Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
1.0%
Togo
Lowest
0.2%
Djibouti
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,633
What the numbers show
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Togo; the lowest is 0.2% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 88.5%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 51.3%).
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Togo | 1.0% | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 0.9% | 2018 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 3 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 0.9% | 2009 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 5 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2012 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 6 | Senegal | 0.9% | 2018 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 7 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2014 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 8 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 0.8% | 2014 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 10 | Malawi | 0.8% | 2019 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 11 | Belarus | 0.8% | 2010 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 12 | Peru | 0.7% | 2021 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 0.7% | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Australia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 19 | Nigeria | 0.7% | 2018 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2018 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2015 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 22 | Guinea | 0.7% | 2018 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 23 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2018 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 24 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 26 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 28 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 0.7% | 2011 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 32 | China | 0.7% | 2013 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 33 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 34 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 35 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 36 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 37 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 38 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 40 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 41 | Austria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 42 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2017 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 0.7% | 2018 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 0.7% | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 0.7% | 2016 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 49 | Poland | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 52 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2016 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 53 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6% | 2011 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 55 | Finland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 0.6% | 2016 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2016 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 59 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2016 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 60 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 61 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2006 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 62 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 63 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 0.6% | 2015 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 65 | Chile | 0.6% | 2017 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 68 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 69 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2016 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2019 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 71 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 72 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 73 | Spain | 0.6% | 2016 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 74 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 75 | Mauritius | 0.6% | 2017 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 76 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 77 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 78 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 80 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 81 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6% | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2021 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 84 | Zambia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 85 | Ukraine | 0.6% | 2014 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 86 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 88 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 90 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 92 | Albania | 0.5% | 2019 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 93 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 94 | Türkiye | 0.5% | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 95 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2013 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 96 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 97 | Namibia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 98 | Puerto Rico | 0.5% | 2005 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2013 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5% | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 101 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2010 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 102 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 103 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 104 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 105 | Palestine, State of | 0.4% | 2017 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 106 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2020 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 107 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 108 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 108 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 110 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 111 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 13.3% | rising |