Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national in OECD members
OECD members: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national was 45.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in OECD members, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 45.7% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in OECD members peaked at 52.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2020.
That places OECD members 5th out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 49.3% | — |
| 1984 | 50.7% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 49.7% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 48.7% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 45.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.1% | 49.3% | 52.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 48.7% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 42.5% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 42.1% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 41.3% | 46.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in OECD members?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in OECD members was 45.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (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.