Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 54.91 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Hong Kong, China, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 54.91 for employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in Hong Kong, China peaked at 59.56 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54.91, in 2025.
That places Hong Kong, China 47th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 59.05 | — |
| 2015 | 59.12 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.98 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.21 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.56 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 58.9 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 56.24 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 56.3 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 55.7 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 55.64 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 55.27 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 54.91 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.14 | 58.9 | 59.56 | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.68 | 54.91 | 56.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More work & labour data for Hong Kong, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in Hong Kong, China?
- Employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in Hong Kong, China was 54.91 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 59.56 in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.91 in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 47th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total of working-age population. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.