Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in China
China: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 67.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in China, 2000–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2019, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in China stood at 67.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in China peaked at 75.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2019.
China ranks 31st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.4% | — |
| 2001 | 75.3% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 69.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.8% | 70.9% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 67.3% | 69.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in China?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in China was 67.3% in 2019, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2019.
- How does China rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- China ranks 31st out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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+, total (%) (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.