demographic2026
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (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
56.7%
Median: 57.5%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Qatar
87.1%
Lowest
Sao Tome and Principe
21.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar87.1%
2Solomon Islands83.1%
3Madagascar82.9%
4United Republic of Tanzania82.4%
5Cambodia82.2%
By Region
Oceania65.7%(2 countries)
South America60.3%(7 countries)
North America59.6%(4 countries)
Europe56.9%(32 countries)
Asia56.8%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (21.3%)High (87.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 56.7%)
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 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 | Qatar | 87.1% |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 83.1% |
| 3 | Madagascar | 82.9% |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 82.4% |
| 5 | Cambodia | 82.2% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 80.1% |
| 7 | Niger | 79.3% |
| 8 | North Korea | 79.3% |
| 9 | Uganda | 77.8% |
| 10 | Burundi | 77.8% |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 76.8% |
| 12 | Bolivia | 75.8% |
| 13 | Benin | 75.0% |
| 14 | Liberia | 74.4% |
| 15 | Eritrea | 73.7% |
| 16 | Mozambique | 73.5% |
| 17 | Iceland | 72.4% |
| 18 | Kuwait | 72.0% |
| 19 | Vietnam | 72.0% |
| 20 | Moldova, Republic of | 71.1% |
| 21 | Bahrain | 69.8% |
| 22 | Peru | 69.0% |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 68.8% |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 67.7% |
| 25 | Singapore | 67.3% |
| 26 | Bahamas | 67.3% |
| 27 | Jamaica | 67.3% |
| 28 | New Zealand | 67.2% |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 67.2% |
| 30 | Macao | 66.7% |
| 31 | Thailand | 66.6% |
| 32 | Paraguay | 66.3% |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 66.2% |
| 34 | Oman | 66.1% |
| 35 | Timor-Leste | 65.7% |
| 36 | Indonesia | 65.7% |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65.6% |
| 38 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 65.2% |
| 39 | Mali | 65.2% |
| 40 | Netherlands | 65.0% |
| 41 | Angola | 64.4% |
| 42 | South Sudan | 64.3% |
| 43 | Switzerland | 64.2% |
| 44 | Australia | 64.1% |
| 45 | Cyprus | 63.9% |
| 46 | Kenya | 63.7% |
| 47 | Malaysia | 63.6% |
| 48 | Norway | 63.2% |
| 49 | Cameroon | 63.2% |
| 50 | Israel | 63.1% |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.0% |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 62.9% |
| 53 | Bhutan | 62.8% |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 62.7% |
| 55 | South Korea | 62.7% |
| 56 | Ecuador | 62.3% |
| 57 | Ireland | 62.2% |
| 58 | Malta | 62.2% |
| 59 | People's Republic of China | 61.9% |
| 60 | Japan | 61.7% |
| 61 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 61.6% |
| 62 | Denmark | 61.6% |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 61.3% |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 61.3% |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 61.2% |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 61.2% |
| 67 | Belarus | 61.1% |
| 68 | Barbados | 60.8% |
| 69 | Panama | 60.7% |
| 70 | Canada | 60.6% |
| 71 | Maldives | 60.5% |
| 72 | Estonia | 60.5% |
| 73 | Russian Federation | 60.3% |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 60.3% |
| 75 | Philippines | 60.1% |
| 76 | Mexico | 60.0% |
| 77 | El Salvador | 59.9% |
| 78 | Malawi | 59.7% |
| 79 | Uruguay | 59.7% |
| 80 | United States of America | 59.5% |
| 81 | Sweden | 59.3% |
| 82 | Czech Republic | 59.0% |
| 83 | Brazil | 59.0% |
| 84 | Guam | 59.0% |
| 85 | Chad | 59.0% |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 58.9% |
| 87 | Germany | 58.8% |
| 88 | Lithuania | 58.8% |
| 89 | Zambia | 58.3% |
| 90 | Guatemala | 58.1% |
| 91 | Hungary | 57.9% |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 57.8% |
| 93 | Slovakia | 57.6% |
| 94 | Argentina | 57.4% |
| 95 | Colombia | 57.4% |
| 96 | Ghana | 57.4% |
| 97 | Austria | 57.4% |
| 98 | Mongolia | 57.2% |
| 99 | Albania | 57.2% |
| 100 | Poland | 57.0% |
| 101 | Georgia | 56.9% |
| 102 | Chile | 56.9% |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 56.8% |
| 104 | Togo | 56.8% |
| 105 | Latvia | 56.6% |
| 106 | Rwanda | 56.3% |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 56.2% |
| 108 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.9% |
| 109 | Slovenia | 55.8% |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 55.7% |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.5% |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 55.4% |
| 113 | Mauritius | 55.4% |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 55.1% |
| 115 | Hong Kong | 55.1% |
| 116 | Serbia | 54.9% |
| 117 | Finland | 54.8% |
| 118 | Portugal | 54.6% |
| 119 | Haiti | 54.6% |
| 120 | Republic of the Congo | 54.3% |
| 121 | Fiji | 54.2% |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 53.9% |
| 123 | Honduras | 53.8% |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 53.7% |
| 125 | Myanmar | 53.5% |
| 126 | India | 53.3% |
| 127 | Comoros | 53.3% |
| 128 | Armenia | 52.5% |
| 129 | Botswana | 52.2% |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 51.9% |
| 131 | Belize | 51.9% |
| 132 | Cuba | 51.7% |
| 133 | France | 51.5% |
| 134 | Belgium | 51.4% |
| 135 | Spain | 51.2% |
| 136 | New Caledonia | 50.6% |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 50.6% |
| 138 | Montenegro | 50.5% |
| 139 | Senegal | 50.4% |
| 140 | Cape Verde | 50.3% |
| 141 | Guinea | 50.1% |
| 142 | Croatia | 49.7% |
| 143 | Suriname | 49.7% |
| 144 | Pakistan | 49.4% |
| 145 | Türkiye | 49.4% |
| 146 | Venezuela | 49.3% |
| 147 | Ukraine | 49.3% |
| 148 | Tonga | 49.2% |
| 149 | Romania | 48.7% |
| 150 | Guyana | 48.6% |
| 151 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 48.2% |
| 152 | Lesotho | 48.0% |
| 153 | Namibia | 47.6% |
| 154 | Greece | 47.1% |
| 155 | French Polynesia | 46.7% |
| 156 | Sri Lanka | 46.5% |
| 157 | Italy | 46.4% |
| 158 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 45.8% |
| 159 | Republic of The Gambia | 44.4% |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.0% |
| 161 | Egypt | 41.6% |
| 162 | Gabon | 41.0% |
| 163 | Samoa | 41.0% |
| 164 | Turkmenistan | 40.5% |
| 165 | Puerto Rico | 40.2% |
| 166 | Morocco | 40.1% |
| 167 | Libya | 39.1% |
| 168 | Lebanon | 38.7% |
| 169 | Tunisia | 38.5% |
| 170 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 37.9% |
| 171 | South Africa | 37.6% |
| 172 | Mauritania | 36.7% |
| 173 | Algeria | 36.4% |
| 174 | Tajikistan | 35.6% |
| 175 | Iraq | 35.2% |
| 176 | Nepal | 35.2% |
| 177 | Sudan | 34.7% |
| 178 | State of Palestine | 34.0% |
| 179 | Eswatini | 33.5% |
| 180 | Jordan | 33.3% |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 32.4% |
| 182 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.0% |
| 183 | Yemen | 27.6% |
| 184 | Somalia | 27.5% |
| 185 | Djibouti | 23.5% |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.3% |
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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