Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 64.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Post-demographic dividend, 1979–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 64.0% for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 70.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2020.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 22 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 70.4% | — |
| 1980 | 69.6% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 68.5% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 68.4% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 68.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.2% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 67.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 66.7% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 68.4% | 69.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 66.0% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 63.2% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 62.6% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 62.3% | 64.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Post-demographic dividend?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Post-demographic dividend was 64.0% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2020.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-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.