Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Moldova
Moldova: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) was 74.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Moldova recorded 74.3% for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Moldova peaked at 74.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2005.
That places Moldova 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.7% | — |
| 2001 | 56.2% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 74.3% | +4.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 74.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.7%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 74.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.1%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5% | 50.8% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 61.7% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 70.3% | 74.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Moldova?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Moldova was 74.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2005.
- How does Moldova rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Moldova ranks 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.