Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.MA.NE.ZS•% of male population ages 15+•1960 → 2025•207 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
207
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 56.34%
56.34% – 61.81%
61.81% – 64.66%
64.66% – 68.09%
68.09% – 71.44%
71.44% – 77.52%
> 77.52%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
207 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
Countries
207
Median
66.1%
Mean
67.7%
25th pctl
60%
75th pctl
73.6%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NepalNPL | 294.41% | 2015 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 95.7% | 2022 | |
| QatarQAT | 95.47% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 90.87% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 87.91% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 87.29% | 2013 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 87.02% | 2016 | |
| NigerNER | 86.87% | 2022 | |
| BahrainBHR | 86.8% | 2015 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 85.84% | 2023 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 85.5% | 2016 | |
| OmanOMN | 85.08% | 2022 | |
| CubaCUB | 84.4% | 2013 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 83.2% | 2024 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 83.11% | 2013 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 82.94% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 82.26% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 82% | 2021 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 81.82% | 2015 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 81.37% | 1991 | — |
| NigeriaNGA | 80.47% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 80.15% | 2014 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 79.6% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 79.39% | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 79.19% | 2016 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 79.16% | 2022 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 78.8% | 2022 | |
| MaliMLI | 78.27% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 78.08% | 2020 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 77.59% | 2019 | |
| ChinaCHN | 77.45% | 2000 | — |
| BangladeshBGD | 76.98% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 76.98% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 76.88% | 2021 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 76.71% | 2020 | |
| PakistanPAK | 76.61% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 76.56% | 2022 | |
| RwandaRWA | 76.15% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 76% | 2016 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 75.78% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 75.77% | 2022 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 75.72% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 75.6% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 75.1% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 75.06% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 74.65% | 2019 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 74.5% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 74.28% | 2025 | |
| BermudaBMU | 74.24% | 2010 | |
| MexicoMEX | 74.21% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 73.94% | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 73.58% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 73.58% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 72.61% | 2021 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 72.55% | 2021 | |
| MaltaMLT | 72.2% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 71.89% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 71.85% | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 71.54% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 71.43% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 71.39% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 71.34% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 71.26% | 2025 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 71.11% | 2018 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 70.98% | 2025 | |
| PalauPLW | 70.8% | 2023 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 70.79% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 70.75% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 70.68% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 70.45% | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 70.3% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 70.26% | 2020 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 70.13% | 2010 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 70.01% | 2021 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 69.98% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 69.93% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 69.8% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 69.7% | 2022 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 69.38% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 69.13% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 69.1% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 69.07% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 69.01% | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 68.99% | 2025 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 68.77% | 2001 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 68.52% | 2025 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 68.51% | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 68.19% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 68.1% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 68.07% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 68.01% | 2008 | — |
| IrelandIRL | 67.8% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 67.76% | 2022 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 67.72% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 67.7% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 67.7% | 2010 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 67.53% | 2018 | |
| AngolaAGO | 67.49% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 67.42% | 2020 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 67.09% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 66.4% | 2025 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 66.23% | 2017 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 66.2% | 2022 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 66.12% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 66.03% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 65.92% | 2012 | |
| NorwayNOR | 65.9% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 65.88% | 1991 | — |
| EstoniaEST | 65.7% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 65.63% | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 65.6% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 65.6% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 65.53% | 2020 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 65.44% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 65.39% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 65.29% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 65.2% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 64.85% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 64.59% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 64.44% | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 64.2% | 2014 | — |
| SwedenSWE | 64.2% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 64.1% | 1983 | — |
| GrenadaGRD | 63.97% | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 63.9% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 63.89% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 63.8% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 63.7% | 2025 | |
| ArubaABW | 63.6% | 2011 | |
| LebanonLBN | 63.57% | 2019 | |
| SurinameSUR | 63.51% | 2016 | |
| IsraelISR | 63.49% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 63.2% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 63.19% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 63.15% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 63.14% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 63.11% | 2022 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 63% | 2015 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 62.9% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 62.7% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 62.4% | 2022 | |
| AustriaAUT | 62.33% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 62.3% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 62.3% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 61.96% | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 61.94% | 2019 | |
| DominicaDMA | 61.84% | 2001 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 61.82% | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 61.8% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 61.6% | 2022 | |
| GuamGUM | 61.6% | 2011 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 61.41% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 61.05% | 2021 | |
| TongaTON | 60.69% | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 60.5% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 60% | 2017 | |
| PortugalPRT | 60% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 59.98% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 59.59% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 59.3% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 58.95% | 2019 | |
| IraqIRQ | 58.5% | 2021 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 58.4% | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 58.17% | 2022 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 58.01% | 1991 | — |
| FinlandFIN | 57.7% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 57.7% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 57.6% | 2019 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 57.38% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 57.34% | 2014 | |
| SpainESP | 57.1% | 2025 | |
| MonacoMCO | 57.07% | 2016 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 56.87% | 2021 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 56.86% | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 56.58% | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 56.4% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 56.36% | 2016 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 56.32% | 2005 | — |
| GreeceGRC | 56.31% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 56.1% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 56.07% | 2021 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 55.9% | 2025 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 55.81% | 2021 | |
| American SamoaASM | 55.7% | 1990 | — |
| SenegalSEN | 55.63% | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 55.4% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 54.62% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 53.81% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 52.55% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 51.67% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 51.67% | 2022 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 51.6% | 2022 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 51.49% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 51.3% | 2012 | — |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 50.01% | 2012 | |
| KosovoXKX | 49.52% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 49.45% | 2018 | |
| GabonGAB | 49.16% | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 48.9% | 2020 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 48.9% | 2022 | |
| MalawiMWI | 48.09% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 42.97% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 41.61% | 2020 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 40.49% | 2022 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 40.04% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 36.98% | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 30.73% | 2017 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)