Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Moldova
Moldova: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national was 37.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Moldova stood at 37.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Moldova peaked at 45.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2005.
That places Moldova 63rd out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.6% | — |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 37.7% | +14.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 37.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 37.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 20.5% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 35.4% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 33.0% | 38.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Moldova?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Moldova was 37.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2005.
- How does Moldova rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Moldova ranks 63rd out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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, 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.