Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) by country
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.
Countries reporting
174
Highest
95.7%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
34.3%
Namibia
Median
67.3%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
4,761
What the numbers show
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 95.7% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 34.3% in Namibia.
The median across all reporting countries is 67.3%, and the mean is 66.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 48.6%), and the largest decrease in Nauru (down 49.5%).
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 95.7% | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 2 | Qatar | 95.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 90.6% | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 4 | Kuwait | 87.0% | 2016 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 86.9% | 2022 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 6 | Tanzania | 86.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Bahrain | 86.8% | 2015 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 8 | Isle of Man | 85.5% | 2016 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 9 | Oman | 85.1% | 2022 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 10 | Cuba | 84.4% | 2013 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia | 84.0% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 12 | Faroe Islands | 83.1% | 2013 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 13 | Cambodia | 83.0% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 82.3% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 15 | Guatemala | 82.1% | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 82.0% | 2021 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Cayman Islands | 81.8% | 2015 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 18 | Nigeria | 80.5% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 80.1% | 2014 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 20 | Paraguay | 79.6% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 21 | Madagascar | 79.2% | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 22 | Malaysia | 78.8% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Indonesia | 78.6% | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 24 | Mali | 78.3% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 25 | Burundi | 78.1% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 26 | Belize | 77.6% | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 77.0% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 77.0% | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 76.9% | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 30 | Myanmar | 76.7% | 2020 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 31 | Pakistan | 76.6% | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 32 | Benin | 76.6% | 2022 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 33 | Rwanda | 76.1% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 34 | Macao | 76.0% | 2016 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 35 | Vietnam | 75.8% | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 75.7% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 75.6% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 38 | Thailand | 75.1% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 39 | Ecuador | 75.1% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 40 | El Salvador | 74.8% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 41 | Maldives | 74.6% | 2019 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 42 | Moldova | 74.3% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 43 | Mexico | 74.2% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 73.9% | 2022 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 45 | Honduras | 73.6% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 46 | India | 73.6% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 47 | Belarus | 72.8% | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 48 | Cameroon | 72.6% | 2021 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 72.6% | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 50 | Malta | 72.2% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 51 | Vanuatu | 71.9% | 2025 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 71.7% | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 53 | Colombia | 71.4% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 54 | Togo | 71.4% | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 55 | Bhutan | 71.3% | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 56 | Singapore | 71.3% | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 71.0% | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 58 | Kenya | 71.0% | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 59 | Palau | 70.8% | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 60 | New Zealand | 70.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 61 | Jamaica | 70.8% | 2023 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 62 | South Korea | 70.7% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 63 | Armenia | 70.5% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 64 | Netherlands | 70.3% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 70.3% | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 70.0% | 2025 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 67 | Brazil | 69.9% | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 68 | Japan | 69.8% | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 69 | Laos | 69.7% | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 70 | Philippines | 69.4% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 71 | Ghana | 69.2% | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 72 | Uruguay | 69.2% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 73 | Russia | 69.1% | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 75 | Panama | 69.0% | 2025 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 76 | Switzerland | 68.5% | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 77 | San Marino | 68.5% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 78 | Brunei | 68.3% | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 79 | Egypt | 68.1% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 80 | Fiji | 68.1% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 81 | Ireland | 67.8% | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 82 | Cyprus | 67.7% | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 83 | Australia | 67.7% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 84 | Syria | 67.7% | 2010 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 85 | Georgia | 67.5% | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 86 | Angola | 67.5% | 2025 | up 47.6% | flat |
| 87 | Venezuela | 67.4% | 2020 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 88 | Argentina | 67.1% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 89 | Turkey | 66.4% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 90 | Seychelles | 66.4% | 2025 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 91 | Liechtenstein | 66.2% | 2017 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 66.2% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 93 | Chile | 66.0% | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 94 | Mongolia | 66.0% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 95 | Norway | 65.9% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 96 | Estonia | 65.7% | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 97 | Czechia | 65.6% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 98 | Zambia | 65.6% | 2024 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 99 | Denmark | 65.6% | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 65.4% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 101 | Guyana | 65.3% | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 102 | Mauritius | 65.3% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 103 | Hungary | 65.2% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 104 | United States | 64.8% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 105 | Canada | 64.6% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 106 | Albania | 64.4% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 107 | Sweden | 64.2% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 108 | Grenada | 64.0% | 2023 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 109 | Poland | 63.9% | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 110 | Germany | 63.9% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 63.8% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 112 | Slovakia | 63.7% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 113 | Aruba | 63.6% | 2011 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 114 | Suriname | 63.5% | 2016 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 115 | Israel | 63.5% | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 116 | Iran | 63.2% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 117 | United Kingdom | 63.1% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 118 | Greenland | 63.0% | 2015 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 119 | Montenegro | 62.9% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 120 | Lithuania | 62.7% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 121 | Morocco | 62.4% | 2022 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 122 | Latvia | 62.3% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 123 | Austria | 62.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 124 | Barbados | 62.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 125 | Lesotho | 62.0% | 2024 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 126 | Dominica | 61.8% | 2001 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 127 | Kiribati | 61.8% | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 61.8% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 129 | Guam | 61.6% | 2011 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 130 | Serbia | 61.4% | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 131 | Tonga | 60.7% | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 132 | Slovenia | 60.5% | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 133 | Algeria | 60.0% | 2017 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60.0% | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 135 | Portugal | 60.0% | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 136 | Hong Kong | 59.6% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 59.3% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 138 | Iraq | 58.5% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 139 | New Caledonia | 58.4% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 140 | Romania | 57.7% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 141 | Finland | 57.7% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 142 | Cape Verde | 57.6% | 2019 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.4% | 2025 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 144 | Yemen | 57.3% | 2014 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 145 | Spain | 57.1% | 2025 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 146 | Ukraine | 56.9% | 2021 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 147 | Botswana | 56.9% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 148 | Senegal | 56.7% | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 149 | Tunisia | 56.6% | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 150 | Belgium | 56.4% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 151 | Greece | 56.3% | 2025 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 152 | France | 56.1% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 153 | Croatia | 55.9% | 2025 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 154 | Marshall Islands | 55.8% | 2021 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 155 | Italy | 55.4% | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 156 | Samoa | 54.6% | 2022 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 53.8% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 158 | Jordan | 52.5% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 159 | East Timor | 51.7% | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 160 | Palestine | 51.5% | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 50.0% | 2012 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 162 | Nepal | 49.6% | 2017 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 163 | Kosovo | 49.5% | 2024 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 163 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 49.5% | 2024 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 165 | Bahamas | 49.5% | 2024 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 166 | Curacao | 48.9% | 2020 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 167 | Tuvalu | 48.9% | 2022 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 168 | Malawi | 48.1% | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 169 | Liberia | 47.1% | 2017 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 170 | South Africa | 43.0% | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | 41.6% | 2020 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 172 | Eswatini | 37.0% | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 173 | Nauru | 37.0% | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 174 | Namibia | 34.3% | 2023 | down 36.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Lower middle income 74.5%
- IDA blend 74.5%
- South Asia 73.6%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 73.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 72.4%
- Early-demographic dividend 72.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 72.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 72.0%
- IBRD only 71.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 70.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 68.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 68.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 66.4%
- High income 65.3%
- OECD members 65.3%
- North America 64.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 64.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 63.0%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 62.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 61.7%
- Caribbean Small States 60.6%
- European Union 60.3%
- Euro area 59.5%
About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.