economic2025
Employment rate
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
56.6%
Median: 57.5%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Qatar
86.9%
Lowest
Sao Tome and Principe
21.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar86.9%
2Solomon Islands83.1%
3Madagascar82.9%
4United Republic of Tanzania82.4%
5Cambodia82.2%
By Region
Oceania65.3%(2 countries)
South America60.5%(7 countries)
North America59.3%(4 countries)
Europe56.7%(32 countries)
Asia56.6%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (21.2%)High (86.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 56.6%)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Other (106)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 86.9% |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 83.1% |
| 3 | Madagascar | 82.9% |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 82.4% |
| 5 | Cambodia | 82.2% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 80.0% |
| 7 | Niger | 79.4% |
| 8 | North Korea | 79.2% |
| 9 | Uganda | 77.8% |
| 10 | Burundi | 77.5% |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 76.9% |
| 12 | Bolivia | 76.3% |
| 13 | Benin | 75.1% |
| 14 | Liberia | 74.4% |
| 15 | Eritrea | 73.7% |
| 16 | Mozambique | 73.5% |
| 17 | Iceland | 72.2% |
| 18 | Kuwait | 71.8% |
| 19 | Vietnam | 71.7% |
| 20 | Moldova, Republic of | 71.2% |
| 21 | Bahrain | 69.7% |
| 22 | Peru | 69.1% |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 68.8% |
| 24 | Singapore | 67.7% |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 67.6% |
| 26 | Jamaica | 67.3% |
| 27 | Bahamas | 67.0% |
| 28 | Paraguay | 66.9% |
| 29 | New Zealand | 66.8% |
| 30 | Macao | 66.3% |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 66.2% |
| 32 | Thailand | 66.2% |
| 33 | Oman | 66.2% |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 65.9% |
| 35 | Indonesia | 65.8% |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65.5% |
| 37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 65.3% |
| 38 | Mali | 65.1% |
| 39 | Netherlands | 64.6% |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 64.5% |
| 41 | South Sudan | 64.3% |
| 42 | Angola | 64.2% |
| 43 | Australia | 63.8% |
| 44 | Kenya | 63.7% |
| 45 | Cyprus | 63.7% |
| 46 | Malaysia | 63.6% |
| 47 | Switzerland | 63.5% |
| 48 | Israel | 63.2% |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 63.1% |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.1% |
| 51 | Cameroon | 62.8% |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 62.7% |
| 53 | Bhutan | 62.7% |
| 54 | South Korea | 62.6% |
| 55 | Norway | 62.6% |
| 56 | Ecuador | 62.4% |
| 57 | Malta | 62.1% |
| 58 | Japan | 61.9% |
| 59 | Ireland | 61.8% |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 61.8% |
| 61 | People's Republic of China | 61.6% |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 61.5% |
| 63 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 61.5% |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 61.4% |
| 65 | Denmark | 61.3% |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 60.8% |
| 67 | Panama | 60.8% |
| 68 | Maldives | 60.6% |
| 69 | Belarus | 60.6% |
| 70 | Barbados | 60.5% |
| 71 | Uruguay | 60.1% |
| 72 | Canada | 60.1% |
| 73 | El Salvador | 60.1% |
| 74 | Philippines | 60.0% |
| 75 | Mexico | 60.0% |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 59.8% |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 59.8% |
| 78 | Estonia | 59.7% |
| 79 | Malawi | 59.4% |
| 80 | Brazil | 59.4% |
| 81 | United States of America | 59.1% |
| 82 | Sweden | 59.0% |
| 83 | Chad | 58.8% |
| 84 | Guam | 58.8% |
| 85 | Lithuania | 58.7% |
| 86 | Czech Republic | 58.6% |
| 87 | United Kingdom | 58.5% |
| 88 | Germany | 58.3% |
| 89 | Zambia | 58.3% |
| 90 | Colombia | 58.1% |
| 91 | Guatemala | 58.1% |
| 92 | Hungary | 57.8% |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 57.6% |
| 94 | Argentina | 57.5% |
| 95 | Albania | 57.2% |
| 96 | Slovakia | 57.2% |
| 97 | Ghana | 56.8% |
| 98 | Austria | 56.8% |
| 99 | Chile | 56.7% |
| 100 | Togo | 56.7% |
| 101 | Poland | 56.6% |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 56.6% |
| 103 | Mongolia | 56.6% |
| 104 | Latvia | 56.5% |
| 105 | Georgia | 56.5% |
| 106 | Rwanda | 56.4% |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.8% |
| 108 | Slovenia | 55.7% |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 55.7% |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.5% |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.3% |
| 112 | Mauritius | 55.2% |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 55.2% |
| 114 | Serbia | 54.9% |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 54.8% |
| 116 | Hong Kong | 54.8% |
| 117 | Portugal | 54.6% |
| 118 | Haiti | 54.4% |
| 119 | Republic of the Congo | 54.3% |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 54.1% |
| 121 | Fiji | 54.1% |
| 122 | Finland | 54.0% |
| 123 | Belize | 53.9% |
| 124 | Honduras | 53.8% |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 53.7% |
| 126 | Comoros | 53.6% |
| 127 | Myanmar | 53.4% |
| 128 | India | 53.3% |
| 129 | Botswana | 52.0% |
| 130 | Armenia | 51.7% |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 51.7% |
| 132 | Spain | 51.5% |
| 133 | Cuba | 51.3% |
| 134 | France | 51.2% |
| 135 | Belgium | 51.1% |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 50.7% |
| 137 | Senegal | 50.6% |
| 138 | Cape Verde | 50.2% |
| 139 | New Caledonia | 50.1% |
| 140 | Montenegro | 50.1% |
| 141 | Guinea | 49.9% |
| 142 | Türkiye | 49.7% |
| 143 | Suriname | 49.6% |
| 144 | Croatia | 49.5% |
| 145 | Pakistan | 49.5% |
| 146 | Ukraine | 49.3% |
| 147 | Venezuela | 49.2% |
| 148 | Tonga | 48.8% |
| 149 | Guyana | 48.4% |
| 150 | Romania | 48.3% |
| 151 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 48.1% |
| 152 | Lesotho | 47.8% |
| 153 | Greece | 47.5% |
| 154 | Namibia | 47.5% |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 46.6% |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 46.3% |
| 157 | Italy | 46.2% |
| 158 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 45.6% |
| 159 | Republic of The Gambia | 44.4% |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.6% |
| 161 | Egypt | 41.5% |
| 162 | Gabon | 40.8% |
| 163 | Samoa | 40.4% |
| 164 | Turkmenistan | 40.2% |
| 165 | Puerto Rico | 40.2% |
| 166 | Morocco | 40.0% |
| 167 | Libya | 39.0% |
| 168 | Lebanon | 38.7% |
| 169 | Tunisia | 38.4% |
| 170 | South Africa | 37.6% |
| 171 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 37.6% |
| 172 | Mauritania | 36.6% |
| 173 | Algeria | 36.0% |
| 174 | Tajikistan | 35.6% |
| 175 | Nepal | 35.1% |
| 176 | Iraq | 35.1% |
| 177 | Sudan | 34.7% |
| 178 | State of Palestine | 34.0% |
| 179 | Eswatini | 33.7% |
| 180 | Jordan | 33.4% |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 32.5% |
| 182 | Syrian Arab Republic | 31.9% |
| 183 | Somalia | 27.4% |
| 184 | Yemen | 27.4% |
| 185 | Djibouti | 23.5% |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.2% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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