Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in OECD members
OECD members: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) was 65.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in OECD members, 1980–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in OECD members is 65.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in OECD members peaked at 69.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 2020.
OECD members ranks 15th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 68.2% | — |
| 1983 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 68.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 68.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 69.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 69.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 67.9% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 66.8% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 65.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.5% | 68.2% | 69.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 66.8% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 64.2% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 63.9% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 62.9% | 65.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 12 Faroe Islands 83.1% compare
- 13 Cambodia 83.0% compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 82.3% compare
- 15 Guatemala 82.1% compare
- 16 Uganda 82.0% compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 81.8% compare
- 18 Nigeria 80.5% compare
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in OECD members?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in OECD members was 65.3% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 23 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.