Data for 1999

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1999

Name: Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1999
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

1999, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1999 covers 187 countries. Tanzania is highest, at 83.673; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 20.817. The middle country reads 55.737. Against 1998, 187 values changed (75 up, 112 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 1999

HighestTanzania

83.673

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

20.817

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

187countries
1measure
1999the 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, 1999, 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, 1999: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	83.673
2	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	82.409
3	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	81.945
4	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	81.385
5	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	81.240
6	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	80.834
7	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	80.271
8	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	80.189
9	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	79.847
10	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	79.189
11	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	78.999
12	Niger`NER`Western Africa	77.872
13	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	76.813
14	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	76.199
15	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	75.761
16	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	75.566
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	74.607
18	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	72.964
19	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	72.773
20	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	72.293
21	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.690
22	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	71.191
23	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	71.119
24	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	70.524
25	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.303
26	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	70.174
27	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	70.011
28	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	69.607
29	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	69.354
30	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	69.068
31	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	69.031
32	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	68.784
33	Bolivia`BOL`South America	68.705
34	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	68.464
35	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	67.028
36	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	66.334
37	Paraguay`PRY`South America	65.875
38	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	65.667
39	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	65.565
40	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	65.435
41	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	65.356
42	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	65.222
43	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	65.091
44	Peru`PER`South America	64.744
45	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	64.579
46	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	64.574
47	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	64.563
48	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	64.237
49	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	64.173
50	Honduras`HND`Central America	63.344
51	United States`USA`Northern America	63.270
52	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	62.948
53	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	62.693
54	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	62.654
55	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	62.434
56	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	62.099
57	Ecuador`ECU`South America	61.905
58	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	61.884
59	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	61.821
60	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	61.812
61	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	61.801
62	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	61.770
63	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	61.550
64	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	61.272
65	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	61.131
66	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	60.517
67	Canada`CAN`Northern America	60.138
68	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	60.116
69	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	60.027
70	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	59.908
71	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	58.996
72	Panama`PAN`Central America	58.801
73	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	58.780
74	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.684
75	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	58.582
76	Brazil`BRA`South America	58.297
77	Mexico`MEX`Central America	58.148
78	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	57.868
79	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	57.835
80	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	57.594
81	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	57.400
82	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	57.340
83	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	57.229
84	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	57.138
85	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	57.121
86	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	56.584
87	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	56.362
88	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	56.283
89	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	56.260
90	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	56.211
91	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	56.168
92	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	55.860
93	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	55.823
94	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	55.737
95	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	55.632
96	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	55.536
97	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	55.315
98	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	55.271
99	India`IND`Southern Asia	55.213
100	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	54.848
101	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	54.716
102	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	54.628
103	Venezuela`VEN`South America	54.607
104	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	54.099
105	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	53.976
106	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	53.974
107	Colombia`COL`South America	53.948
108	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	53.926
109	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	53.900
110	Argentina`ARG`South America	53.755
111	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	53.570
112	Uruguay`URY`South America	53.536
113	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	53.480
114	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	53.338
115	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	53.268
=116	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	53.171
=116	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	53.171
118	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	52.994
119	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	52.940
120	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	52.560
121	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	52.361
122	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	52.221
123	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	52.155
124	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	52.135
125	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	51.985
126	Belize`BLZ`Central America	51.686
127	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	51.300
128	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	51.189
129	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	51.005
130	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	50.871
131	Guyana`GUY`South America	50.856
132	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	50.625
133	Chile`CHL`South America	50.326
134	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	50.192
135	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	49.866
136	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	49.740
137	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	49.722
138	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	49.679
139	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	49.229
140	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	49.130
141	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	49.060
142	France`FRA`Western Europe	48.722
143	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48.649
144	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	48.556
145	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	48.518
146	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	47.844
147	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	47.384
148	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	47.381
149	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	47.079
150	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	47.002
151	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	46.950
152	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	46.482
153	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	46.125
154	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	45.834
155	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	45.319
156	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	44.349
157	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.161
158	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	43.760
159	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	43.742
160	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	43.686
161	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	43.237
162	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	43.108
163	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	42.938
164	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	42.237
165	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	42.215
166	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	41.740
167	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.428
168	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	41.019
169	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	40.720
170	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	40.711
171	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	40.288
172	Suriname`SUR`South America	40.271
173	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	40.077
174	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	39.922
175	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	39.676
176	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	39.093
177	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	38.787
178	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	37.579
179	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	37.019
180	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	35.964
181	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	35.549
182	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	34.432
183	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	34.004
184	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	31.778
185	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	27.639
186	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	25.007
187	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	20.817

02In 1999

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Tanzania83.673
2Mozambique82.409
3Qatar81.945
4Solomon Islands81.385
5Madagascar81.240

Lowest

187São Tomé and Príncipe20.817
186Djibouti25.007
185Somalia27.639
184Algeria31.778
183Jordan34.004

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 55.737. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031998 → 1999

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
75 · 112rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Russia50.408 → 53.268+2.860
Saint Lucia50.029 → 52.361+2.332
Spain41.674 → 43.760+2.086
Iceland72.704 → 74.607+1.903
Finland52.216 → 53.926+1.710

Fell most

Guam63.488 → 58.780−4.708
Colombia57.935 → 53.948−3.987
Venezuela57.264 → 54.607−2.657
Estonia54.499 → 52.155−2.344
Chile52.605 → 50.326−2.279

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 1999.
186 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 53.171. 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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Cite this edition

International Labour Organization (ILO) (1999). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 1999 [data set], describing 1999. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/1999

0635 held

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