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Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) by country

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total of working-age...

Countries reporting
188
Highest
86.55
Qatar
Lowest
21.16
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
57.26
Years covered
37
1991–2027
Data points
10,188

What the numbers show

Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 86.55 in Qatar; the lowest is 21.16 in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 57.26, and the mean is 56.33.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 19.8%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 22.9%).

Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Qatar 86.55 2027 down 0.9% rising
2 Solomon Islands 83.12 2027 down 0.7% flat
3 Madagascar 82.97 2027 down 1.0% flat
4 Tanzania, United Republic of 82.38 2027 up 0.1% flat
5 Cambodia 82.17 2027 up 1.1% flat
6 Nigeria 79.81 2027 up 3.7% flat
7 Niger 79.66 2027 up 9.9% flat
8 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 79.21 2027 down 0.0% flat
9 Uganda 77.97 2027 up 12.5% rising
10 Burundi 77.22 2027 down 2.4% falling
11 United Arab Emirates 77.01 2027 up 0.2% rising
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 77 2027 up 16.4% rising
13 Benin 75.29 2027 up 3.1% rising
14 Liberia 74.36 2027 down 0.3% flat
15 Eritrea 73.69 2027 down 1.0% flat
16 Mozambique 73.33 2027 down 3.4% falling
17 Iceland 71.9 2027 down 3.9% flat
18 Kuwait 71.49 2027 down 0.4% rising
19 Republic of Moldova 71.4 2027 up 6.2% rising
20 Viet Nam 70.79 2027 down 6.5% flat
21 Bahrain 69.32 2027 down 3.1% rising
22 Peru 69.1 2027 down 6.8% rising
23 Central African Republic 68.72 2027 down 0.6% flat
24 Singapore 68.35 2027 up 3.5% rising
25 Burkina Faso 67.43 2027 down 9.5% falling
26 Jamaica 67.18 2027 up 10.5% flat
27 Paraguay 67.1 2027 up 0.6% flat
28 New Zealand 66.47 2027 down 1.0% rising
29 Timor-Leste 66.34 2027 up 3.3% falling
30 Bahamas 66.28 2027 down 0.9% flat
31 Ethiopia 66.23 2027 down 9.0% falling
32 Indonesia 65.99 2027 up 2.8% flat
33 Oman 65.99 2027 down 4.3% rising
34 Côte d'Ivoire 65.43 2027 up 2.3% rising
35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 65.37 2027 up 13.0% rising
36 Thailand 65.3 2027 down 2.5% falling
37 Mali 65.01 2027 down 4.6% falling
38 Macau, China 64.99 2027 down 5.1% rising
39 Kazakhstan 64.6 2027 down 3.3% flat
40 South Sudan 64.33 2023 up 0.1% flat
41 Netherlands 64.03 2027 up 1.7% flat
42 Angola 63.92 2027 up 1.4% flat
43 Kenya 63.74 2027 down 8.6% falling
44 Malaysia 63.59 2027 up 1.0% rising
45 Israel 63.42 2027 up 1.0% rising
46 Australia 63.37 2027 up 2.9% rising
47 Guinea-Bissau 63.13 2027 up 3.4% flat
48 Saudi Arabia 63.04 2027 up 13.6% rising
49 Cyprus 62.99 2027 up 10.1% rising
50 Nicaragua 62.7 2027 down 0.7% rising
51 Bhutan 62.6 2027 up 2.8% falling
52 Ecuador 62.49 2027 down 4.6% flat
53 Switzerland 62.42 2027 down 4.3% flat
54 Cameroon 62.3 2027 down 6.8% falling
