demographic2026
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
30.6%
Median: 28.3%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Netherlands
76.2%
Lowest
Iraq
2.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Netherlands76.2%
2Iceland75.9%
3North Korea74.9%
4Solomon Islands69.3%
5Cambodia67.9%
By Region
Oceania60.5%(2 countries)
North America41.2%(4 countries)
Europe34.9%(32 countries)
South America31.7%(7 countries)
Other30.3%(106 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.0%)High (76.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.6%)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Other (106)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 76.2% |
| 2 | Iceland | 75.9% |
| 3 | North Korea | 74.9% |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 69.3% |
| 5 | Cambodia | 67.9% |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 67.2% |
| 7 | Madagascar | 67.2% |
| 8 | Niger | 65.1% |
| 9 | Australia | 64.5% |
| 10 | Uganda | 62.5% |
| 11 | Denmark | 61.6% |
| 12 | Nigeria | 60.8% |
| 13 | Switzerland | 59.1% |
| 14 | Norway | 59.0% |
| 15 | Eritrea | 58.1% |
| 16 | Burundi | 57.0% |
| 17 | Mozambique | 56.7% |
| 18 | New Zealand | 56.5% |
| 19 | Canada | 55.6% |
| 20 | Bolivia | 53.4% |
| 21 | South Sudan | 52.3% |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 52.2% |
| 23 | Liberia | 52.1% |
| 24 | Benin | 51.8% |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 50.2% |
| 26 | Japan | 50.0% |
| 27 | Germany | 49.2% |
| 28 | Malta | 48.4% |
| 29 | Austria | 48.2% |
| 30 | Ireland | 48.0% |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 46.6% |
| 32 | Peru | 46.4% |
| 33 | United States of America | 46.3% |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 46.0% |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 46.0% |
| 36 | Bahamas | 45.8% |
| 37 | Israel | 45.3% |
| 38 | Finland | 44.6% |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 44.2% |
| 40 | Sweden | 43.6% |
| 41 | Mali | 43.1% |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 42.3% |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 41.5% |
| 44 | People's Republic of China | 41.4% |
| 45 | Malawi | 41.0% |
| 46 | Macao | 41.0% |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.4% |
| 48 | Qatar | 40.0% |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 39.8% |
| 50 | Barbados | 39.8% |
| 51 | Guam | 39.6% |
| 52 | Brazil | 39.4% |
| 53 | Maldives | 39.2% |
| 54 | Angola | 39.0% |
| 55 | Paraguay | 38.7% |
| 56 | Vietnam | 37.6% |
| 57 | Estonia | 37.4% |
| 58 | Rwanda | 36.7% |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 36.4% |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 35.9% |
| 61 | Myanmar | 35.5% |
| 62 | Belarus | 34.0% |
| 63 | Cyprus | 33.9% |
| 64 | Moldova, Republic of | 33.8% |
| 65 | Timor-Leste | 33.4% |
| 66 | Indonesia | 33.2% |
| 67 | Chad | 32.8% |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 32.4% |
| 69 | Guyana | 32.4% |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 32.3% |
| 71 | France | 32.3% |
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.2% |
| 73 | Malaysia | 32.1% |
| 74 | Mexico | 31.8% |
| 75 | Thailand | 31.5% |
| 76 | Guatemala | 31.3% |
| 77 | Ecuador | 31.1% |
| 78 | Zambia | 31.1% |
| 79 | Lithuania | 31.0% |
| 80 | Cuba | 30.9% |
| 81 | Jamaica | 30.0% |
| 82 | Honduras | 29.9% |
| 83 | Uruguay | 29.7% |
| 84 | Montenegro | 29.6% |
| 85 | Belize | 29.6% |
| 86 | Vanuatu | 29.3% |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 28.7% |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.6% |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 28.5% |
| 90 | South Korea | 28.5% |
| 91 | Singapore | 28.5% |
| 92 | Latvia | 28.4% |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 28.4% |
| 94 | El Salvador | 28.3% |
| 95 | Slovenia | 28.1% |
| 96 | Colombia | 28.0% |
| 97 | Mauritius | 27.8% |
| 98 | Ghana | 27.7% |
| 99 | Hong Kong | 27.6% |
| 100 | Togo | 27.3% |
| 101 | Cameroon | 27.3% |
| 102 | Argentina | 27.0% |
| 103 | Panama | 26.9% |
| 104 | Kenya | 26.8% |
| 105 | Türkiye | 26.8% |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 26.5% |
| 107 | Republic of the Congo | 26.3% |
| 108 | Poland | 26.1% |
| 109 | Portugal | 25.6% |
| 110 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 25.5% |
| 111 | Republic of The Gambia | 25.5% |
| 112 | Belgium | 25.2% |
| 113 | Bhutan | 25.1% |
| 114 | Albania | 25.0% |
| 115 | Guinea | 25.0% |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 24.7% |
| 117 | Hungary | 24.5% |
| 118 | Russian Federation | 24.1% |
| 119 | Bahrain | 23.8% |
| 120 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.4% |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 23.3% |
| 122 | Philippines | 22.8% |
| 123 | Spain | 22.7% |
| 124 | Fiji | 22.5% |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.2% |
| 126 | Ukraine | 22.1% |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 22.1% |
| 128 | New Caledonia | 21.6% |
| 129 | Czech Republic | 21.4% |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.2% |
| 131 | Armenia | 21.2% |
| 132 | Georgia | 21.2% |
| 133 | Croatia | 20.8% |
| 134 | Chile | 20.5% |
| 135 | Serbia | 19.5% |
| 136 | Pakistan | 19.5% |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 19.4% |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.2% |
| 139 | Botswana | 18.8% |
| 140 | Tonga | 18.1% |
| 141 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.1% |
| 142 | Comoros | 18.0% |
| 143 | Senegal | 18.0% |
| 144 | Suriname | 17.5% |
| 145 | Mongolia | 17.4% |
| 146 | Slovakia | 17.3% |
| 147 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 17.1% |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 17.0% |
| 149 | Greece | 16.8% |
| 150 | Venezuela | 16.4% |
| 151 | Namibia | 16.2% |
| 152 | Samoa | 16.1% |
| 153 | Lebanon | 15.7% |
| 154 | Lesotho | 15.2% |
| 155 | Haiti | 15.2% |
| 156 | Italy | 15.2% |
| 157 | Romania | 14.8% |
| 158 | Nepal | 14.7% |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | 14.4% |
| 160 | Bulgaria | 13.7% |
| 161 | India | 13.1% |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 13.1% |
| 163 | Saudi Arabia | 13.0% |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.8% |
| 165 | Eswatini | 11.6% |
| 166 | Kuwait | 10.8% |
| 167 | Morocco | 10.0% |
| 168 | Oman | 9.9% |
| 169 | Tajikistan | 9.8% |
| 170 | Tunisia | 9.4% |
| 171 | Mauritania | 9.1% |
| 172 | Gabon | 8.9% |
| 173 | South Africa | 8.8% |
| 174 | Jordan | 7.5% |
| 175 | Somalia | 7.3% |
| 176 | Sudan | 6.7% |
| 177 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 6.4% |
| 178 | Egypt | 6.3% |
| 179 | State of Palestine | 4.7% |
| 180 | Algeria | 4.3% |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 4.2% |
| 182 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.1% |
| 183 | Libya | 3.1% |
| 184 | Djibouti | 2.6% |
| 185 | Yemen | 2.5% |
| 186 | Iraq | 2.0% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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