Data for 2003

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2003

Name: Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2003
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2003, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2003 covers 187 countries. Tanzania is highest, at 84.569; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 20.123. The middle country reads 55.630. Against 2002, 187 values changed (82 up, 105 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 2003

HighestTanzania

84.569

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

20.123

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

187countries
1measure
2003the year it describes
187distinct 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, 2003, 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, 2003: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	84.569
2	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	83.572
3	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.726
4	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	82.493
5	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	82.164
6	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	79.688
7	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	79.665
8	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	79.599
9	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	79.156
10	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	79.110
11	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	77.678
12	Niger`NER`Western Africa	77.475
13	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	76.985
14	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	76.641
15	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	75.582
16	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	75.206
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	74.142
18	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	73.280
19	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	72.429
20	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	71.890
21	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.493
22	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	71.228
23	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.782
24	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	70.417
25	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	70.348
26	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	69.892
27	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	69.330
28	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	68.347
29	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	68.270
30	Peru`PER`South America	68.053
31	Bolivia`BOL`South America	67.791
32	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	67.282
33	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	67.152
34	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	66.707
35	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	66.323
36	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	66.276
37	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	66.261
38	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	65.874
39	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	65.353
40	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	65.239
41	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	65.055
42	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	64.590
43	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	64.544
44	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	64.269
45	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	64.257
46	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	64.066
47	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	63.872
48	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	63.834
49	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	63.240
50	Paraguay`PRY`South America	62.992
51	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	62.707
52	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	62.415
53	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	62.218
54	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	62.133
55	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	62.072
56	Canada`CAN`Northern America	62.028
57	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	61.886
58	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	61.663
59	Ecuador`ECU`South America	61.636
60	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	61.430
61	United States`USA`Northern America	61.314
62	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	61.299
63	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	61.127
64	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	60.862
65	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	60.818
66	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	60.519
67	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	60.455
68	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	59.935
69	Panama`PAN`Central America	59.777
70	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	59.463
71	Honduras`HND`Central America	59.436
72	Brazil`BRA`South America	59.427
73	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	59.160
74	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	59.067
75	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	58.987
76	Colombia`COL`South America	58.520
77	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	58.418
78	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	58.182
79	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	58.002
80	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	57.814
81	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	57.575
82	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	57.504
83	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	57.460
84	Mexico`MEX`Central America	56.783
85	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	56.575
86	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	56.139
87	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	56.045
88	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	56.036
89	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	56.033
90	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	55.974
91	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	55.921
92	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	55.703
93	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	55.674
94	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	55.630
95	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	55.591
96	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	55.493
97	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	55.485
98	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	55.409
99	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	55.057
100	India`IND`Southern Asia	55.056
101	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	55.019
102	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	54.871
103	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	54.636
104	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	54.538
105	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	54.224
106	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	54.209
107	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	54.165
108	Belize`BLZ`Central America	54.030
109	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	53.596
110	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	53.511
111	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	53.434
112	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	53.038
113	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	52.892
114	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	52.890
115	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	52.704
116	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	52.657
117	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	52.549
118	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	52.307
119	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	52.253
120	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	52.190
121	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	52.118
122	Venezuela`VEN`South America	52.044
123	Argentina`ARG`South America	51.661
124	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	51.591
125	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	51.392
126	France`FRA`Western Europe	51.339
127	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	51.139
128	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	50.959
129	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	50.754
130	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	50.658
131	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	50.383
132	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	50.378
133	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	50.280
134	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	50.035
135	Guyana`GUY`South America	49.889
136	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	49.721
137	Chile`CHL`South America	49.657
138	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	49.638
139	Uruguay`URY`South America	49.264
140	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	48.957
141	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	48.725
142	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	48.634
143	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	48.611
144	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	48.141
145	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	47.390
146	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	47.319
147	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	47.196
148	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	46.346
149	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	46.232
150	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	46.027
151	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	45.227
152	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.107
153	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.633
154	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	44.566
155	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	44.311
156	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	44.014
157	Suriname`SUR`South America	43.801
158	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	43.689
159	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	43.518
160	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	43.272
161	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	43.236
162	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	43.146
163	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	42.850
164	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	42.832
165	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	42.235
166	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	41.208
167	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	40.887
168	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	40.561
169	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	39.975
170	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	39.830
171	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	39.776
172	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	39.630
173	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	39.315
174	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38.872
175	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	38.175
176	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	37.876
177	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	37.586
178	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	37.348
179	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	36.910
180	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	33.925
181	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	33.860
182	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	33.304
183	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	31.977
184	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	29.843
185	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	27.803
186	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	24.814
187	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	20.123

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Tanzania84.569
2Mozambique83.572
3Solomon Islands82.726
4Qatar82.493
5Madagascar82.164

Lowest

187São Tomé and Príncipe20.123
186Djibouti24.814
185Somalia27.803
184Palestine29.843
183Jordan31.977

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 55.630. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
82 · 105rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Palestine26.045 → 29.843+3.798
Argentina48.366 → 51.661+3.295
Mauritius53.477 → 55.485+2.008
Lithuania50.475 → 52.253+1.778
Colombia56.952 → 58.520+1.568

Fell most

North Macedonia36.089 → 33.860−2.229
Macau60.107 → 58.002−2.105
Slovenia54.919 → 53.038−1.881
United States Virgin Islands54.979 → 53.434−1.545
Bahamas67.636 → 66.276−1.360

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 2003.
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) (2003). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/2003

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