Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 72.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Early-demographic dividend, 1994–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Early-demographic dividend stood at 72.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 79.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2020.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 22 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79.0% | — |
| 2000 | 76.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 75.8% | 76.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 69.9% | 74.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 68.5% | 72.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Early-demographic dividend?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Early-demographic dividend was 72.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2020.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.