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Employment rate

% · higher is better · 186 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Qatar86.9%
  2. 2Solomon Islands83.1%
  3. 3Madagascar82.9%
  4. 4Tanzania82.4%
  5. 5Cambodia82.2%
  6. 6Nigeria80%
  7. 7Niger79.4%
  8. 8Korea, Dem. People's Rep.79.2%
  9. 9Uganda77.8%
  10. 10Burundi77.5%
  11. 11United Arab Emirates76.9%
  12. 12Bolivia76.3%
  13. 13Benin75.1%
  14. 14Liberia74.4%
  15. 15Eritrea73.7%
  16. 16Mozambique73.5%
  17. 17Iceland72.2%
  18. 18Kuwait71.8%
  19. 19Viet Nam71.7%
  20. 20Moldova71.2%
  21. 21Bahrain69.7%
  22. 22Peru69.1%
  23. 23Central African Republic68.8%
  24. 24Singapore67.7%
  25. 25Burkina Faso67.6%
  26. 26Jamaica67.3%
  27. 27Bahamas, The67%
  28. 28Paraguay66.9%
  29. 29New Zealand66.8%
  30. 30Macao SAR, China66.3%
  31. 31Ethiopia66.2%
  32. 32Thailand66.2%
  33. 33Oman66.2%
  34. 34Timor-Leste65.9%
  35. 35Indonesia65.8%
  36. 36Cote d'Ivoire65.5%
  37. 37Lao PDR65.3%
  38. 38Mali65.1%
  39. 39Netherlands64.6%
  40. 40Kazakhstan64.5%
  41. 41Angola64.2%
  42. 42Australia63.8%
  43. 43Kenya63.7%
  44. 44Cyprus63.7%
  45. 45Malaysia63.6%
  46. 46Switzerland63.5%
  47. 47Israel63.2%
  48. 48Saudi Arabia63.1%
  49. 49Guinea-Bissau63.1%
  50. 50Cameroon62.8%
  51. 51Nicaragua62.7%
  52. 52Bhutan62.7%
  53. 53Korea, Rep.62.6%
  54. 54Norway62.6%
  55. 55Ecuador62.4%
  56. 56Malta62.1%
  57. 57Japan61.9%
  58. 58Ireland61.8%
  59. 59St. Lucia61.8%
  60. 60China61.6%
  61. 61Dominican Republic61.5%
  62. 62Congo, Dem. Rep.61.5%
  63. 63Zimbabwe61.4%
  64. 64Denmark61.3%
  65. 65Brunei Darussalam60.8%
  66. 66Panama60.8%
  67. 67Maldives60.6%
  68. 68Belarus60.6%
  69. 69Barbados60.5%
  70. 70Uruguay60.1%
  71. 71Canada60.1%
  72. 72El Salvador60.1%
  73. 73Philippines60%
  74. 74Mexico60%
  75. 75Azerbaijan59.8%
  76. 76Russian Federation59.8%
  77. 77Estonia59.7%
  78. 78Malawi59.4%
  79. 79Brazil59.4%
  80. 80United States59.1%
  81. 81Sweden59%
  82. 82Chad58.8%
  83. 83Guam58.8%
  84. 84Lithuania58.7%
  85. 85Czechia58.6%
  86. 86United Kingdom58.5%
  87. 87Germany58.3%
  88. 88Zambia58.3%
  89. 89Colombia58.1%
  90. 90Guatemala58.1%
  91. 91Hungary57.8%
  92. 92Luxembourg57.6%
  93. 93Argentina57.5%
  94. 94Albania57.2%
  95. 95Slovak Republic57.2%
  96. 96Ghana56.8%
  97. 97Austria56.8%
  98. 98Chile56.7%
  99. 99Togo56.7%
  100. 100Poland56.6%
  101. 101Bangladesh56.6%
  102. 102Mongolia56.6%
  103. 103Latvia56.5%
  104. 104Georgia56.5%
  105. 105Rwanda56.4%
  106. 106Trinidad and Tobago55.8%
  107. 107Slovenia55.7%
  108. 108St. Vincent and the Grenadines55.7%
  109. 109Equatorial Guinea55.5%
  110. 110Kyrgyz Republic55.3%
  111. 111Mauritius55.2%
  112. 112Vanuatu55.2%
  113. 113Serbia54.9%
  114. 114Uzbekistan54.8%
  115. 115Hong Kong SAR, China54.8%
  116. 116Portugal54.6%
  117. 117Haiti54.4%
  118. 118Congo, Rep.54.3%
  119. 119Bulgaria54.1%
  120. 120Fiji54.1%
  121. 121Finland54%
  122. 122Belize53.9%
  123. 123Honduras53.8%
  124. 124Costa Rica53.7%
  125. 125Comoros53.6%
  126. 126Myanmar53.4%
  127. 127India53.3%
  128. 128Botswana52%
  129. 129Armenia51.7%
  130. 130Sierra Leone51.7%
  131. 131Spain51.5%
  132. 132Cuba51.3%
  133. 133France51.2%
  134. 134Belgium51.1%
  135. 135Papua New Guinea50.7%
  136. 136Senegal50.6%
  137. 137Cabo Verde50.2%
  138. 138New Caledonia50.1%
  139. 139Montenegro50.1%
  140. 140Guinea49.9%
  141. 141Turkiye49.7%
  142. 142Suriname49.6%
  143. 143Croatia49.5%
  144. 144Pakistan49.5%
  145. 145Venezuela, RB49.2%
  146. 146Tonga48.8%
  147. 147Guyana48.4%
  148. 148Romania48.3%
  149. 149Virgin Islands (U.S.)48.1%
  150. 150Lesotho47.8%
  151. 151Greece47.5%
  152. 152Namibia47.5%
  153. 153Sri Lanka46.6%
  154. 154French Polynesia46.3%
  155. 155Italy46.2%
  156. 156North Macedonia45.6%
  157. 157Gambia, The44.4%
  158. 158Bosnia and Herzegovina43.6%
  159. 159Egypt, Arab Rep.41.5%
  160. 160Gabon40.8%
  161. 161Samoa40.4%
  162. 162Turkmenistan40.2%
  163. 163Puerto Rico (US)40.2%
  164. 164Morocco40%
  165. 165Libya39%
  166. 166Tunisia38.4%
  167. 167South Africa37.6%
  168. 168Iran, Islamic Rep.37.6%
  169. 169Mauritania36.6%
  170. 170Algeria36%
  171. 171Tajikistan35.6%
  172. 172Nepal35.1%
  173. 173Iraq35.1%
  174. 174Eswatini33.7%
  175. 175Jordan33.4%
  176. 176Afghanistan32.5%
  177. 177Syrian Arab Republic31.9%
  178. 178Somalia, Fed. Rep.27.4%
  179. 179Yemen, Rep.27.4%
  180. 180Djibouti23.5%
  181. 181Sao Tome and Principe21.2%

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