Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 53.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend, 1994–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend is 53.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 56.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2020.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 56.1% | — |
| 2000 | 54.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.1% | 56.1% | 56.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 54.8% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 49.0% | 53.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 48.9% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Early-demographic dividend was 53.3% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2020.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-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+, 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.