Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.NE.ZS•% of total population ages 15+•1960 → 2025•209 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
209
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 44.48%
44.48% – 51.98%
51.98% – 56.94%
56.94% – 59.98%
59.98% – 63.54%
63.54% – 68.88%
> 68.88%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
209 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Countries
209
Median
58.7%
Mean
57.9%
25th pctl
50.9%
75th pctl
65.2%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
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Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NepalNPL | 128.32% | 2015 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 95.1% | 2022 | |
| QatarQAT | 87.86% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 85.36% | 2013 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 83.21% | 2024 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 81.94% | 2016 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 79.83% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 79.78% | 2023 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 79.56% | 2013 | |
| 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 | 74.17% | 1991 | — |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 73.47% | 2022 | |
| RwandaRWA | 72.66% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 72.62% | 2022 | |
| IcelandISL | 72.3% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 72.24% | 2016 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 71.43% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 71.34% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 70.93% | 2015 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 70.9% | 2016 | |
| CubaCUB | 70.5% | 2013 | |
| BermudaBMU | 70.13% | 2010 | |
| TogoTGO | 69.34% | 2022 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 68.69% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 68.64% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 68.61% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 68.27% | 2022 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 67.51% | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 67.49% | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 67.35% | 2019 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 67% | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 66.8% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 66.64% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 66.62% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 66.5% | 2022 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 66.24% | 2018 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 66% | 2025 | |
| PalauPLW | 65.72% | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 65.66% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 65.65% | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 65.6% | 2022 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 65.57% | 2021 | |
| MaltaMLT | 65.4% | 2025 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 65.26% | 2001 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 65.23% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 65.2% | 2022 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 65.15% | 2018 | |
| South SudanSSD | 64.89% | 2008 | — |
| JamaicaJAM | 64.37% | 2023 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 64.19% | 2010 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 64.11% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 64.08% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 63.63% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 63.41% | 2019 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 63.4% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 63.38% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 63.28% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 63.18% | 2021 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 63.11% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 63.11% | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 63.1% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 62.88% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 62.6% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 62.56% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 62.51% | 2020 | |
| GhanaGHA | 62.34% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 62.3% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 62.23% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 62.22% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 62.03% | 2014 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 62% | 2022 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 61.9% | 2021 | |
| SwedenSWE | 61.6% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 61.5% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 61.5% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 61.22% | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 61.12% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 61% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 60.83% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 60.73% | 2019 | |
| IsraelISR | 60.58% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 60.12% | 2024 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 60% | 2015 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 59.88% | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 59.77% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 59.75% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 59.66% | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 59.51% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 59.3% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 59.3% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 59.26% | 2020 | |
| MaliMLI | 59.18% | 2024 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 59.05% | 2017 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 58.99% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 58.98% | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 58.83% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 58.8% | 2025 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 58.72% | 2008 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 58.7% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 58.58% | 2025 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 58.42% | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 58.38% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 58.24% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 58.2% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 58.14% | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | 58.13% | 2025 | |
| ArubaABW | 58.1% | 2011 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 57.9% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 57.63% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 57.4% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 57.33% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 56.95% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 56.93% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 56.76% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 56.39% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 56.2% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 55.92% | 2022 | |
| PortugalPRT | 55.8% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 55.75% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 55.38% | 2020 | |
| HondurasHND | 55.34% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 55.11% | 2012 | |
| FinlandFIN | 55% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 54.93% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 54.91% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 54.7% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 54.35% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 54.3% | 2011 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 53.27% | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 53.24% | 2020 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 53.2% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 53.18% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 53.07% | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 52.77% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 52.77% | 2021 | |
| FranceFRA | 52.7% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 52.5% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 52.5% | 2008 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 52.39% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 52.34% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 52.18% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 52.1% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 51.89% | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 51.85% | 2014 | — |
| SurinameSUR | 51.67% | 2016 | |
| PakistanPAK | 51.49% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 51.4% | 2025 | |
| DominicaDMA | 51.37% | 2001 | |
| ChadTCD | 51.14% | 2022 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 50.9% | 2019 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 50.59% | 2022 | |
| TongaTON | 50.57% | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 50.23% | 2019 | |
| UkraineUKR | 49.27% | 2021 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 49.1% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 48.3% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 48.21% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 48.14% | 1983 | — |
| MonacoMCO | 47.89% | 2016 | — |
| CuracaoCUW | 47.8% | 2020 | |
| American SamoaASM | 47.79% | 2010 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 47.66% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 47.18% | 2018 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 46.91% | 2021 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 46.82% | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 46.8% | 2025 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 46.1% | 1991 | — |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 46.01% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 45.94% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 45.3% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 45.1% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 44.65% | 2021 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 44.08% | 2012 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 43.65% | 2021 | |
| LebanonLBN | 43.37% | 2019 | |
| SenegalSEN | 41.99% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 41.94% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 41.59% | 2022 | |
| GabonGAB | 40.91% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 40.73% | 2019 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 40.73% | 2022 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 40.27% | 1999 | — |
| TajikistanTJK | 39.67% | 2016 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 39.1% | 2022 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 39% | 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 | 36.9% | 2017 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 36% | 2009 | |
| SudanSDN | 35.01% | 2022 | |
| JordanJOR | 33.96% | 2024 | |
| KosovoXKX | 33.84% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 33.5% | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 33.25% | 2021 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 32.45% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 31.37% | 2014 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 29.49% | 2017 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 27.98% | 2022 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 27.87% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)