Employment in services (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 37.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 37.6% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 37.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1994.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.8% | — |
| 1992 | 28.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 37.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 28.7% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 29.9% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 33.9% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 35.8% | 37.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 37 Mauritius 74.7% compare
- 38 New Zealand 74.6% compare
- 39 Saudi Arabia 74.4% compare
- 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 74.4% compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 74.0% compare
- 42 Japan 74.0% compare
- 43 South Africa 73.8% compare
More work & labour data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 64.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend was 37.6% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1994.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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).