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Employment-to-population ratio

% · higher is better · 187 countries

updated 2027

League table

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  1. 1Qatar86.6%
  2. 2Solomon Islands83.1%
  3. 3Madagascar83%
  4. 4Tanzania82.4%
  5. 5Cambodia82.2%
  6. 6Nigeria79.8%
  7. 7Niger79.7%
  8. 8Korea, Dem. People's Rep.79.2%
  9. 9Uganda78%
  10. 10Burundi77.2%
  11. 11United Arab Emirates77%
  12. 12Bolivia77%
  13. 13Benin75.3%
  14. 14Liberia74.4%
  15. 15Eritrea73.7%
  16. 16Mozambique73.3%
  17. 17Iceland71.9%
  18. 18Kuwait71.5%
  19. 19Moldova71.4%
  20. 20Viet Nam70.8%
  21. 21Bahrain69.3%
  22. 22Peru69.1%
  23. 23Central African Republic68.7%
  24. 24Singapore68.3%
  25. 25Burkina Faso67.4%
  26. 26Jamaica67.2%
  27. 27Paraguay67.1%
  28. 28New Zealand66.5%
  29. 29Timor-Leste66.3%
  30. 30Bahamas, The66.3%
  31. 31Ethiopia66.2%
  32. 32Indonesia66%
  33. 33Oman66%
  34. 34Cote d'Ivoire65.4%
  35. 35Lao PDR65.4%
  36. 36Thailand65.3%
  37. 37Mali65%
  38. 38Macao SAR, China65%
  39. 39Kazakhstan64.6%
  40. 40Netherlands64%
  41. 41Angola63.9%
  42. 42Kenya63.7%
  43. 43Malaysia63.6%
  44. 44Israel63.4%
  45. 45Australia63.4%
  46. 46Guinea-Bissau63.1%
  47. 47Saudi Arabia63%
  48. 48Cyprus63%
  49. 49Nicaragua62.7%
  50. 50Bhutan62.6%
  51. 51Ecuador62.5%
  52. 52Switzerland62.4%
  53. 53Cameroon62.3%
  54. 54Japan62.2%
  55. 55Dominican Republic62%
  56. 56Korea, Rep.62%
  57. 57Norway61.9%
  58. 58Malta61.8%
  59. 59St. Lucia61.8%
  60. 60Zimbabwe61.5%
  61. 61Ireland61.3%
  62. 62Congo, Dem. Rep.61.3%
  63. 63Denmark61.1%
  64. 64Maldives60.8%
  65. 65China60.8%
  66. 66Panama60.7%
  67. 67El Salvador60.4%
  68. 68Uruguay60.1%
  69. 69Brunei Darussalam60.1%
  70. 70Mexico59.9%
  71. 71Philippines59.9%
  72. 72Belarus59.8%
  73. 73Barbados59.7%
  74. 74Brazil59.4%
  75. 75Canada59.3%
  76. 76Estonia59%
  77. 77Malawi58.9%
  78. 78Sweden58.8%
  79. 79Azerbaijan58.7%
  80. 80Guam58.7%
  81. 81Russian Federation58.7%
  82. 82Chad58.6%
  83. 83United States58.5%
  84. 84Colombia58.3%
  85. 85Zambia58.3%
  86. 86Lithuania58.2%
  87. 87Czechia58.2%
  88. 88United Kingdom57.9%
  89. 89Argentina57.9%
  90. 90Guatemala57.9%
  91. 91Hungary57.7%
  92. 92Germany57.5%
  93. 93Albania57.3%
  94. 94Taiwan57.2%
  95. 95Luxembourg56.8%
  96. 96Chile56.7%
  97. 97Togo56.6%
  98. 98Rwanda56.5%
  99. 99Slovak Republic56.5%
  100. 100Bangladesh56.4%
  101. 101Latvia56.3%
  102. 102Georgia56.1%
  103. 103Austria56%
  104. 104Ghana55.9%
  105. 105Poland55.7%
  106. 106Serbia55.5%
  107. 107Mongolia55.3%
  108. 108Kyrgyz Republic55%
  109. 109Trinidad and Tobago55%
  110. 110Slovenia55%
  111. 111St. Vincent and the Grenadines55%
  112. 112Mauritius54.9%
  113. 113Vanuatu54.8%
  114. 114Equatorial Guinea54.7%
  115. 115Haiti54.3%
  116. 116Congo, Rep.54.3%
  117. 117Uzbekistan54.2%
  118. 118Comoros54.2%
  119. 119Fiji54%
  120. 120Costa Rica54%
  121. 121Bulgaria54%
  122. 122Portugal54%
  123. 123Myanmar53.8%
  124. 124Belize53.7%
  125. 125Finland53.6%
  126. 126Honduras53.6%
  127. 127Hong Kong SAR, China53.6%
  128. 128India53.4%
  129. 129Botswana52.1%
  130. 130Sierra Leone51.3%
  131. 131Spain51%
  132. 132Papua New Guinea50.9%
  133. 133Senegal50.7%
  134. 134Belgium50.6%
  135. 135France50.6%
  136. 136Cuba50.4%
  137. 137Armenia50.4%
  138. 138Cabo Verde50.1%
  139. 139Turkiye49.8%
  140. 140New Caledonia49.8%
  141. 141Guinea49.7%
  142. 142Pakistan49.6%
  143. 143Montenegro49.4%
  144. 144Croatia49.4%
  145. 145Suriname49.3%
  146. 146Venezuela, RB48.7%
  147. 147Tonga48.2%
  148. 148Romania48.1%
  149. 149Guyana48.1%
  150. 150Virgin Islands (U.S.)48%
  151. 151Greece47.7%
  152. 152Lesotho47.3%
  153. 153Namibia47.2%
  154. 154Sri Lanka46.5%
  155. 155Italy45.7%
  156. 156French Polynesia45.5%
  157. 157North Macedonia44.9%
  158. 158Gambia, The44.2%
  159. 159Bosnia and Herzegovina42.7%
  160. 160Egypt, Arab Rep.41.5%
  161. 161Puerto Rico (US)40.4%
  162. 162Gabon40.3%
  163. 163Turkmenistan39.8%
  164. 164Morocco39.8%
  165. 165Samoa39.3%
  166. 166Libya38.4%
  167. 167Tunisia38%
  168. 168South Africa37.5%
  169. 169Iran, Islamic Rep.36.9%
  170. 170Mauritania36.3%
  171. 171Tajikistan35.5%
  172. 172Algeria35.3%
  173. 173Nepal35.1%
  174. 174Iraq35%
  175. 175Eswatini34%
  176. 176Jordan33.6%
  177. 177Afghanistan32.4%
  178. 178Syrian Arab Republic31.6%
  179. 179Somalia, Fed. Rep.27.4%
  180. 180Yemen, Rep.27.2%
  181. 181Djibouti23.4%
  182. 182Sao Tome and Principe21.2%

Employment-to-population ratio

Employment-to-population ratio by country 2027 | worldgovdata