demographic2026
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national 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
57.8%
Median: 58.9%
Countries Covered
158
with available data
Highest
Kazakhstan
95.1%
Lowest
Somalia
28.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Kazakhstan95.1%
2Qatar87.9%
3United Republic of Tanzania83.2%
4United Arab Emirates79.8%
5Cambodia79.8%
By Region
Oceania66.1%(2 countries)
North America61.1%(4 countries)
South America60.4%(7 countries)
Asia60.1%(22 countries)
Europe57.4%(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (28.0%)High (95.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 57.8%)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (22)
Europe (32)
Africa (8)
Other (83)
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 | Kazakhstan | 95.1% |
| 2 | Qatar | 87.9% |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 83.2% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 79.8% |
| 5 | Cambodia | 79.8% |
| 6 | Niger | 79.3% |
| 7 | Nigeria | 78.7% |
| 8 | Burundi | 77.7% |
| 9 | Bolivia | 77.4% |
| 10 | Uganda | 76.6% |
| 11 | Benin | 75.0% |
| 12 | Iceland | 73.5% |
| 13 | Mozambique | 73.5% |
| 14 | Madagascar | 72.6% |
| 15 | Vietnam | 71.3% |
| 16 | Moldova, Republic of | 71.1% |
| 17 | Malta | 70.5% |
| 18 | Togo | 69.3% |
| 19 | Peru | 69.0% |
| 20 | Oman | 68.3% |
| 21 | New Zealand | 67.9% |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 67.7% |
| 23 | Bahamas | 67.5% |
| 24 | Belarus | 67.5% |
| 25 | Thailand | 67.2% |
| 26 | San Marino | 67.0% |
| 27 | Malaysia | 66.5% |
| 28 | Paraguay | 66.2% |
| 29 | Netherlands | 66.2% |
| 30 | Singapore | 66.0% |
| 31 | Palau | 65.7% |
| 32 | Indonesia | 65.7% |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65.6% |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 65.6% |
| 35 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 65.2% |
| 36 | Kenya | 64.9% |
| 37 | Switzerland | 64.6% |
| 38 | Australia | 64.4% |
| 39 | Jamaica | 64.4% |
| 40 | Angola | 64.2% |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 64.0% |
| 42 | Guatemala | 63.4% |
| 43 | Seychelles | 63.4% |
| 44 | Cameroon | 63.2% |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.1% |
| 46 | Norway | 63.1% |
| 47 | South Korea | 63.0% |
| 48 | Ireland | 62.9% |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 62.5% |
| 50 | Israel | 62.4% |
| 51 | Ghana | 62.3% |
| 52 | Ecuador | 62.3% |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 62.0% |
| 54 | Estonia | 62.0% |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 61.9% |
| 56 | Cyprus | 61.9% |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 61.9% |
| 58 | Sweden | 61.7% |
| 59 | Bhutan | 61.7% |
| 60 | Japan | 61.7% |
| 61 | Russian Federation | 61.4% |
| 62 | Canada | 61.3% |
| 63 | Denmark | 61.2% |
| 64 | Georgia | 61.2% |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam | 61.1% |
| 66 | Uruguay | 60.1% |
| 67 | United States of America | 60.1% |
| 68 | Armenia | 59.9% |
| 69 | Germany | 59.8% |
| 70 | Zambia | 59.7% |
| 71 | Mexico | 59.5% |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 59.3% |
| 73 | Myanmar | 59.3% |
| 74 | Mali | 59.2% |
| 75 | Lithuania | 59.0% |
| 76 | Czech Republic | 59.0% |
| 77 | Barbados | 59.0% |
| 78 | Philippines | 59.0% |
| 79 | Brazil | 58.9% |
| 80 | Hungary | 58.8% |
| 81 | Grenada | 58.4% |
| 82 | El Salvador | 58.4% |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 58.3% |
| 84 | Mongolia | 58.2% |
| 85 | Slovakia | 58.2% |
| 86 | Albania | 58.1% |
| 87 | Austria | 58.1% |
| 88 | Argentina | 58.0% |
| 89 | Colombia | 57.4% |
| 90 | Panama | 57.3% |
| 91 | Poland | 57.1% |
| 92 | Latvia | 56.9% |
| 93 | Chile | 56.9% |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 56.8% |
| 95 | Slovenia | 56.6% |
| 96 | Montenegro | 56.4% |
| 97 | Rwanda | 56.3% |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 55.7% |
| 99 | Finland | 55.6% |
| 100 | Venezuela | 55.4% |
| 101 | Hong Kong | 55.3% |
| 102 | Serbia | 55.0% |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.9% |
| 104 | Portugal | 54.9% |
| 105 | Mauritius | 54.3% |
| 106 | Honduras | 53.8% |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 53.7% |
| 108 | India | 53.5% |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 53.3% |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 53.2% |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 53.2% |
| 112 | Lesotho | 53.2% |
| 113 | Kiribati | 53.1% |
| 114 | Comoros | 52.8% |
| 115 | France | 52.4% |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.3% |
| 117 | Botswana | 52.2% |
| 118 | Belgium | 52.0% |
| 119 | Fiji | 51.9% |
| 120 | Spain | 51.4% |
| 121 | Croatia | 51.2% |
| 122 | Chad | 51.1% |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 50.6% |
| 124 | Tonga | 50.6% |
| 125 | Türkiye | 49.5% |
| 126 | Pakistan | 49.4% |
| 127 | Ukraine | 49.3% |
| 128 | Romania | 49.2% |
| 129 | Curaçao | 47.8% |
| 130 | Greece | 47.4% |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 46.9% |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.8% |
| 133 | Italy | 46.6% |
| 134 | Timor-Leste | 46.0% |
| 135 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 45.7% |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 45.3% |
| 137 | Egypt | 45.1% |
| 138 | Marshall Islands | 44.6% |
| 139 | Republic of The Gambia | 44.5% |
| 140 | Guyana | 43.6% |
| 141 | Senegal | 42.0% |
| 142 | Malawi | 41.9% |
| 143 | Samoa | 41.6% |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 41.2% |
| 145 | Gabon | 40.9% |
| 146 | Tuvalu | 40.7% |
| 147 | Morocco | 39.1% |
| 148 | Tunisia | 38.5% |
| 149 | South Africa | 37.6% |
| 150 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 37.6% |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | 37.2% |
| 152 | Nauru | 35.4% |
| 153 | Sudan | 35.0% |
| 154 | Jordan | 34.0% |
| 155 | Eswatini | 33.5% |
| 156 | Iraq | 33.2% |
| 157 | State of Palestine | 31.6% |
| 158 | Somalia | 28.0% |
Showing 158 of 158 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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