Indonesia vs Laos: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Indonesia
65.8%
in 2025
Laos
65.3%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
35th
Laos rank
37th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Indonesia
- Laos
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 65.8% against 65.3% in Laos, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 35th and Laos ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 60.6% | 3.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 60.5% | 0.9% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 59.3% | 4.7% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 64.3% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Indonesia or Laos?
- Indonesia, at 65.8% against 65.3% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Indonesia and Laos?
- 0.5%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Laos rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Indonesia ranks 35th and Laos ranks 37th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.