86.9%
SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS · World Bank WDI · 2025
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
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57.6%
Luxembourg
21.2%
Sao Tome and Principe
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Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) by country in 2025
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| Rank | Country | % ages 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 86.9% |
| 2 | Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific | 83.1% |
| 3 | Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.9% |
| 4 | Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.4% |
| 5 | Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific | 82.2% |
| 6 | Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 80% |
| 7 | Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa | 79.4% |
| 8 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific | 79.2% |
| 9 | Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.8% |
| 10 | Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.5% |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 76.9% |
| 12 | Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean | 76.3% |
| 13 | Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.1% |
| 14 | Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.4% |
| 15 | Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.7% |
| 16 | Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.5% |
| 17 | Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia | 72.2% |
| 18 | Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 71.8% |
| 19 | Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific | 71.7% |
| 20 | Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia | 71.2% |
| 21 | Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 69.7% |
| 22 | Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean | 69.1% |
| 23 | Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.8% |
| 24 | Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific | 67.7% |
| 25 | Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.6% |
| 26 | Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean | 67.3% |
| 27 | Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean | 67% |
| 28 | Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean | 66.9% |
| 29 | New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific | 66.8% |
| 30 | Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific | 66.3% |
| 31 | Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.2% |
| 32 | Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific | 66.2% |
| 33 | Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66.2% |
| 34 | Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific | 65.9% |
| 35 | Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific | 65.8% |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.5% |
| 37 | Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific | 65.3% |
| 38 | Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.1% |
| 39 | Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia | 64.6% |
| 40 | Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia | 64.5% |
| 41 | Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.2% |
| 42 | Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific | 63.8% |
| 43 | Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.7% |
| 44 | Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia | 63.7% |
| 45 | Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific | 63.6% |
| 46 | Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia | 63.5% |
| 47 | Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63.2% |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63.1% |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.1% |
| 50 | Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.8% |
| 51 | Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean | 62.7% |
| 52 | Bhutan BTN · South Asia | 62.7% |
| 53 | Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific | 62.6% |
| 54 | Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia | 62.6% |
| 55 | Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean | 62.4% |
| 56 | Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 62.1% |
| 57 | Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific | 61.9% |
| 58 | Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia | 61.8% |
| 59 | St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 61.8% |
| 60 | China CHN · East Asia & Pacific | 61.6% |
| 61 | Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean | 61.5% |
| 62 | Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.5% |
| 63 | Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.4% |
| 64 | Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia | 61.4% |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific | 60.9% |
| 66 | Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean | 60.8% |
| 67 | Maldives MDV · South Asia | 60.6% |
| 68 | Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia | 60.6% |
| 69 | Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean | 60.5% |
| 70 | Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean | 60.1% |
| 71 | Canada CAN · North America | 60.1% |
| 72 | El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean | 60.1% |
| 73 | Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific | 60% |
| 74 | Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean | 60% |
| 75 | Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia | 59.8% |
| 76 | Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia | 59.8% |
| 77 | Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia | 59.7% |
| 78 | Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.4% |
| 79 | Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean | 59.4% |
| 80 | United States USA · North America | 59.1% |
| 81 | Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia | 59% |
| 82 | Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.8% |
| 83 | Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific | 58.8% |
| 84 | Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia | 58.7% |
| 85 | Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia | 58.6% |
| 86 | United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia | 58.5% |
| 87 | Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia | 58.3% |
| 88 | Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.3% |
| 89 | Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean | 58.1% |
| 90 | Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean | 58.1% |
| 91 | Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia | 57.8% |
| 92 | Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia | 57.6% |
| 93 | Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean | 57.5% |
| 94 | Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia | 57.2% |
| 95 | Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia | 57.2% |
| 96 | Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.8% |
| 97 | Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia | 56.8% |
| 98 | Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean | 56.7% |
| 99 | Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.7% |
| 100 | Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia | 56.6% |
| 101 | Bangladesh BGD · South Asia | 56.6% |
| 102 | Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific | 56.6% |
| 103 | Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia | 56.5% |
| 104 | Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia | 56.5% |
| 105 | Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.5% |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean | 55.8% |
| 107 | Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia | 55.7% |
| 108 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean | 55.7% |
| 109 | Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.5% |
| 110 | Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia | 55.3% |
| 111 | Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.3% |
| 112 | Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific | 55.2% |
| 113 | Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia | 54.9% |
| 114 | Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia | 54.8% |
| 115 | Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific | 54.8% |
| 116 | Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia | 54.6% |
| 117 | Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean | 54.4% |
| 118 | Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.3% |
| 119 | Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia | 54.1% |
| 120 | Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific | 54.1% |
| 121 | Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia | 54% |
| 122 | Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean | 53.9% |
| 123 | Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean | 53.8% |
| 124 | Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 53.7% |
| 125 | Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.6% |
| 126 | Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific | 53.4% |
| 127 | India IND · South Asia | 53.3% |
| 128 | Channel Islands CHI · Europe & Central Asia | 52.9% |
| 129 | Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 52% |
| 130 | Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia | 51.7% |
| 131 | Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.7% |
| 132 | Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia | 51.5% |
| 133 | Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean | 51.3% |
| 134 | France FRA · Europe & Central Asia | 51.2% |
| 135 | Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia | 51.1% |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific | 50.7% |
| 137 | Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.6% |
| 138 | Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.2% |
| 139 | New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific | 50.1% |
| 140 | Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia | 50.1% |
| 141 | Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.9% |
| 142 | Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia | 49.8% |
| 143 | Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean | 49.6% |
| 144 | Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia | 49.5% |
| 145 | Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 49.5% |
| 146 | Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean | 49.2% |
| 147 | Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific | 48.8% |
| 148 | Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean | 48.4% |
| 149 | Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia | 48.3% |
| 150 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean | 48.1% |
| 151 | Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.8% |
| 152 | Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia | 47.5% |
| 153 | Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.5% |
| 154 | Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia | 46.6% |
| 155 | French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific | 46.3% |
| 156 | Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia | 46.1% |
| 157 | North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia | 45.6% |
| 158 | Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.4% |
| 159 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia | 43.6% |
| 160 | Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41.5% |
| 161 | Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.8% |
| 162 | Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific | 40.4% |
| 163 | Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia | 40.2% |
| 164 | Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 40.2% |
| 165 | Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 40% |
| 166 | Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39% |
| 167 | Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38.4% |
| 168 | South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.6% |
| 169 | Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.6% |
| 170 | Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.6% |
| 171 | Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36% |
| 172 | Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia | 35.6% |
| 173 | Nepal NPL · South Asia | 35.1% |
| 174 | Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35.1% |
| 175 | Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.7% |
| 176 | Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.4% |
| 177 | Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 32.5% |
| 178 | Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.9% |
| 179 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.4% |
| 180 | Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.4% |
| 181 | Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.5% |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.2% |
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2025
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