Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population) by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
0.9%
Indonesia
Lowest
0.3%
Niger
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,653
What the numbers show
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.3% in Niger.
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 3.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 32.9%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 39.2%).
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 0.6% | 2017 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 2 | Turkey | 0.9% | 2019 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 3 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2017 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 4 | Australia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 5 | China | 0.8% | 2013 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 6 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2014 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 0.7% | 2015 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7% | 2011 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 9 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Mauritius | 0.7% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 13 | Russia | 0.7% | 2019 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 14 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 15 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 17 | Albania | 0.7% | 2019 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 19 | India | 0.7% | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 21 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 22 | Austria | 0.7% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Malta | 0.7% | 2016 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 24 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 25 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 26 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 28 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Montenegro | 0.7% | 2013 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 30 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 0.7% | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 32 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 34 | Croatia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 35 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 0.7% | 2016 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 38 | Moldova | 0.7% | 2021 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 39 | Germany | 0.7% | 2011 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 40 | Morocco | 0.7% | 2013 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2016 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2015 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 44 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2018 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% | 2019 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 48 | United States | 0.7% | 2018 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 50 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2018 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 52 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | 0.6% | 2005 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 54 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 55 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 56 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 57 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 58 | United Kingdom | 0.6% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 59 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 60 | Laos | 0.6% | 2018 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 61 | Nepal | 0.6% | 2014 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 0.6% | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 63 | Norway | 0.6% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 64 | Greece | 0.6% | 2016 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 0.6% | 2013 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 66 | Venezuela | 0.6% | 2006 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 68 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 69 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 71 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 73 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 74 | Bolivia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 75 | France | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 76 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 77 | Finland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 78 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 81 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 82 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 83 | Zambia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 84 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 85 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 86 | Jordan | 0.6% | 2016 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 88 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 89 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 90 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 91 | Palestine | 0.6% | 2017 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 92 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 93 | Ghana | 0.6% | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 94 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 95 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 96 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 98 | Togo | 0.5% | 2018 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 99 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 100 | Nigeria | 0.5% | 2018 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 101 | Malawi | 0.5% | 2019 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 102 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2012 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 103 | Tanzania | 0.5% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 104 | Guinea | 0.5% | 2018 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 105 | Benin | 0.5% | 2018 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 106 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 107 | Senegal | 0.5% | 2018 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 108 | Burkina Faso | 0.5% | 2009 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 109 | Mali | 0.4% | 2018 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 110 | Niger | 0.3% | 2018 | down 38.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.7%