Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.NE.ZS•% of total population ages 15+•1960 → 2024•206 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
206
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 44.11%
44.11% – 51.94%
51.94% – 56.73%
56.73% – 59.62%
59.62% – 63.14%
63.14% – 68.69%
> 68.69%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
206 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Countries
206
Median
58.4%
Mean
57.6%
25th pctl
50.6%
75th pctl
64.4%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NepalNPL | 128.32% | 2015 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 95.1% | 2022 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 89.22% | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 87.28% | 2021 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 85.36% | 2013 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 83.21% | 2024 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 81.93% | 2016 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 79.83% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 79.78% | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 79.29% | 2022 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 79.28% | 2015 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 78.72% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 77.75% | 2020 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 77.38% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 76.65% | 2021 | |
| BeninBEN | 75% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 74.57% | 2016 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 74.18% | 1991 | — |
| IcelandISL | 73.54% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 73.47% | 2022 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 72.62% | 2022 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 72.24% | 2016 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 71.34% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 71.13% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 70.93% | 2015 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 70.93% | 2016 | |
| CubaCUB | 70.5% | 2013 | |
| BermudaBMU | 70.13% | 2010 | |
| TogoTGO | 69.34% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 69.02% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 67.87% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 67.65% | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 67.49% | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 67.35% | 2019 | |
| ThailandTHA | 67.24% | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 67% | 2022 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 66.54% | 2022 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 66.24% | 2018 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 66.18% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 66.15% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 65.74% | 2024 | |
| PalauPLW | 65.72% | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 65.65% | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 65.6% | 2022 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 65.57% | 2021 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 65.26% | 2001 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 65.2% | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 65.01% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 64.89% | 2008 | — |
| AngolaAGO | 64.76% | 2022 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 64.58% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 64.41% | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 64.37% | 2023 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 64.18% | 2010 | — |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 63.96% | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 63.41% | 2019 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 63.4% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 63.38% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 63.18% | 2021 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 63.11% | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 62.99% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 62.97% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 62.91% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 62.51% | 2020 | |
| IsraelISR | 62.39% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 62.31% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 62.03% | 2014 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 62% | 2022 | |
| EstoniaEST | 61.95% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 61.94% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 61.92% | 2024 | |
| NauruNRU | 61.9% | 2021 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 61.86% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 61.86% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 61.76% | 2022 | |
| JapanJPN | 61.71% | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 61.7% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 61.39% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 61.22% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 61.21% | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 61.12% | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 61.08% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 60.73% | 2019 | |
| MaliMLI | 60.2% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 60.12% | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 60.08% | 2024 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 60% | 2015 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 59.88% | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 59.58% | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 59.5% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 59.34% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 59.29% | 2018 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 59.26% | 2020 | |
| OmanOMN | 59.2% | 2021 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 59.1% | 2017 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 59.04% | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 58.99% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 58.98% | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 58.91% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 58.83% | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 58.72% | 2008 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 58.42% | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 58.38% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 58.33% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 58.33% | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 58.31% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 58.24% | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 58.21% | 2024 | |
| ArubaABW | 58.1% | 2011 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 57.98% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 57.5% | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 57.42% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 57.27% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 57.11% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 57.07% | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 56.92% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 56.86% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 56.76% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 56.56% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 56.32% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 55.92% | 2022 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 55.75% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 55.61% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 55.6% | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 55.38% | 2020 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 55.27% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 55.11% | 2012 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 54.99% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 54.93% | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 54.92% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 54.35% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 54.3% | 2011 | |
| HondurasHND | 53.8% | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 53.69% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 53.47% | 2024 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 53.27% | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 53.24% | 2020 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 53.23% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 53.18% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 53.07% | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 52.77% | 2021 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 52.5% | 2008 | |
| FranceFRA | 52.35% | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 52.34% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 52.19% | 2018 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 52.18% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 51.97% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 51.89% | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 51.85% | 2014 | — |
| SurinameSUR | 51.67% | 2016 | |
| SpainESP | 51.44% | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | 51.37% | 2001 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 51.18% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 50.95% | 2019 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 50.59% | 2022 | |
| TongaTON | 50.57% | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 50.23% | 2019 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 49.48% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 49.39% | 2021 | |
| UkraineUKR | 49.27% | 2021 | |
| RomaniaROU | 49.21% | 2024 | |
| MonacoMCO | 47.89% | 2016 | — |
| American SamoaASM | 47.79% | 2010 | |
| GreeceGRC | 47.42% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 47.18% | 2018 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 46.91% | 2021 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 46.82% | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 46.6% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 46.28% | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 46.01% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 45.65% | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 45.62% | 2020 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 45.1% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 44.65% | 2021 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 44.47% | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 44.17% | 2019 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 44.08% | 2012 | |
| LebanonLBN | 43.37% | 2019 | |
| SenegalSEN | 41.99% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 41.94% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 41.59% | 2022 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 41.16% | 2020 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 40.73% | 2019 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 40.73% | 2022 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 40.27% | 1999 | — |
| TajikistanTJK | 39.67% | 2016 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 39.1% | 2022 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 39.02% | 2010 | |
| GabonGAB | 38.8% | 2010 | |
| LibyaLBY | 38.66% | 2012 | — |
| TunisiaTUN | 38.54% | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 37.63% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 37.6% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 37.18% | 2020 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 36.91% | 2017 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 36% | 2009 | |
| SudanSDN | 35.01% | 2022 | |
| KosovoXKX | 33.84% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 33.5% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 33.46% | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 33.25% | 2021 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 31.57% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 31.37% | 2014 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 29.49% | 2017 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 27.98% | 2022 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 23.86% | 2017 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)