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Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.1524.SP.ZS% of total population ages 15-241991 → 2025187 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
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LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1991 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) infographic

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 21.13%
21.13% – 25.73%
25.73% – 29.99%
29.99% – 36.12%
36.12% – 42.42%
42.42% – 50.97%
> 50.97%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
 
Median
33.2%
 
Mean
35.5%
 
25th pctl
24.6%
 
75th pctl
43.8%
 
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Compare trends

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
NetherlandsIcelandKorea, Dem. People's Rep.
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
NetherlandsNLD75.94%2025
IcelandISL75.02%2025
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK72.29%2025
NigerNER70.44%2025
CambodiaKHM70.05%2025
TanzaniaTZA69.06%2025
Solomon IslandsSLB68.88%2025
MadagascarMDG68.61%2025
UgandaUGA66.86%2025
AustraliaAUS63.42%2025
EritreaERI61.48%2025
NigeriaNGA61.33%2025
DenmarkDNK60.97%2025
SwitzerlandCHE59.71%2025
QatarQAT59.36%2025
BoliviaBOL58.18%2025
MozambiqueMOZ57.41%2025
NorwayNOR57.2%2025
New ZealandNZL56.33%2025
Central African RepublicCAF54.54%2025
CanadaCAN54.35%2025
LiberiaLBR54.04%2025
Lao PDRLAO52.87%2025
BurundiBDI51.95%2025
MaltaMLT51.25%2025
South SudanSSD51.12%2023
BeninBEN50.98%2025
EthiopiaETH50.97%2025
AustriaAUT50.89%2025
GermanyDEU50.88%2025
MaliMLI50.67%2025
PeruPER50.01%2025
ParaguayPRY49.76%2025
JapanJPN49.16%2025
GuatemalaGTM49.14%2025
Burkina FasoBFA48.43%2025
St. LuciaLCA48.37%2025
IrelandIRL48.02%2025
Bahamas, TheBHS47.76%2025
NicaraguaNIC47.46%2025
BrazilBRA47%2025
United StatesUSA46.08%2025
HondurasHND46%2025
IsraelISR45.48%2025
United KingdomGBR44.76%2025
United Arab EmiratesARE44.25%2025
BangladeshBGD43.84%2025
Guinea-BissauGNB43.69%2025
MaldivesMDV43.62%2025
BelizeBLZ43.42%2025
KazakhstanKAZ43.12%2025
SwedenSWE43.06%2025
MalawiMWI43%2025
MexicoMEX42.44%2025
Dominican RepublicDOM42.3%2025
FinlandFIN41.82%2025
MyanmarMMR41.66%2025
ChinaCHN41.5%2025
Channel IslandsCHI41.25%2025
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC41.15%2025
EcuadorECU41.07%2025
RwandaRWA40.93%2025
ZimbabweZWE40.68%2025
MalaysiaMYS40.05%2025
IndonesiaIDN40.03%2025
BahrainBHR39.93%2025
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD39.84%2025
TurkiyeTUR39.73%2025
BarbadosBRB39.41%2025
El SalvadorSLV39.41%2025
AngolaAGO39.36%2025
PakistanPAK39.03%2025
GuamGUM38.99%2025
Viet NamVNM38.52%2025
ThailandTHA37.8%2025
AzerbaijanAZE37.71%2025
CubaCUB37.14%2025
GuyanaGUY37.1%2025
ChadTCD36.99%2025
Timor-LesteTLS36.15%2025
PanamaPAN36.11%2025
ColombiaCOL35.6%2025
CyprusCYP35.55%2025
BelarusBLR35.49%2025
EstoniaEST35.2%2025
Cote d'IvoireCIV35.08%2025
UruguayURY35.06%2025
OmanOMN34.97%2025
FranceFRA34.48%2025
JamaicaJAM33.44%2025
Trinidad and TobagoTTO33.39%2025
MoldovaMDA33.2%2025
SloveniaSVN33.19%2025
UzbekistanUZB33.19%2025
ZambiaZMB33.03%2025
FijiFJI33.02%2025
MontenegroMNE33.01%2025
VanuatuVUT32.82%2025
CameroonCMR31.92%2025
LithuaniaLTU31.85%2025
MauritiusMUS31.48%2025
AfghanistanAFG31.42%2025
ArgentinaARG31.32%2025
Costa RicaCRI31%2025
SingaporeSGP30.88%2025
SenegalSEN30.45%2025
KenyaKEN30.01%2025
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT29.96%2025
LatviaLVA29.92%2025
Sierra LeoneSLE29.79%2025
LuxembourgLUX29.6%2025
PhilippinesPHL29.46%2025
AlbaniaALB29.24%2025
GhanaGHA29.13%2025
PolandPOL28.6%2025
Brunei DarussalamBRN28.57%2025
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ28.37%2025
Saudi ArabiaSAU28.33%2025
ArmeniaARM28.29%2025
PortugalPRT27.71%2025
HungaryHUN27.53%2025
Venezuela, RBVEN27.41%2025
Gambia, TheGMB27.39%2025
GeorgiaGEO27.23%2025
Papua New GuineaPNG27.13%2025
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG26.83%2025
Russian FederationRUS26.79%2025
LebanonLBN26.52%2023
IndiaIND26.2%2025
BelgiumBEL26.19%2025
SurinameSUR26.18%2025
LesothoLSO26.09%2025
Congo, Rep.COG25.75%2025
CroatiaHRV25.73%2025
Equatorial GuineaGNQ25.61%2025
BhutanBTN25.58%2025
SpainESP25.41%2025
SerbiaSRB25.38%2025
MongoliaMNG25.11%2025
UkraineUKR24.79%2021
Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR24.63%2025
SamoaWSM24.54%2025
CzechiaCZE24.39%2025
New CaledoniaNCL24.37%2025
GuineaGIN24.12%2025
TurkmenistanTKM24.11%2025
Korea, Rep.KOR24.09%2025
TongaTON24.08%2025
French PolynesiaPYF23.9%2025
TogoTGO23.68%2025
ChileCHL23.57%2025
SudanSDN23.35%2022
BotswanaBWA22.63%2025
Cabo VerdeCPV21.98%2025
Slovak RepublicSVK21.88%2025
KuwaitKWT21.81%2025
NepalNPL21.69%2025
North MacedoniaMKD21.44%2025
MoroccoMAR21.36%2025
HaitiHTI21.18%2025
ComorosCOM21.05%2025
Sri LankaLKA20.23%2025
West Bank and GazaPSE19.69%2022
ItalyITA19.57%2025
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP19.37%2025
RomaniaROU19.04%2025
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY18.91%2025
GreeceGRC18.74%2025
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH18.67%2025
Puerto Rico (US)PRI18.65%2025
IraqIRQ18.39%2025
NamibiaNAM18.18%2025
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN17.61%2025
BulgariaBGR17.56%2025
AlgeriaDZA17.26%2025
TajikistanTJK16.51%2025
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR15.93%2025
Yemen, Rep.YEM15.64%2025
MauritaniaMRT15.46%2025
JordanJOR15.43%2025
TunisiaTUN14.43%2025
EswatiniSWZ12.59%2025
GabonGAB11.34%2025
South AfricaZAF10.75%2025
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM10.42%2025
LibyaLBY8.36%2025
DjiboutiDJI3.12%2025
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)