Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 62.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 62.8% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 74.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 2025.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.2% | — |
| 1992 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.3% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 72.4% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 70.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 62.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 70.5% | 74.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 67.3% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 62.8% | 63.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 62.8% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.