Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) was 65.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Cote d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 65.5% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 65.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1992.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.2% | — |
| 1992 | 61.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 62.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 62.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 62.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 65.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.4%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 65.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.8%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.1% | 61.1% | 62.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 62.1% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 62.3% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 63.2% | 65.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More work & labour data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,814 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.05 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,867 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.53 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,166 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,805 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Cote d'Ivoire was 65.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1992.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO 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.