Data for 1994
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1994
1994, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1994 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 84.786; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 21.121. The middle country reads 56.451. Against 1993, 187 values changed (86 up, 101 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 1994
HighestBurundi
84.786LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe
21.121Shaded 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, 1994, 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 | 84.786 |
| 2 | TZAEastern Africa | 83.144 |
| 3 | QATWestern Asia | 83.041 |
| 4 | MOZEastern Africa | 81.592 |
| 5 | SLBMelanesia | 81.275 |
| 6 | BFAWestern Africa | 81.179 |
| 7 | MDGEastern Africa | 80.825 |
| 8 | NGAWestern Africa | 80.548 |
| 9 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 79.710 |
| 10 | PRKEastern Asia | 79.409 |
| 11 | ETHEastern Africa | 79.323 |
| 12 | NERWestern Africa | 77.675 |
| 13 | MWIEastern Africa | 76.481 |
| 14 | ERIEastern Africa | 76.276 |
| 15 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 75.996 |
| 16 | LBRWestern Africa | 75.197 |
| 17 | CHNEastern Asia | 75.027 |
| 18 | CMRMiddle Africa | 74.900 |
| 19 | AREWestern Asia | 74.420 |
| 20 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 73.948 |
| 21 | AZEWestern Asia | 73.623 |
| 22 | GEOWestern Asia | 73.233 |
| 23 | TCDMiddle Africa | 71.344 |
| 24 | UGAEastern Africa | 71.041 |
| 25 | BENWestern Africa | 71.031 |
| 26 | VUTMelanesia | 70.657 |
| 27 | KENEastern Africa | 70.592 |
| 28 | CODMiddle Africa | 69.669 |
| 29 | MLIWestern Africa | 69.348 |
| 30 | BTNSouthern Asia | 69.292 |
| 31 | ISLNorthern Europe | 69.279 |
| 32 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 68.998 |
| 33 | GHAWestern Africa | 68.566 |
| 34 | KGZCentral Asia | 68.331 |
| 35 | CAFMiddle Africa | 68.327 |
| 36 | BOLSouth America | 67.650 |
| 37 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 67.484 |
| 38 | PRYSouth America | 66.546 |
| 39 | KAZCentral Asia | 66.256 |
| 40 | KWTWestern Asia | 65.413 |
| 41 | GUMMicronesia | 65.410 |
| 42 | JAMCaribbean | 65.393 |
| 43 | SSDEastern Africa | 65.260 |
| 44 | GTMCentral America | 65.125 |
| 45 | BHRWestern Asia | 65.048 |
| 46 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 64.008 |
| 47 | AGOMiddle Africa | 63.899 |
| 48 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 63.882 |
| 49 | HNDCentral America | 63.759 |
| 50 | ZWEEastern Africa | 63.538 |
| 51 | BHSCaribbean | 63.431 |
| 52 | VIRCaribbean | 62.834 |
| 53 | COLSouth America | 62.154 |
| 54 | CIVWestern Africa | 62.081 |
| 55 | NLDWestern Europe | 62.037 |
| 56 | LSOSouthern Africa | 62.030 |
| 57 | GNBWestern Africa | 61.988 |
| 58 | JPNEastern Asia | 61.771 |
| 59 | CHEWestern Europe | 61.717 |
| 60 | SLEWestern Africa | 61.578 |
| 61 | USANorthern America | 61.468 |
| 62 | BRASouth America | 61.146 |
| 63 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 61.038 |
| 64 | GINWestern Africa | 60.979 |
| 65 | ECUSouth America | 60.665 |
| 66 | HKGEastern Asia | 60.648 |
| 67 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 60.600 |
| 68 | MACEastern Asia | 60.301 |
| 69 | HTICaribbean | 60.277 |
| 70 | ARMWestern Asia | 60.227 |
| 71 | NORNorthern Europe | 59.968 |
| 72 | KOREastern Asia | 59.617 |
| 73 | DNKNorthern Europe | 59.322 |
| 74 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 59.109 |
| 75 | CYPWestern Asia | 59.041 |
| 76 | CZEEastern Europe | 59.035 |
| 77 | TONPolynesia | 58.913 |
| 78 | VENSouth America | 58.818 |
| 79 | SLVCentral America | 58.528 |
| 80 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 58.360 |
| 81 | ESTNorthern Europe | 58.296 |
| 82 | PERSouth America | 58.051 |
| 83 | CANNorthern America | 58.020 |
| 84 | UKREastern Europe | 57.422 |
| 85 | GNQMiddle Africa | 56.950 |
| 86 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 56.943 |
| 87 | FJIMelanesia | 56.851 |
| 88 | RUSEastern Europe | 56.844 |
| 89 | SWENorthern Europe | 56.697 |
| 90 | MEXCentral America | 56.694 |
| 91 | AUTWestern Europe | 56.619 |
| 92 | PANCentral America | 56.608 |
| 93 | OMNWestern Asia | 56.456 |
| 94 | TGOWestern Africa | 56.451 |
| 95 | BGDSouthern Asia | 56.015 |
| 96 | MDAEastern Europe | 55.959 |
| 97 | ISRWestern Asia | 55.587 |
| 98 | MNGEastern Asia | 55.465 |
| 99 | RWAEastern Africa | 55.413 |
| 100 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 55.314 |
| 101 | LTUNorthern Europe | 55.101 |
| 102 | GBRNorthern Europe | 54.959 |
| 103 | WSMPolynesia | 54.820 |
| 104 | ARGSouth America | 54.716 |
| 105 | CRICentral America | 54.711 |
| 106 | COGMiddle Africa | 54.608 |
