Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Niger: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
60.3%
in 2025
Niger
79.3%
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
6th
Niger rank
7th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 79.3% against 60.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Niger ranks 7th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.1% | 37.8% | 19.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 61.5% | 2.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 58.1% | 1.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 79.3% | 20.1% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Niger?
- Niger, at 79.3% against 60.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Niger?
- 19.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Niger?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Niger rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Niger ranks 7th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national 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.