Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) by country
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.
Countries reporting
154
Highest
76.2%
Netherlands
Lowest
2.6%
Iraq
Median
29.6%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
4,047
What the numbers show
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 76.2% in Netherlands; the lowest is 2.6% in Iraq.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.6%, and the mean is 31.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 306.6%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 72.8%).
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 76.2% | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 75.4% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 3 | Niger | 64.6% | 2022 | up 275.9% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 64.3% | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 5 | Tanzania | 61.8% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 6 | Uganda | 61.7% | 2021 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 7 | Denmark | 60.2% | 2025 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 8 | Norway | 59.8% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 59.0% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 10 | Cambodia | 57.5% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 11 | Burundi | 57.3% | 2020 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 57.2% | 2024 | up 166.0% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia | 56.3% | 2025 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 54.7% | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 15 | New Zealand | 53.9% | 2025 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 16 | Madagascar | 53.7% | 2022 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 17 | Cayman Islands | 52.2% | 2015 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 18 | Japan | 50.9% | 2025 | up 24.4% | flat |
| 19 | Benin | 50.8% | 2022 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 20 | Isle of Man | 50.2% | 2016 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 21 | United States | 49.9% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 22 | Rwanda | 49.8% | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 23 | Germany | 49.6% | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 48.6% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 46.7% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 26 | Liechtenstein | 46.1% | 2017 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 46.1% | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 45.7% | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 29 | Macao | 44.5% | 2016 | up 20.6% | flat |
| 30 | Angola | 44.4% | 2025 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 44.0% | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 43.8% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 33 | Israel | 43.6% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 43.6% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 35 | Maldives | 42.6% | 2019 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 36 | Finland | 42.3% | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 37 | Vanuatu | 42.1% | 2025 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 38 | Qatar | 41.8% | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 41.1% | 2025 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 40 | Saint Lucia | 41.0% | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 40.4% | 2025 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 42 | Barbados | 39.9% | 2024 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 39.8% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 38.4% | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 45 | Seychelles | 38.3% | 2025 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 46 | Togo | 37.1% | 2022 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 47 | Myanmar | 37.0% | 2020 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 48 | Guatemala | 36.7% | 2025 | up 29.7% | flat |
| 49 | Vietnam | 36.5% | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 50 | Guyana | 35.9% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 51 | Ghana | 35.6% | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 52 | Belarus | 35.2% | 2025 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 53 | Nauru | 35.2% | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 54 | Estonia | 34.4% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 55 | Cyprus | 33.7% | 2025 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 56 | Moldova | 33.2% | 2025 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 57 | Indonesia | 33.0% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 32.8% | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 59 | Mali | 32.7% | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 60 | Bahamas | 32.6% | 2024 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 61 | Malaysia | 32.6% | 2022 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 62 | Zambia | 32.2% | 2024 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 63 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.0% | 2022 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 64 | Grenada | 32.0% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 65 | France | 31.8% | 2025 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 66 | Guam | 31.8% | 2011 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 67 | Belize | 31.7% | 2019 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 31.4% | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 69 | Jamaica | 30.6% | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 70 | Mexico | 30.6% | 2025 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 30.5% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 72 | Lithuania | 30.4% | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.3% | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 30.1% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 75 | Singapore | 29.8% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 76 | Honduras | 29.7% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 77 | United Arab Emirates | 29.6% | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 78 | Uruguay | 29.5% | 2025 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 79 | Latvia | 29.4% | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 80 | Ecuador | 28.8% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 81 | Colombia | 28.7% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 82 | Kenya | 28.0% | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 27.7% | 2010 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 84 | Cameroon | 27.6% | 2021 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 85 | Argentina | 27.2% | 2025 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 86 | South Korea | 27.0% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 87 | Slovenia | 26.9% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 88 | Turkey | 26.7% | 2025 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 89 | Belgium | 26.6% | 2025 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 90 | Malawi | 26.4% | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 26.1% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 92 | Palau | 25.9% | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 93 | Bahrain | 25.7% | 2015 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 94 | Panama | 25.6% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 95 | Hong Kong | 25.6% | 2025 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 96 | Portugal | 25.3% | 2025 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 97 | Albania | 24.5% | 2024 | up 79.0% | falling |
| 98 | Montenegro | 24.3% | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 99 | Venezuela | 23.8% | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 100 | Russia | 23.7% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 101 | Spain | 23.6% | 2025 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 102 | Poland | 23.5% | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 103 | Hungary | 23.3% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 104 | Armenia | 22.9% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 105 | Ukraine | 22.4% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 106 | Czechia | 22.3% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 22.2% | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 108 | Brunei | 22.2% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 109 | Georgia | 21.4% | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 110 | Philippines | 21.3% | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 111 | Kiribati | 20.5% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 20.4% | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 113 | Pakistan | 20.2% | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 114 | Puerto Rico | 20.0% | 2020 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 115 | San Marino | 19.7% | 2022 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 116 | Bhutan | 19.5% | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 117 | Croatia | 19.2% | 2025 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 118 | Chile | 19.2% | 2025 | down 22.6% | flat |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.0% | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 120 | Serbia | 18.5% | 2025 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 121 | Lesotho | 18.4% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 122 | Mongolia | 18.2% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 123 | Botswana | 18.1% | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 18.1% | 2019 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 125 | Fiji | 18.0% | 2024 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 126 | Afghanistan | 17.9% | 2021 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 127 | East Timor | 17.9% | 2022 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 17.4% | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 129 | Greece | 17.3% | 2025 | up 59.5% | falling |
| 130 | Slovakia | 17.0% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 131 | Suriname | 17.0% | 2016 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 132 | Samoa | 15.7% | 2022 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 14.8% | 2025 | up 306.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Senegal | 14.5% | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 135 | Italy | 14.4% | 2025 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 136 | Romania | 13.6% | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 137 | Kosovo | 13.4% | 2024 | up 221.0% | rising |
| 137 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 13.4% | 2024 | up 221.0% | rising |
| 139 | India | 13.3% | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 13.2% | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 11.3% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.8% | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 143 | Egypt | 10.3% | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 144 | Namibia | 10.3% | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 145 | Tunisia | 9.5% | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 146 | Oman | 9.3% | 2022 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 147 | Jordan | 9.1% | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 148 | South Africa | 8.9% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 149 | Morocco | 6.5% | 2022 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 150 | Iran | 6.5% | 2024 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 151 | Palestine | 5.2% | 2025 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 152 | Algeria | 5.2% | 2017 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 153 | Syria | 5.0% | 2010 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Iraq | 2.6% | 2021 | down 36.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 50.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 43.8%
- OECD members 39.6%
- High income 39.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 35.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 34.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 34.7%
- Euro area 33.6%
- European Union 32.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 31.5%
- Lower middle income 24.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 24.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 21.7%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 20.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 19.6%
- IBRD only 19.0%
- South Asia 13.3%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 13.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 12.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 12.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 12.2%
About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.