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Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — series 2

Name: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: demographic, % of total population ages 15+, employment, population, ratio, total, modeled, ilo, estimate, series

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•186 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

56.6% of total population ages 15+

Median: 57.5% of total population ages 15+

Countries Covered

186

with available data

Highest

Qatar

86.9% of total population ages 15+

Lowest

Sao Tome and Principe

21.2% of total population ages 15+

Top 5 Countries

1Qatar86.9% of total population ages 15+

2Solomon Islands83.1% of total population ages 15+

3Madagascar82.9% of total population ages 15+

4United Republic of Tanzania82.4% of total population ages 15+

5Cambodia82.2% of total population ages 15+

By Region

Oceania65.3% of total population ages 15+(2 countries)

South America60.5% of total population ages 15+(7 countries)

North America59.3% of total population ages 15+(4 countries)

Europe56.7% of total population ages 15+(32 countries)

Asia56.6% of total population ages 15+(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% of total population ages 15+)High (86.9% of total population ages 15+)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 56.6% of total population ages 15+)

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

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

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

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Topics

#demographic #% of total population ages 15+#employment #population #ratio #total #modeled #ilo #estimate #series

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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