Employment to population ratio by country
Countries reporting
186
Highest
86.9
Qatar
Lowest
21.21
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
57.55
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
6,496
What the numbers show
Employment to population ratio is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 86.9 in Qatar; the lowest is 21.21 in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 57.55, and the mean is 56.6.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 30.2%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 24.4%).
Employment to population ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 86.9 | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 83.09 | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 3 | Madagascar | 82.89 | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 4 | Tanzania | 82.4 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Cambodia | 82.17 | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 6 | Nigeria | 79.99 | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 7 | Niger | 79.43 | 2025 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 8 | North Korea | 79.24 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Uganda | 77.83 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 10 | Burundi | 77.53 | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 76.89 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Bolivia | 76.29 | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 13 | Benin | 75.14 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 14 | Liberia | 74.37 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Eritrea | 73.66 | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Mozambique | 73.49 | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 17 | Iceland | 72.21 | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 18 | Kuwait | 71.77 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Vietnam | 71.67 | 2025 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 20 | Moldova | 71.2 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 21 | Bahrain | 69.65 | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 69.13 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 68.8 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 24 | Singapore | 67.71 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 67.57 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 26 | Jamaica | 67.28 | 2025 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 27 | Bahamas | 66.98 | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 28 | Paraguay | 66.87 | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 29 | New Zealand | 66.78 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 30 | Macao | 66.25 | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 66.19 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 32 | Thailand | 66.16 | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 33 | Oman | 66.15 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 34 | East Timor | 65.91 | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 35 | Indonesia | 65.77 | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65.53 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 37 | Laos | 65.3 | 2025 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 38 | Mali | 65.14 | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 64.64 | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 64.54 | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 41 | South Sudan | 64.33 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | Angola | 64.24 | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 43 | Australia | 63.82 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 44 | Kenya | 63.71 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 63.66 | 2025 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 46 | Malaysia | 63.63 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 63.49 | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 48 | Israel | 63.2 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 63.12 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.08 | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 51 | Cameroon | 62.82 | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 62.74 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 53 | Bhutan | 62.73 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 54 | South Korea | 62.62 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 55 | Norway | 62.56 | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 56 | Ecuador | 62.36 | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 57 | Malta | 62.13 | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 58 | Japan | 61.89 | 2025 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 59 | Ireland | 61.84 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 61.81 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 61 | China | 61.57 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 61.54 | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 63 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 61.45 | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 61.42 | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 65 | Denmark | 61.34 | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 66 | Brunei | 60.85 | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 67 | Panama | 60.76 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 68 | Maldives | 60.63 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 69 | Belarus | 60.63 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 70 | Barbados | 60.47 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 71 | Uruguay | 60.1 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 72 | Canada | 60.06 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 73 | El Salvador | 60.06 | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 74 | Philippines | 59.98 | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 75 | Mexico | 59.96 | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 59.83 | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 77 | Russia | 59.81 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 78 | Estonia | 59.71 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 79 | Malawi | 59.4 | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 80 | Brazil | 59.37 | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 81 | United States | 59.11 | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 82 | Sweden | 58.98 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 83 | Chad | 58.81 | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 84 | Guam | 58.8 | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 85 | Lithuania | 58.68 | 2025 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 86 | Czechia | 58.64 | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 87 | United Kingdom | 58.46 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 88 | Germany | 58.32 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 89 | Zambia | 58.27 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 90 | Colombia | 58.14 | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 91 | Guatemala | 58.07 | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 92 | Hungary | 57.84 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 57.6 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 94 | Argentina | 57.49 | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 95 | Albania | 57.24 | 2025 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 96 | Slovakia | 57.18 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 97 | Ghana | 56.78 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 98 | Austria | 56.77 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 99 | Chile | 56.71 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 100 | Togo | 56.69 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 101 | Poland | 56.58 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 56.57 | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 103 | Mongolia | 56.56 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 104 | Latvia | 56.55 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 105 | Georgia | 56.53 | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 106 | Rwanda | 56.45 | 2025 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.83 | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 108 | Slovenia | 55.74 | 2025 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 55.68 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.47 | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.34 | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 112 | Mauritius | 55.25 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 55.16 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 114 | Serbia | 54.93 | 2025 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 54.84 | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 116 | Hong Kong | 54.78 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 117 | Portugal | 54.58 | 2025 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 118 | Haiti | 54.38 | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 119 | Congo | 54.34 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 54.13 | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 121 | Fiji | 54.1 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 122 | Finland | 54.03 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 123 | Belize | 53.87 | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 124 | Honduras | 53.77 | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 53.71 | 2025 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 126 | Comoros | 53.64 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 127 | Myanmar | 53.41 | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 128 | India | 53.31 | 2025 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 129 | Botswana | 51.96 | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 130 | Armenia | 51.74 | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 51.69 | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 132 | Spain | 51.45 | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 133 | Cuba | 51.34 | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 134 | France | 51.17 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 135 | Belgium | 51.07 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 50.73 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 137 | Senegal | 50.6 | 2025 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 138 | Cape Verde | 50.22 | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 139 | New Caledonia | 50.12 | 2025 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 140 | Montenegro | 50.1 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 141 | Guinea | 49.89 | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 142 | Turkey | 49.75 | 2025 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 143 | Suriname | 49.61 | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 144 | Croatia | 49.53 | 2025 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 145 | Pakistan | 49.5 | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 146 | Ukraine | 49.27 | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 147 | Venezuela | 49.17 | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 148 | Tonga | 48.81 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 149 | Guyana | 48.41 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 150 | Romania | 48.26 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 151 | United States Virgin Islands | 48.14 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 152 | Lesotho | 47.8 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 153 | Greece | 47.52 | 2025 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 154 | Namibia | 47.49 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 46.57 | 2025 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 46.26 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 157 | Italy | 46.15 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 158 | North Macedonia | 45.57 | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 159 | Gambia | 44.36 | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.58 | 2025 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 161 | Egypt | 41.55 | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 162 | Gabon | 40.77 | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 163 | Samoa | 40.41 | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 164 | Turkmenistan | 40.24 | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 165 | Puerto Rico | 40.22 | 2025 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 166 | Morocco | 39.99 | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 167 | Libya | 38.97 | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 168 | Lebanon | 38.65 | 2023 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 169 | Tunisia | 38.39 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 170 | South Africa | 37.58 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 171 | Iran | 37.56 | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 172 | Mauritania | 36.56 | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 173 | Algeria | 36.04 | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 174 | Tajikistan | 35.62 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 175 | Nepal | 35.14 | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 176 | Iraq | 35.1 | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 177 | Sudan | 34.7 | 2022 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 178 | Palestine | 34 | 2022 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 179 | Eswatini | 33.68 | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 180 | Jordan | 33.43 | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 32.46 | 2025 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 182 | Syria | 31.89 | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 183 | Somalia | 27.43 | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 184 | Yemen | 27.37 | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 185 | Djibouti | 23.49 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.21 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |