Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) by country
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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.
What the numbers show
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 83.21 in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 33.84 in Kosovo.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.13, and the mean is 58.16.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 82.8%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 49.8%).
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 83.21 | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 2 | Cambodia | 79.19 | 2021 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 3 | Rwanda | 72.66 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 4 | Iceland | 72.27 | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 5 | Kuwait | 71.59 | 2014 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 71.39 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 7 | New Zealand | 68.97 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 8 | Indonesia | 67.16 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 66.62 | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 10 | Paraguay | 66.4 | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands | 66.01 | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 12 | Malta | 65.43 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 64.15 | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 64.08 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 63.63 | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 63.28 | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 63.07 | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 62.88 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 62.59 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 20 | Israel | 62.39 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 21 | Ghana | 62.34 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 22 | Cyprus | 62.32 | 2025 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 23 | Ecuador | 62.22 | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 24 | Sweden | 61.6 | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 61.49 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 26 | Canada | 61.3 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 61.12 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 28 | Denmark | 61.04 | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 59.77 | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | United States of America | 59.74 | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 59.66 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Czechia | 59.31 | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 59.31 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 58.78 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 58.74 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 58.58 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 58.23 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 38 | Albania | 58.14 | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 39 | Austria | 58.13 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 40 | Mongolia | 58.12 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 41 | Uruguay | 58 | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 42 | Mexico | 57.99 | 2026 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 43 | Slovakia | 57.9 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 44 | Argentina | 57.63 | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 45 | Brazil | 57.58 | 2015 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 46 | Latvia | 57.37 | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 47 | Panama | 57.27 | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 48 | Poland | 56.95 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 56.93 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 50 | Montenegro | 56.39 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 56.23 | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 52 | Portugal | 55.82 | 2025 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 55.75 | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 54 | Belize | 55.73 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 55 | Finland | 55.02 | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 56 | Serbia | 54.7 | 2025 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 57 | Liberia | 53.64 | 2020 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 53.19 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 59 | Honduras | 53.06 | 2023 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 60 | France | 52.57 | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 61 | Belgium | 52.49 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 52.39 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.34 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 64 | Spain | 52.08 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 65 | Fiji | 51.89 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 51.81 | 2022 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 67 | Croatia | 51.44 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 68 | Armenia | 51.23 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 69 | Türkiye | 49.05 | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 70 | Romania | 48.26 | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 71 | Greece | 48.21 | 2025 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 72 | Italy | 46.84 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.33 | 2025 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 74 | Timor-Leste | 46.01 | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 45.94 | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 76 | Malawi | 41.94 | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 77 | Uganda | 37.87 | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 78 | Kosovo | 33.84 | 2024 | up 40.7% | falling |
About this data
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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.