Data for 1993
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1993
1993, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1993 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 85.522; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 21.126. The middle country reads 55.897. Against 1992, 186 values changed (70 up, 116 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 1993
HighestBurundi
85.522LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe
21.126Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1993, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 187 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BDIEastern Africa | 85.522 |
| 2 | TZAEastern Africa | 83.205 |
| 3 | QATWestern Asia | 82.956 |
| 4 | MOZEastern Africa | 81.606 |
| 5 | BFAWestern Africa | 81.505 |
| 6 | SLBMelanesia | 81.421 |
| 7 | MDGEastern Africa | 80.665 |
| 8 | NGAWestern Africa | 80.061 |
| 9 | PRKEastern Asia | 79.437 |
| 10 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 79.358 |
| 11 | ETHEastern Africa | 79.170 |
| 12 | NERWestern Africa | 77.650 |
| 13 | MWIEastern Africa | 76.760 |
| 14 | ERIEastern Africa | 76.466 |
| 15 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 76.126 |
| 16 | CHNEastern Asia | 75.663 |
| 17 | LBRWestern Africa | 75.189 |
| 18 | CMRMiddle Africa | 74.691 |
| 19 | GEOWestern Asia | 74.475 |
| 20 | AREWestern Asia | 74.048 |
| 21 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 73.888 |
| 22 | AZEWestern Asia | 72.117 |
| 23 | TCDMiddle Africa | 71.794 |
| 24 | BENWestern Africa | 71.042 |
| 25 | UGAEastern Africa | 70.907 |
| 26 | VUTMelanesia | 70.649 |
| 27 | KENEastern Africa | 70.644 |
| 28 | KAZCentral Asia | 70.223 |
| 29 | CODMiddle Africa | 69.728 |
| 30 | MLIWestern Africa | 69.412 |
| 31 | BTNSouthern Asia | 69.340 |
| 32 | GHAWestern Africa | 69.113 |
| 33 | ISLNorthern Europe | 69.082 |
| 34 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 69.068 |
| 35 | CAFMiddle Africa | 68.325 |
| 36 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 67.546 |
| 37 | BOLSouth America | 67.400 |
| 38 | GUMMicronesia | 67.333 |
| 39 | PRYSouth America | 65.830 |
| 40 | JAMCaribbean | 65.827 |
| 41 | BHRWestern Asia | 65.457 |
| 42 | SSDEastern Africa | 65.314 |
| 43 | GTMCentral America | 65.066 |
| 44 | KGZCentral Asia | 64.716 |
| 45 | BHSCaribbean | 63.886 |
| 46 | HNDCentral America | 63.885 |
| 47 | AGOMiddle Africa | 63.880 |
| 48 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 63.801 |
| 49 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 63.800 |
| 50 | ZWEEastern Africa | 63.625 |
| 51 | KWTWestern Asia | 63.341 |
| 52 | CHEWestern Europe | 62.733 |
| 53 | VIRCaribbean | 62.690 |
| 54 | NLDWestern Europe | 62.602 |
| 55 | JPNEastern Asia | 62.189 |
| 56 | LSOSouthern Africa | 62.131 |
| 57 | COLSouth America | 62.078 |
| 58 | GNBWestern Africa | 62.011 |
| 59 | ARMWestern Asia | 61.603 |
| 60 | CIVWestern Africa | 61.600 |
| 61 | SLEWestern Africa | 61.588 |
| 62 | BRASouth America | 61.293 |
| 63 | GINWestern Africa | 60.923 |
| 64 | HTICaribbean | 60.799 |
| 65 | HKGEastern Asia | 60.780 |
| 66 | USANorthern America | 60.640 |
| 67 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 60.633 |
| 68 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 60.535 |
| 69 | ECUSouth America | 60.442 |
| 70 | VENSouth America | 60.362 |
| 71 | RUSEastern Europe | 60.084 |
| 72 | DNKNorthern Europe | 59.316 |
| 73 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 59.087 |
| 74 | NORNorthern Europe | 59.054 |
| 75 | ESTNorthern Europe | 59.030 |
| 76 | MACEastern Asia | 58.933 |
| 77 | CYPWestern Asia | 58.899 |
| 78 | CZEEastern Europe | 58.748 |
| 79 | KOREastern Asia | 58.673 |
| 80 | TONPolynesia | 58.114 |
| 81 | UKREastern Europe | 57.647 |
| 82 | CANNorthern America | 57.548 |
| 83 | SWENorthern Europe | 57.518 |
| 84 | MEXCentral America | 57.294 |
| 85 | MDAEastern Europe | 57.087 |
| 86 | PERSouth America | 56.974 |
| 87 | FJIMelanesia | 56.892 |
| 88 | GNQMiddle Africa | 56.781 |
| 89 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 56.703 |
| 90 | OMNWestern Asia | 56.421 |
| 91 | SLVCentral America | 56.346 |
| 92 | TGOWestern Africa | 56.336 |
| 93 | PANCentral America | 56.310 |
| 94 | BGDSouthern Asia | 55.897 |
| 95 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 55.787 |
| 96 | LTUNorthern Europe | 55.722 |
| 97 | PRTSouthern Europe | 55.450 |
| 98 | ARGSouth America | 55.284 |
| 99 | MNGEastern Asia | 55.258 |
| 100 | RWAEastern Africa | 55.058 |
| 101 | COGMiddle Africa | 54.834 |
| 102 | AUTWestern Europe | 54.759 |
| 103 | UZBCentral Asia | 54.751 |
| 104 | WSMPolynesia | 54.745 |
| 105 | GBRNorthern Europe | 54.713 |
