Employment in services (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 76.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 76.7% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 76.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1991.
That places Post-demographic dividend 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.0% | — |
| 1992 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.4% | 63.0% | 67.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 68.0% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 73.1% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.1% | 76.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 Djibouti 92.2% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 91.5% compare
- 3 Macau, China 88.6% compare
- 4 Singapore 85.9% compare
- 5 Hong Kong, China 85.8% compare
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend was 76.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1991.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).