Data for 2004

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2004

Name: Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2004
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2004, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2004 covers 187 countries. Tanzania is highest, at 84.894; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 20.163. The middle country reads 55.465. Against 2003, 186 values changed (98 up, 88 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 2004

HighestTanzania

84.894

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

20.163

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

187countries
1measure
2004the 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, 2004, 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, 2004: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	84.894
2	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	83.095
3	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	83.006
4	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.836
5	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	81.658
6	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	79.814
7	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	79.768
8	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	79.476
9	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	79.125
10	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	78.372
11	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	77.627
12	Niger`NER`Western Africa	77.051
13	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	76.826
14	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	76.797
15	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	75.461
16	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	75.206
17	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	73.803
18	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	73.235
19	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	72.402
20	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	72.098
21	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	71.915
22	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	71.212
23	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.917
24	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	70.561
25	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	70.419
26	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	69.652
27	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	69.232
28	Peru`PER`South America	68.674
29	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	68.393
30	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	67.737
31	Bolivia`BOL`South America	67.650
32	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	67.349
33	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	67.064
34	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	66.772
35	Paraguay`PRY`South America	66.724
36	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	66.706
37	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	66.703
38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	66.114
39	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	65.309
40	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	64.756
41	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	64.677
42	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	64.360
43	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	64.290
44	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	64.216
45	Ecuador`ECU`South America	64.093
46	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	64.018
47	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	63.992
48	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	63.849
49	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	63.769
50	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	63.439
51	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	62.874
52	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	62.695
53	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	62.690
54	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	62.538
55	Canada`CAN`Northern America	62.239
56	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	62.169
57	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	61.909
58	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	61.585
59	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	61.473
60	United States`USA`Northern America	61.407
61	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	61.237
62	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	61.087
63	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	60.879
64	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	60.799
65	Brazil`BRA`South America	60.579
66	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	60.513
67	Panama`PAN`Central America	60.463
68	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	60.265
69	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	60.145
70	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	60.144
71	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	59.885
72	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	59.701
73	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	59.629
74	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	59.337
75	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	58.944
76	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	58.596
77	Honduras`HND`Central America	58.489
78	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	58.233
79	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	57.985
80	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	57.628
81	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	57.618
82	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	57.559
83	Colombia`COL`South America	57.539
84	Mexico`MEX`Central America	57.038
85	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	56.949
86	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	56.587
87	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	56.146
88	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	56.086
89	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.974
90	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	55.870
91	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	55.646
92	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	55.602
93	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	55.539
94	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	55.465
95	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	55.438
96	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	55.270
97	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	55.259
98	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	55.084
99	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	55.073
100	India`IND`Southern Asia	54.928
101	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	54.874
102	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	54.829
103	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	54.465
104	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	54.455
105	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	54.314
106	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	54.276
107	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	54.203
108	Venezuela`VEN`South America	54.102
109	Belize`BLZ`Central America	54.097
110	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	54.088
111	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	53.944
112	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	53.600
113	Argentina`ARG`South America	53.567
114	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	53.373
115	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	53.270
116	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	52.889
117	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	52.821
118	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	52.790
119	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	52.750
120	Uruguay`URY`South America	51.763
121	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	51.634
122	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	51.600
123	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	51.443
124	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	51.400
125	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	51.346
126	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	51.294
127	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	51.100
128	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	50.917
129	France`FRA`Western Europe	50.871
130	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	50.499
131	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	50.427
132	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	50.415
133	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	50.305
134	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	50.246
135	Guyana`GUY`South America	50.092
136	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	50.081
137	Chile`CHL`South America	49.768
138	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	49.550
139	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	49.491
140	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	49.140
141	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	49.135
142	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	48.684
143	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	48.203
144	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	48.122
145	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	48.121
146	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	47.452
147	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	46.668
148	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	46.502
149	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	46.497
150	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	45.687
151	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	45.596
152	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	45.171
153	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	45.123
154	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	44.787
155	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	44.781
156	Suriname`SUR`South America	44.722
157	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	44.318
158	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	44.075
159	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	43.591
160	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	43.543
161	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	43.061
162	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	42.881
163	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	42.826
164	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	41.981
165	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	41.858
166	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	41.287
167	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	40.819
168	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	40.767
169	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	40.564
170	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	40.421
171	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	39.868
172	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	39.793
173	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	39.485
174	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38.544
175	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	38.228
176	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	37.721
177	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	37.277
178	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	36.889
179	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	36.743
180	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	35.821
181	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	33.776
182	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	33.534
183	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	32.313
184	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	29.349
185	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	27.840
186	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	24.824
187	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	20.163

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Tanzania84.894
2Madagascar83.095
3Mozambique83.006
4Solomon Islands82.836
5Qatar81.658

Lowest

187São Tomé and Príncipe20.163
186Djibouti24.824
185Somalia27.840
184Palestine29.349
183Jordan32.313

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 55.465. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
98 · 88rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Paraguay62.992 → 66.724+3.732
Algeria33.304 → 35.821+2.517
Slovenia53.038 → 55.539+2.501
Uruguay49.264 → 51.763+2.499
Ecuador61.636 → 64.093+2.457

Fell most

Guatemala65.874 → 61.237−4.637
Serbia46.232 → 44.075−2.157
Moldova53.596 → 51.600−1.996
Türkiye43.236 → 41.287−1.949
Tajikistan52.890 → 51.100−1.790

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 2004.
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) (2004). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/2004

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