 pp2025
95Albania57.24%+0.08 pp2025
96Slovak Republic57.18%−0.39 pp2025
97Ghana56.78%−0.61 pp2025
98Austria56.77%−0.59 pp2025
99Chile56.71%−0.15 pp2025
100Togo56.69%−0.07 pp2025
101Poland56.58%−0.43 pp2025
102Bangladesh56.57%−0.19 pp2025
103Mongolia56.56%−0.64 pp2025
104Latvia56.55%−0.09 pp2025
105Georgia56.53%−0.38 pp2025
106Rwanda56.45%+0.12 pp2025
107Trinidad and Tobago55.83%−0.39 pp2025
108Slovenia55.74%−0.07 pp2025
109St. Vincent and the Grenadines55.68%−0.05 pp2025
110Equatorial Guinea55.47%−0.39 pp2025
111Kyrgyz Republic55.34%−0.12 pp2025
112Mauritius55.25%−0.16 pp2025
113Vanuatu55.16%−0.27 pp2025
114Serbia54.93%+0.05 pp2025
115Uzbekistan54.84%−0.30 pp2025
116Hong Kong SAR, China54.78%−0.36 pp2025
117Portugal54.58%−0.07 pp2025
118Haiti54.38%−0.25 pp2025
119Congo, Rep.54.34%−0.00 pp2025
120Bulgaria54.13%+0.22 pp2025
121Fiji54.10%−0.05 pp2025
122Finland54.03%−0.79 pp2025
123Belize53.87%+1.96 pp2025
124Honduras53.77%−0.04 pp2025
125Costa Rica53.71%+0.03 pp2025
126Comoros53.64%+0.37 pp2025
127Myanmar53.41%−0.13 pp2025
128Euro area53.39%−0.26 pp2025129India53.31%−0.01 pp2025
130Channel Islands52.88%−0.43 pp2025
131Botswana51.96%−0.29 pp2025
132Armenia51.74%−0.74 pp2025
133Sierra Leone51.69%−0.23 pp2025
134Spain51.45%+0.20 pp2025
135Cuba51.34%−0.38 pp2025
136France51.17%−0.37 pp2025137Belgium51.07%−0.36 pp2025
138Papua New Guinea50.73%+0.14 pp2025
139Senegal50.60%+0.19 pp2025
140Cabo Verde50.22%−0.04 pp2025
141New Caledonia50.12%−0.52 pp2025
142Montenegro50.10%−0.45 pp2025
143Guinea49.89%−0.19 pp2025
144Turkiye49.75%+0.32 pp2025
145Suriname49.61%−0.13 pp2025
146Croatia49.53%−0.20 pp2025
147Pakistan49.50%+0.06 pp2025
148Ukraine49.27%−0.60 pp2021
149Venezuela, RB49.17%−0.11 pp2025
150Tonga48.81%−0.40 pp2025
151Guyana48.41%−0.18 pp2025
152Romania48.26%−0.43 pp2025
153Virgin Islands (U.S.)48.14%−0.11 pp2025
154Lesotho47.80%−0.24 pp2025
155Greece47.52%+0.43 pp2025
156Namibia47.49%−0.11 pp2025
157Sri Lanka46.57%+0.03 pp2025
158French Polynesia46.26%−0.41 pp2025
159Italy46.15%−0.21 pp2025160North Macedonia45.57%−0.23 pp2025
161Gambia, The44.36%−0.07 pp2025
162Bosnia and Herzegovina43.58%−0.39 pp2025
163Egypt, Arab Rep.41.55%−0.01 pp2025
164Gabon40.77%−0.24 pp2025
165Samoa40.41%−0.58 pp2025
166Turkmenistan40.24%−0.23 pp2025
167Puerto Rico (US)40.22%+0.00 pp2025
168Morocco39.99%−0.12 pp2025
169Libya38.97%−0.09 pp2025
170Lebanon38.65%+0.07 pp2023
171Tunisia38.39%−0.12 pp2025
172South Africa37.58%−0.05 pp2025173Iran, Islamic Rep.37.56%−0.34 pp2025
174Mauritania36.56%−0.14 pp2025
175Algeria36.04%−0.32 pp2025
176Tajikistan35.62%−0.02 pp2025
177Nepal35.14%−0.05 pp2025
178Iraq35.10%−0.10 pp2025
179Sudan34.70%+0.60 pp2022
180West Bank and Gaza34.00%+2.08 pp2022
181Eswatini33.68%+0.22 pp2025
182Jordan33.43%+0.10 pp2025
183Afghanistan32.46%+0.05 pp2025
184Syrian Arab Republic31.89%−0.16 pp2025
185Somalia, Fed. Rep.27.43%−0.04 pp2025
186Yemen, Rep.27.37%−0.18 pp2025
187Djibouti23.49%−0.02 pp2025
188Sao Tome and Principe21.21%−0.06 pp2025