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Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

· higher is better · 187 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC 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. 128Channel Islands52.9
  129. 129Botswana52
  130. 130Armenia51.7
  131. 131Sierra Leone51.7
  132. 132Spain51.5
  133. 133Cuba51.3
  134. 134France51.2
  135. 135Belgium51.1
  136. 136Papua New Guinea50.7
  137. 137Senegal50.6
  138. 138Cabo Verde50.2
  139. 139New Caledonia50.1
  140. 140Montenegro50.1
  141. 141Guinea49.9
  142. 142Turkiye49.7
  143. 143Suriname49.6
  144. 144Croatia49.5
  145. 145Pakistan49.5
  146. 146Venezuela, RB49.2
  147. 147Tonga48.8
  148. 148Guyana48.4
  149. 149Romania48.3
  150. 150Virgin Islands (U.S.)48.1
  151. 151Lesotho47.8
  152. 152Greece47.5
  153. 153Namibia47.5
  154. 154Sri Lanka46.6
  155. 155French Polynesia46.3
  156. 156Italy46.2
  157. 157North Macedonia45.6
  158. 158Gambia, The44.4
  159. 159Bosnia and Herzegovina43.6
  160. 160Egypt, Arab Rep.41.5
  161. 161Gabon40.8
  162. 162Samoa40.4
  163. 163Turkmenistan40.2
  164. 164Puerto Rico (US)40.2
  165. 165Morocco40
  166. 166Libya39
  167. 167Tunisia38.4
  168. 168South Africa37.6
  169. 169Iran, Islamic Rep.37.6
  170. 170Mauritania36.6
  171. 171Algeria36
  172. 172Tajikistan35.6
  173. 173Nepal35.1
  174. 174Iraq35.1
  175. 175Eswatini33.7
  176. 176Jordan33.4
  177. 177Afghanistan32.5
  178. 178Syrian Arab Republic31.9
  179. 179Somalia, Fed. Rep.27.4
  180. 180Yemen, Rep.27.4
  181. 181Djibouti23.5
  182. 182Sao Tome and Principe21.2

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)