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Employment to population ratio, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) by country

Countries reporting
108
Highest
1.0%
Togo
Lowest
0.3%
Djibouti
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,528

What the numbers show

Employment to population ratio, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Togo; the lowest is 0.3% in Djibouti.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 68.5%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 43.3%).

Employment to population ratio, aged 25-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Togo 1.0% 2018 up 9.7% rising
2 Niger 1.0% 2018 up 57.4% rising
3 Ghana 0.9% 2016 up 10.9% rising
4 Madagascar 0.9% 2012 up 16.2% rising
5 Senegal 0.9% 2018 up 68.5% rising
6 Nepal 0.9% 2014 up 5.9% flat
7 Uganda 0.9% 2016 down 3.7% flat
8 Mozambique 0.9% 2014 down 6.3% flat
9 Malawi 0.8% 2019 down 2.4% rising
10 Guinea 0.8% 2018 down 0.6% rising
11 Nigeria 0.8% 2018 up 11.0% rising
12 Kenya 0.8% 2019 up 4.0% rising
13 Sweden 0.8% 2016 up 0.3% flat
14 Thailand 0.8% 2021 down 5.5% flat
15 Peru 0.8% 2021 down 4.5% flat
16 Kazakhstan 0.8% 2018 down 2.7% rising
17 Belarus 0.8% 2010 up 3.2% rising
18 Norway 0.8% 2016 up 1.0% flat
19 Iceland 0.8% 2015 down 8.1% falling
20 Estonia 0.8% 2016 up 1.8% rising
21 Netherlands 0.8% 2016 up 6.1% rising
22 Denmark 0.8% 2016 up 3.1% flat
23 Paraguay 0.8% 2021 up 2.0% rising
24 Ecuador 0.8% 2021 up 5.2% flat
25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% 2016 up 3.6% rising
26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8% 2021 down 5.9% flat
27 Uruguay 0.8% 2021 down 2.8% rising
28 Zambia 0.8% 2015 down 9.3% rising
29 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8% 2020 down 14.9% falling
30 Czechia 0.8% 2016 up 9.2% flat
31 Lithuania 0.8% 2016 up 1.9% falling
32 Ethiopia 0.8% 2021 down 10.9% rising
33 Latvia 0.8% 2016 up 1.2% rising
34 Slovakia 0.8% 2016 up 3.1% rising
35 Indonesia 0.8% 2019 up 6.0% flat
36 Romania 0.8% 2018 up 11.7% rising
37 Armenia 0.8% 2020 up 16.7% rising
38 France 0.8% 2016 up 5.3% rising
39 United States 0.8% 2018 up 4.5% rising
40 Argentina 0.8% 2021 up 1.9% flat
41 China 0.7% 2013 down 7.2% falling
42 Republic of Korea 0.7% 2017 up 6.4% rising
43 Cambodia 0.7% 2012 down 17.1% falling
44 Dominican Republic 0.7% 2013 up 14.7% rising
45 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.7% 2018 down 18.1% rising
46 Jamaica 0.7% 2002 down 4.0% flat
47 Germany 0.7% 2011 up 5.9% rising
48 Poland 0.7% 2019 up 5.5% rising
49 Nicaragua 0.7% 2014 up 4.5% rising
50 Hungary 0.7% 2016 up 11.6% rising
51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% 2006 up 8.2% rising
52 Philippines 0.7% 2019 up 0.5% flat
53 Chile 0.7% 2017 up 5.4% rising
54 Austria 0.7% 2003 up 1.6% flat
55 Finland 0.7% 2016 down 2.1% rising
56 Portugal 0.7% 2016 down 2.5% flat
57 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% 2011 up 9.9% rising
58 Bulgaria 0.7% 2016 up 5.3% rising
59 Luxembourg 0.7% 2016 down 2.9% rising
60 El Salvador 0.7% 2019 up 1.6% rising
61 Slovenia 0.7% 2016 up 1.2% falling
62 Cyprus 0.7% 2016 down 8.4% falling
63 Mexico 0.7% 2020 up 4.7% flat
64 Russian Federation 0.7% 2016 down 17.4% falling
65 Malta 0.7% 2016 up 18.3% rising
66 Honduras 0.7% 2019 down 0.4% rising
67 Colombia 0.7% 2021 down 6.8% rising
68 Panama 0.7% 2021 down 5.7% rising
69 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% 2020 down 9.0% falling
70 Mauritius 0.7% 2017 up 4.2% flat
71 Ireland 0.7% 2016 down 2.5% rising
72 Belgium 0.7% 2003 up 6.0% rising
73 Serbia 0.7% 2018 up 5.8% rising
74 Guatemala 0.7% 2019 down 3.2% falling
75 Spain 0.7% 2016 down 3.5% rising
76 Costa Rica 0.7% 2021 down 6.3% rising
77 Brazil 0.7% 2021 down 10.1% rising
78 Mongolia 0.6% 2021 down 7.5% falling
79 Italy 0.6% 2016 up 2.7% rising
80 Republic of Moldova 0.6% 2021 down 24.6% falling
81 Georgia 0.6% 2020 down 3.2% falling
82 Belize 0.6% 1999 up 2.4% flat
83 Ukraine 0.6% 2014 up 3.9% rising
84 North Macedonia 0.6% 2020 up 18.8% rising
85 Sri Lanka 0.6% 2019 up 4.6% flat
86 Albania 0.6% 2019 down 5.7% falling
87 Namibia 0.6% 2015 down 19.1% rising
88 Croatia 0.6% 2016 up 13.9% rising
89 Bangladesh 0.6% 2016 down 5.7% falling
90 India 0.6% 2019 down 7.1% falling
91 Morocco 0.6% 2013 up 8.3% flat
92 Greece 0.6% 2016 down 14.0% falling
93 Pakistan 0.6% 2020 down 2.8% rising
94 Tajikistan 0.6% 2013 down 11.0% falling
95 Türkiye 0.5% 2019 up 11.3% rising
96 Montenegro 0.5% 2010 down 17.7% falling
97 Rwanda 0.5% 2021 down 43.3% falling
98 Egypt 0.5% 2019 down 6.1% falling
99 Puerto Rico 0.5% 2005 down 10.3% falling
100 Tunisia 0.5% 2015 down 4.6% flat
101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% 2019 up 14.1% rising
102 South Africa 0.5% 2020 down 9.5% flat
103 Gambia 0.5% 2020 down 40.7% falling
104 Palestine, State of 0.5% 2017 up 7.3% rising
105 Kosovo 0.4% 2017 up 12.5% rising
105 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% 2017 up 12.5% rising
107 Jordan 0.4% 2016 down 14.9% flat
108 Djibouti 0.3% 2017 down 3.0% rising

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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