Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.0%
Niger
Lowest
0.6%
Kosovo
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,513
What the numbers show
Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Niger; the lowest is 0.6% in Kosovo.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 47.8%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 22.5%).
Employment rate, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 1.0% | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 2 | Togo | 1.0% | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 3 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 6 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2012 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2019 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Madagascar | 1.0% | 2012 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 9 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 10 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2014 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | China | 1.0% | 2013 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Mozambique | 1.0% | 2014 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 1.0% | 2013 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2019 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 17 | Guinea | 1.0% | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 18 | Ghana | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Romania | 1.0% | 2018 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 22 | Nigeria | 1.0% | 2018 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 1.0% | 2021 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 24 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 25 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2013 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 29 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 30 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2015 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 32 | Peru | 1.0% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 33 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2010 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 36 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 37 | Pakistan | 1.0% | 2020 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 1.0% | 2014 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 40 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 41 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 42 | Honduras | 1.0% | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 44 | India | 1.0% | 2019 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2011 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 46 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 47 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 48 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 49 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 50 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 51 | Argentina | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 52 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 53 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 54 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 55 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 56 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 57 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 58 | Zambia | 0.9% | 2015 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 60 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 61 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2020 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 62 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 63 | Czechia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 64 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 65 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.9% | 2006 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 66 | Mongolia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2016 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 69 | Panama | 0.9% | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 71 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 72 | Morocco | 0.9% | 2013 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 73 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 74 | Slovakia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 75 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 76 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 77 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 78 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 79 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 80 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 81 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 82 | Puerto Rico | 0.9% | 2005 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 83 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2018 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 84 | Finland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 85 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2014 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | 2019 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 89 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2015 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 0.8% | 2016 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 92 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 93 | Slovenia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 94 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 95 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2016 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 96 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2010 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2018 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 98 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 99 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2017 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 100 | Gambia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 101 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 102 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 103 | Greece | 0.8% | 2016 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 104 | Albania | 0.7% | 2019 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 105 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 106 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 107 | Kosovo | 0.6% | 2017 | up 6.3% | rising |