Data for 1995

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1995

Name: Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1995
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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1995, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1995 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 84.192; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 21.106. The middle country reads 55.989. Against 1994, 187 values changed (103 up, 84 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 1995

HighestBurundi

84.192

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

21.106

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

187countries
1measure
1995the year it describes
186distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1995, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1995: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	84.192
2	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	83.261
3	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	83.107
4	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	81.660
5	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	81.023
6	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	81.020
7	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	80.833
8	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	80.604
9	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	79.713
10	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	79.492
11	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	79.430
12	Niger`NER`Western Africa	77.678
13	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	76.880
14	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	76.103
15	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	75.804
16	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	75.212
17	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	75.103
18	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	74.789
19	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	74.699
20	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	74.470
21	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	74.427
22	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	73.115
23	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	71.737
24	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.433
25	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	71.098
26	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	70.863
27	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	70.645
28	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.601
29	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	69.730
30	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	69.372
31	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	69.370
32	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	69.245
33	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	68.899
34	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	68.392
35	Bolivia`BOL`South America	68.218
36	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	68.082
37	Paraguay`PRY`South America	67.662
38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	67.390
39	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	66.785
40	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	65.816
41	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	65.265
42	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	65.212
43	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	65.006
44	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	64.749
45	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	64.746
46	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	64.271
47	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	64.187
48	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	64.150
49	Honduras`HND`Central America	63.812
50	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	63.752
51	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	62.964
52	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	62.643
53	Colombia`COL`South America	62.157
54	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	62.104
55	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	62.033
56	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	62.002
57	United States`USA`Northern America	61.897
58	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	61.824
59	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	61.694
60	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	61.581
61	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	61.421
62	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	61.030
63	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	61.021
64	Brazil`BRA`South America	61.006
65	Ecuador`ECU`South America	60.699
66	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	60.688
67	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	60.543
=68	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	60.192
=68	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	60.192
70	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	60.157
71	Peru`PER`South America	59.958
72	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	59.914
73	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	59.681
74	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	59.627
75	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	59.191
76	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	59.116
77	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	59.040
78	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	58.987
79	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	58.503
80	Canada`CAN`Northern America	58.293
81	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	58.283
82	Venezuela`VEN`South America	57.843
83	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	57.599
84	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	57.597
85	Panama`PAN`Central America	57.315
86	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	57.124
87	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	56.776
88	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	56.668
89	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	56.512
90	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	56.326
91	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	56.230
92	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	56.152
93	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	56.129
94	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	55.989
95	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	55.953
96	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	55.869
97	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	55.818
98	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	55.610
99	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	55.576
100	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	55.357
101	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	55.276
102	Mexico`MEX`Central America	55.187
103	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	55.083
104	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	55.024
105	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	54.613
106	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	54.507
107	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	54.331
108	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	54.145
109	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	54.023
110	India`IND`Southern Asia	53.975
111	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	53.934
112	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	53.795
113	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	53.616
114	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	53.613
115	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	53.501
116	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	53.426
117	Chile`CHL`South America	53.397
118	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	53.289
119	Uruguay`URY`South America	53.259
120	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	53.169
121	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	53.110
122	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	52.509
123	Guyana`GUY`South America	52.415
124	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	52.159
125	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	51.984
126	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	51.903
127	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	51.061
128	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	50.998
129	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	50.905
130	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	50.754
131	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	50.653
132	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	49.988
133	Argentina`ARG`South America	49.947
134	Belize`BLZ`Central America	49.903
135	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	49.843
136	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	49.571
137	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	49.561
138	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	49.535
139	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	49.257
140	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	49.086
141	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	48.956
142	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	48.870
143	France`FRA`Western Europe	48.539
144	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	48.253
145	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	48.176
146	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	48.146
147	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	48.065
148	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	46.937
149	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	46.847
150	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	46.710
151	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	46.346
152	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	45.750
153	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	45.730
154	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	45.651
155	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	45.251
156	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	44.850
157	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	44.144
158	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.136
159	Suriname`SUR`South America	43.954
160	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	43.386
161	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	43.365
162	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	43.188
163	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	42.912
164	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	42.630
165	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	42.583
166	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42.556
167	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.724
168	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	41.403
169	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	41.079
170	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	40.535
171	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	40.481
172	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	40.182
173	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	39.991
174	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	39.968
175	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	39.678
176	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	38.761
177	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	38.752
178	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	37.154
179	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	36.930
180	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	35.976
181	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	35.021
182	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	35.016
183	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	33.682
184	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	31.082
185	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	27.277
186	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	25.295
187	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	21.106

02In 1995

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi84.192
2Tanzania83.261
3Qatar83.107
4Mozambique81.660
5Solomon Islands81.023

Lowest

187São Tomé and Príncipe21.106
186Djibouti25.295
185Somalia27.277
184Algeria31.082
183Jordan33.682

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 55.989. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031994 → 1995

Since 1994

What changed between 1994 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
103 · 84rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Barbados52.940 → 55.989+3.049
Albania52.725 → 55.276+2.551
Iceland69.279 → 71.737+2.458
Bahamas63.431 → 65.816+2.385
Suriname41.942 → 43.954+2.012

Fell most

Argentina54.716 → 49.947−4.769
United States Virgin Islands62.834 → 58.987−3.847
North Macedonia38.393 → 35.021−3.372
Lithuania55.101 → 52.159−2.942
Belarus51.757 → 49.086−2.671

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.

How values are stored

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 1995.
186 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 60.192. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1995). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/1995

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