Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Curaçao
Curaçao: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 47.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Curaçao, 2011–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 47.8% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Curaçao peaked at 52.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2020.
Curaçao ranks 144th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 52.2% | — |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.0% | 47.9% | 52.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Curaçao
- CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 132.08 (2019)
- CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.62 (2019)
- Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 56.4 (2020)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 19.1% (2020)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 17.6% (2020)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 20.3% (2020)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Curaçao?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Curaçao was 47.8% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2020.
- How does Curaçao rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Curaçao ranks 144th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao 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.