Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita by country
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
0.0005 units per person
Puerto Rico
Lowest
0.0001 units per person
Madagascar
Median
0.0003 units per person
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
6,790
What the numbers show
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 0.0005 units per person in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 0.0001 units per person in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0003 units per person, and the mean is 0.0003 units per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 53.5%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (down 31.0%).
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 0.0005 units per person | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 2 | Djibouti | 0.0005 units per person | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0005 units per person | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 4 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0005 units per person | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0005 units per person | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 8 | Nepal | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 10 | Morocco | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 11 | Tunisia | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 12 | Jordan | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 13 | Algeria | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 14 | Lebanon | 0.0004 units per person | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | Cuba | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 20 | Turkmenistan | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 22 | Yemen | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 24 | French Polynesia | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 25 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 0.0004 units per person | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 28 | Libya | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 30 | Egypt | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 31 | Iraq | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 33 | France | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 34 | Sudan | 0.0004 units per person | 2022 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 35 | Türkiye | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritius | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 38 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 42 | Samoa | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 43 | Palestine, State of | 0.0004 units per person | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 44 | Somalia | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 45 | Portugal | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 49 | Suriname | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 50 | Finland | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 51 | New Caledonia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 52 | Germany | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 53 | Hungary | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 54 | Mauritania | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 55 | Myanmar | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 56 | Austria | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 57 | Slovakia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 58 | India | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 60 | South Africa | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 62 | Eswatini | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 63 | Tonga | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 64 | Japan | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 67 | United States of America | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 69 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 71 | Republic of Korea | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 72 | Guyana | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 74 | Armenia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 75 | Chile | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 76 | Fiji | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 77 | Gabon | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 78 | Lithuania | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 79 | Belarus | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 80 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 81 | Pakistan | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 83 | China | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 84 | Belize | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 85 | Argentina | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 86 | Senegal | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 88 | Brazil | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 89 | Sweden | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 90 | Denmark | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 91 | Maldives | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 92 | Malta | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 94 | Barbados | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 95 | Colombia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 96 | Macau, China | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 98 | Mexico | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 100 | Estonia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 101 | Canada | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 102 | Togo | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 103 | Norway | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 105 | Uruguay | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 106 | El Salvador | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 107 | Thailand | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 109 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 110 | Netherlands | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 111 | Lesotho | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 112 | Guinea | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 113 | Philippines | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 114 | Bhutan | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 115 | Guam | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 116 | Comoros | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 117 | Switzerland | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 118 | Ireland | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 119 | Guatemala | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 120 | Cyprus | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 121 | Georgia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 122 | Mongolia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 123 | Ecuador | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 124 | Australia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 125 | Ghana | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 126 | Malaysia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 128 | Namibia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 129 | Vanuatu | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 131 | Singapore | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 132 | Panama | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 134 | Haiti | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 135 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 136 | Jamaica | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 138 | Bahrain | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 140 | Indonesia | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 141 | New Zealand | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 142 | Oman | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 143 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 144 | Israel | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 145 | Rwanda | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 147 | Kuwait | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 148 | Zambia | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 149 | Malawi | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 151 | Chad | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 153 | Bahamas | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 154 | Paraguay | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 155 | Botswana | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 156 | Viet Nam | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 157 | Iceland | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 158 | Kenya | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 159 | Peru | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 160 | Cameroon | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 161 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 162 | Congo | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 164 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 165 | Zimbabwe | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 166 | Mali | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 167 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 169 | South Sudan | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 170 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | down 31.0% | flat |
| 171 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 172 | Liberia | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 173 | Angola | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 174 | Benin | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 176 | Eritrea | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 177 | Cambodia | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 178 | Burundi | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 179 | Mozambique | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 180 | Qatar | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 181 | Uganda | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 182 | Niger | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 183 | Nigeria | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 185 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 186 | Madagascar | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Chagai 0.0004 units per person
- World 0.0003 units per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0002 units per person
How this figure is calculated
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.