| 107 | PRTSouthern Europe | 54.581 |
| 108 | MUSEastern Africa | 54.173 |
| 109 | DOMCaribbean | 53.891 |
| 110 | INDSouthern Asia | 53.655 |
| 111 | UZBCentral Asia | 53.601 |
| 112 | DEUWestern Europe | 53.562 |
| 113 | NICCentral America | 53.349 |
| 114 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 53.347 |
| 115 | TJKCentral Asia | 53.275 |
| 116 | SVNSouthern Europe | 53.131 |
| 117 | BRBCaribbean | 52.940 |
| 118 | URYSouth America | 52.857 |
| 119 | NCLMelanesia | 52.840 |
| 120 | GUYSouth America | 52.782 |
| 121 | ALBSouthern Europe | 52.725 |
| 122 | LCACaribbean | 52.589 |
| 123 | PYFPolynesia | 52.428 |
| 124 | IRLNorthern Europe | 52.383 |
| 125 | CPVWestern Africa | 52.101 |
| 126 | CHLSouth America | 51.965 |
| 127 | BLREastern Europe | 51.757 |
| 128 | SVKEastern Europe | 51.710 |
| 129 | TKMCentral Asia | 51.355 |
| 130 | POLEastern Europe | 50.891 |
| 131 | VCTCaribbean | 50.765 |
| 132 | FINNorthern Europe | 50.573 |
| 133 | MDVSouthern Asia | 50.548 |
| 134 | SRBSouthern Europe | 50.401 |
| 135 | LUXWestern Europe | 50.382 |
| 136 | TURWestern Asia | 49.962 |
| 137 | HRVSouthern Europe | 49.870 |
| 138 | BLZCentral America | 49.846 |
| 139 | LKASouthern Asia | 49.608 |
| 140 | TTOCaribbean | 49.506 |
| 141 | LVANorthern Europe | 49.363 |
| 142 | SENWestern Africa | 49.293 |
| 143 | PAKSouthern Asia | 48.855 |
| 144 | BWASouthern Africa | 48.583 |
| 145 | ZMBEastern Africa | 48.460 |
| 146 | FRAWestern Europe | 48.132 |
| 147 | CUBCaribbean | 47.777 |
| 148 | SAUWestern Asia | 47.155 |
| 149 | PNGMelanesia | 46.789 |
| 150 | MLTSouthern Europe | 46.717 |
| 151 | ROUEastern Europe | 46.508 |
| 152 | SYRWestern Asia | 46.247 |
| 153 | HUNEastern Europe | 45.465 |
| 154 | BELWestern Europe | 45.384 |
| 155 | GRCSouthern Europe | 45.161 |
| 156 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 44.571 |
| 157 | NAMSouthern Africa | 44.394 |
| 158 | MARNorthern Africa | 44.155 |
| 159 | EGYNorthern Africa | 43.537 |
| 160 | GMBWestern Africa | 43.421 |
| 161 | BGREastern Europe | 43.418 |
| 162 | BIHSouthern Europe | 43.359 |
| 163 | AFGSouthern Asia | 43.249 |
| 164 | SDNNorthern Africa | 43.088 |
| 165 | SWZSouthern Africa | 42.445 |
| 166 | ITASouthern Europe | 42.005 |
| 167 | SURSouth America | 41.942 |
| 168 | MRTWestern Africa | 41.669 |
| 169 | TUNNorthern Africa | 41.243 |
| 170 | LBNWestern Asia | 40.651 |
| 171 | IRNSouthern Asia | 40.496 |
| 172 | YEMWestern Asia | 40.438 |
| 173 | COMEastern Africa | 39.996 |
| 174 | GABMiddle Africa | 39.835 |
| 175 | PRICaribbean | 39.805 |
| 176 | IRQWestern Asia | 38.872 |
| 177 | MKDSouthern Europe | 38.393 |
| 178 | ESPSouthern Europe | 38.128 |
| 179 | NPLSouthern Asia | 37.190 |
| 180 | LBYNorthern Africa | 36.856 |
| 181 | PSEWestern Asia | 35.964 |
| 182 | MNESouthern Europe | 35.268 |
| 183 | DZANorthern Africa | 33.067 |
| 184 | JORWestern Asia | 32.795 |
| 185 | SOMEastern Africa | 27.111 |
| 186 | DJIEastern Africa | 25.414 |
| 187 | STPMiddle Africa | 21.121 |
02In 1994
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Burundi84.786
- 2
Tanzania83.144
- 3
Qatar83.041
- 4
Mozambique81.592
- 5
Solomon Islands81.275
Lowest
- 187
São Tomé and Príncipe21.121
- 186
Djibouti25.414
- 185
Somalia27.111
- 184
Jordan32.795
- 183
Algeria33.067
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 56.451. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031993 → 1994
Since 1993
What changed between 1993 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 86 · 101rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Kyrgyzstan64.716 → 68.331+3.615
Türkiye47.479 → 49.962+2.483
Israel53.128 → 55.587+2.459
El Salvador56.346 → 58.528+2.182
Kuwait63.341 → 65.413+2.072
Fell most
Kazakhstan70.223 → 66.256−3.967
Russia60.084 → 56.844−3.240
Slovakia54.576 → 51.710−2.866
Belarus54.103 → 51.757−2.346
Guam67.333 → 65.410−1.923
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 1994.
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) (1994). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1994 [data set], describing 1994. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/1994
0635 held
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07Questions
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1994: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment-to-population ratio in Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1994?
Burundi, at 84.786, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1994 describe?
1994.
How many countries does Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1994 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1994?
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, 1994 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2025.