Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 64.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend, 2000–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 64.9% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 69.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2019.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.7% | — |
| 2001 | 69.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 67.3% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 64.9% | 66.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 1 Kazakhstan 95.1% compare
- 2 Qatar 87.9% compare
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 83.2% compare
- 4 Isle of Man 81.9% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 79.8% compare
- 6 Cambodia 79.8% compare
- 7 Faroe Islands 79.6% compare
More work & labour data for Late-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Late-demographic dividend was 64.9% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2019.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2019.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-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.