55 Japan 62.16 2027 up 5.8% flat
56 Dominican Republic 62.04 2027 up 5.6% rising
57 Republic of Korea 62.02 2027 up 2.3% rising
58 Norway 61.85 2027 down 1.7% flat
59 Malta 61.77 2027 up 11.6% rising
60 Saint Lucia 61.77 2027 up 10.1% rising
61 Zimbabwe 61.51 2027 down 0.5% flat
62 Ireland 61.32 2027 up 6.2% rising
63 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61.26 2027 down 0.8% falling
64 Denmark 61.09 2027 up 4.9% flat
65 Maldives 60.84 2027 up 8.7% rising
66 China 60.82 2027 down 6.9% falling
67 Panama 60.71 2027 down 2.6% rising
68 El Salvador 60.4 2027 up 7.1% flat
69 Uruguay 60.13 2027 up 1.8% rising
70 Brunei Darussalam 60.11 2027 up 1.7% falling
71 Mexico 59.95 2027 up 3.1% flat
72 Philippines 59.88 2027 up 3.9% flat
73 Belarus 59.77 2027 down 1.8% rising
74 Barbados 59.72 2027 down 1.2% rising
75 Brazil 59.42 2027 up 5.6% falling
76 Canada 59.32 2027 down 3.6% flat
77 Estonia 59.03 2027 down 0.9% rising
78 Malawi 58.9 2027 down 2.3% falling
79 Sweden 58.83 2027 down 2.1% flat
80 Azerbaijan 58.73 2027 down 5.0% falling
81 Guam 58.71 2027 down 0.5% falling
82 Russian Federation 58.68 2027 down 0.9% rising
83 Chad 58.57 2027 down 2.1% falling
84 United States of America 58.55 2027 down 2.1% falling
85 Colombia 58.34 2027 down 2.8% flat
86 Zambia 58.28 2027 up 4.2% rising
87 Lithuania 58.18 2027 up 3.3% rising
88 Czechia 58.17 2027 down 0.3% flat
89 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 57.91 2027 down 2.8% rising
90 Argentina 57.9 2027 up 7.4% rising
91 Guatemala 57.89 2027 down 2.6% falling
92 Hungary 57.66 2027 up 4.0% rising
93 Germany 57.5 2027 down 1.5% rising
94 Albania 57.28 2027 up 14.2% rising
95 Taiwan, China 57.24 2027 up 1.1% flat
96 Luxembourg 56.81 2027 up 2.4% rising
97 Chile 56.67 2027 down 2.9% rising
98 Togo 56.56 2027 up 1.2% flat
99 Rwanda 56.55 2027 up 6.1% flat
100 Slovakia 56.45 2027 up 2.6% rising
101 Bangladesh 56.37 2027 up 1.1% flat
102 Latvia 56.26 2027 up 1.4% rising
103 Georgia 56.05 2027 down 1.1% falling
104 Austria 55.95 2027 down 2.3% flat
105 Ghana 55.93 2027 down 13.4% falling
106 Poland 55.71 2027 up 1.7% rising
107 Serbia 55.51 2027 up 19.8% rising
108 Mongolia 55.25 2027 down 0.2% flat
109 Kyrgyzstan 55.05 2027 up 1.3% falling
110 Trinidad and Tobago 54.98 2027 down 7.6% rising
111 Slovenia 54.98 2027 up 0.5% flat
112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 54.96 2027 up 1.1% rising
113 Mauritius 54.89 2027 down 1.7% flat
114 Vanuatu 54.82 2027 down 3.4% falling
115 Equatorial Guinea 54.75 2027 down 3.1% flat
116 Haiti 54.35 2027 down 4.2% falling
117 Congo 54.28 2027 up 0.5% flat
118 Uzbekistan 54.22 2027 up 2.0% flat
119 Comoros 54.17 2027 up 14.6% rising
120 Fiji 54.04 2027 down 1.6% falling
121 Costa Rica 53.98 2027 down 2.3% flat
122 Bulgaria 53.97 2027 up 3.8% rising
123 Portugal 53.95 2027 up 0.6% falling
124 Myanmar 53.78 2027 down 12.1% falling
125 Belize 53.7 2027 down 10.2% rising
126 Finland 53.64 2027 up 0.1% flat