| 106 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 54.698 |
| 107 | SVKEastern Europe | 54.576 |
| 108 | CRICentral America | 54.307 |
| 109 | MUSEastern Africa | 54.271 |
| 110 | BLREastern Europe | 54.103 |
| 111 | DEUWestern Europe | 54.055 |
| 112 | DOMCaribbean | 53.846 |
| 113 | INDSouthern Asia | 53.581 |
| 114 | TJKCentral Asia | 53.550 |
| 115 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 53.330 |
| 116 | NICCentral America | 53.216 |
| 117 | ISRWestern Asia | 53.128 |
| 118 | SVNSouthern Europe | 53.115 |
| 119 | GUYSouth America | 53.083 |
| 120 | NCLMelanesia | 52.805 |
| 121 | LCACaribbean | 52.622 |
| 122 | PYFPolynesia | 52.463 |
| 123 | CHLSouth America | 52.349 |
| 124 | CPVWestern Africa | 52.126 |
| 125 | URYSouth America | 51.865 |
| 126 | POLEastern Europe | 51.727 |
| 127 | BRBCaribbean | 51.483 |
| 128 | FINNorthern Europe | 51.350 |
| 129 | IRLNorthern Europe | 51.319 |
| 130 | LUXWestern Europe | 51.083 |
| 131 | LVANorthern Europe | 51.054 |
| 132 | SRBSouthern Europe | 50.889 |
| 133 | VCTCaribbean | 50.821 |
| 134 | ALBSouthern Europe | 50.736 |
| 135 | BLZCentral America | 50.652 |
| 136 | BWASouthern Africa | 50.317 |
| 137 | MDVSouthern Asia | 50.192 |
| 138 | HRVSouthern Europe | 50.159 |
| 139 | TKMCentral Asia | 50.098 |
| 140 | SENWestern Africa | 49.420 |
| 141 | FRAWestern Europe | 48.940 |
| 142 | PAKSouthern Asia | 48.907 |
| 143 | LKASouthern Asia | 48.881 |
| 144 | ZMBEastern Africa | 47.860 |
| 145 | TTOCaribbean | 47.803 |
| 146 | TURWestern Asia | 47.479 |
| 147 | SAUWestern Asia | 47.402 |
| 148 | CUBCaribbean | 47.365 |
| 149 | SYRWestern Asia | 47.041 |
| 150 | PNGMelanesia | 46.852 |
| 151 | MLTSouthern Europe | 46.765 |
| 152 | ROUEastern Europe | 46.573 |
| 153 | BELWestern Europe | 45.616 |
| 154 | HUNEastern Europe | 44.881 |
| 155 | NAMSouthern Africa | 44.577 |
| 156 | GRCSouthern Europe | 44.512 |
| 157 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 44.416 |
| 158 | MARNorthern Africa | 44.118 |
| 159 | BIHSouthern Europe | 44.065 |
| 160 | GMBWestern Africa | 43.475 |
| 161 | AFGSouthern Asia | 43.305 |
| 162 | ITASouthern Europe | 43.087 |
| 163 | SDNNorthern Africa | 42.890 |
| 164 | EGYNorthern Africa | 42.660 |
| 165 | SWZSouthern Africa | 42.279 |
| 166 | MRTWestern Africa | 41.772 |
| 167 | BGREastern Europe | 41.724 |
| 168 | TUNNorthern Africa | 41.270 |
| 169 | IRNSouthern Asia | 40.954 |
| 170 | LBNWestern Asia | 40.794 |
| 171 | YEMWestern Asia | 40.458 |
| 172 | SURSouth America | 40.447 |
| 173 | MKDSouthern Europe | 40.016 |
| 174 | COMEastern Africa | 39.928 |
| 175 | GABMiddle Africa | 39.892 |
| 176 | PRICaribbean | 39.152 |
| 177 | ESPSouthern Europe | 38.823 |
| 178 | IRQWestern Asia | 38.822 |
| 179 | NPLSouthern Asia | 37.197 |
| 180 | LBYNorthern Africa | 36.952 |
| 181 | PSEWestern Asia | 35.996 |
| 182 | MNESouthern Europe | 35.502 |
| 183 | DZANorthern Africa | 33.778 |
| 184 | JORWestern Asia | 31.672 |
| 185 | SOMEastern Africa | 27.288 |
| 186 | DJIEastern Africa | 25.416 |
| 187 | STPMiddle Africa | 21.126 |
02In 1993
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Burundi85.522
- 2
Tanzania83.205
- 3
Qatar82.956
- 4
Mozambique81.606
- 5
Burkina Faso81.505
Lowest
- 187
São Tomé and Príncipe21.126
- 186
Djibouti25.416
- 185
Somalia27.288
- 184
Jordan31.672
- 183
Algeria33.778
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 55.897. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031992 → 1993
Since 1992
What changed between 1992 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 186values changed, of 187 in both
- 70 · 116rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
Kyrgyzstan62.199 → 64.716+2.517
Albania48.547 → 50.736+2.189
Israel51.111 → 53.128+2.017
Macau56.965 → 58.933+1.968
Bahamas61.971 → 63.886+1.915
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1993.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
International Labour Organization (ILO) (1993). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1993 [data set], describing 1993. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/1993
0635 held
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07Questions
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1993: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment-to-population ratio in Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1993?
Burundi, at 85.522, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1993 describe?
1993.
How many countries does Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1993 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1993?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1993 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2025.