Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 62.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Upper middle income, 2000–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2019, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Upper middle income stood at 62.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Upper middle income peaked at 67.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2017.
Upper middle income ranks 5th of 31 groups 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.7% | — |
| 2001 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 64.6% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 62.5% | 63.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 8 Niger 79.3% compare
More work & labour data for Upper middle income
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Upper middle income?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Upper middle income was 62.8% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2017.
- How does Upper middle income rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2019.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.