127 Honduras 53.63 2027 down 11.8% falling
128 Hong Kong, China 53.6 2027 down 8.5% falling
129 India 53.36 2027 up 9.7% falling
130 Botswana 52.1 2027 up 3.3% rising
131 Western Sahara 51.82 2027 down 2.5% rising
132 Sierra Leone 51.34 2027 down 2.5% falling
133 Spain 51.01 2027 up 6.2% rising
134 Papua New Guinea 50.87 2027 up 3.6% rising
135 Senegal 50.75 2027 up 15.0% flat
136 Belgium 50.64 2027 up 2.2% rising
137 France 50.62 2027 up 1.1% flat
138 Cuba 50.38 2027 down 7.8% rising
139 Armenia 50.36 2027 down 0.4% falling
140 Cape Verde 50.08 2027 down 3.6% flat
141 Türkiye 49.84 2027 up 5.9% flat
142 New Caledonia 49.8 2027 down 6.3% falling
143 Guinea 49.72 2027 down 3.7% falling
144 Pakistan 49.63 2027 down 0.1% flat
145 Montenegro 49.41 2027 up 11.8% rising
146 Croatia 49.36 2027 up 8.0% flat
147 Suriname 49.32 2027 down 4.6% rising
148 Ukraine 49.27 2021 down 5.0% falling
149 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 48.69 2027 down 14.4% falling
150 Tonga 48.2 2027 down 9.4% falling
151 Romania 48.08 2027 down 2.4% rising
152 Guyana 48.08 2027 down 0.1% falling
153 United States Virgin Islands 47.98 2027 down 8.4% falling
154 Greece 47.65 2027 up 18.8% flat
155 Lesotho 47.29 2027 down 6.1% falling
156 Namibia 47.21 2027 up 1.1% rising
157 Sri Lanka 46.55 2027 down 10.2% falling
158 Italy 45.68 2027 up 3.9% rising
159 French Polynesia 45.55 2027 down 7.7% falling
160 North Macedonia 44.94 2027 up 9.6% rising
161 Gambia 44.16 2027 down 2.6% flat
162 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.68 2027 up 8.7% flat
163 Egypt 41.49 2027 up 4.6% falling
164 Puerto Rico 40.39 2027 up 18.4% falling
165 Gabon 40.34 2027 down 0.8% flat
166 Turkmenistan 39.82 2027 down 3.8% falling
167 Morocco 39.76 2027 down 3.7% falling
168 Samoa 39.32 2027 down 20.3% falling
169 Lebanon 38.65 2023 down 8.5% flat
170 Libya 38.44 2027 down 3.7% rising
171 Tunisia 37.95 2027 down 5.6% falling
172 South Africa 37.48 2027 down 7.2% falling
173 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.89 2027 down 5.0% falling
174 Mauritania 36.34 2027 down 1.4% falling
175 Tajikistan 35.51 2027 down 1.7% falling
176 Algeria 35.26 2027 down 5.3% rising
177 Nepal 35.12 2027 down 1.5% falling
178 Iraq 34.98 2027 down 4.0% falling
179 Sudan 34.7 2022 down 12.6% falling
180 Palestine, State of 34 2022 up 1.0% falling
181 Eswatini 33.95 2027 down 11.5% falling
182 Jordan 33.59 2027 up 2.0% flat
183 Afghanistan 32.41 2027 down 22.9% falling
184 Syrian Arab Republic 31.63 2027 down 3.0% falling
185 Somalia 27.37 2027 down 1.6% flat
186 Yemen 27.23 2027 up 3.1% falling
187 Djibouti 23.44 2027 down 1.8% falling
188 Sao Tome and Principe 21.16 2027 down 2.8% flat

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Indicator
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
276 places, 10,188 data points, 1991–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total of working-age population. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.