Data for 2007
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2007
2007, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2007 covers 187 countries. Tanzania is highest, at 85.208; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 20.171. The middle country reads 56.933. Against 2006, 187 values changed (106 up, 81 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 2007
HighestTanzania
85.208LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe
20.171Shaded 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, 2007, 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 | TZAEastern Africa | 85.208 |
| 2 | QATWestern Asia | 84.884 |
| 3 | MDGEastern Africa | 83.777 |
| 4 | SLBMelanesia | 82.840 |
| 5 | MOZEastern Africa | 81.364 |
| 6 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 80.205 |
| 7 | ETHEastern Africa | 79.914 |
| 8 | CMRMiddle Africa | 79.223 |
| 9 | PRKEastern Asia | 79.187 |
| 10 | NGAWestern Africa | 78.694 |
| 11 | BFAWestern Africa | 77.861 |
| 12 | NERWestern Africa | 77.785 |
| 13 | BDIEastern Africa | 75.809 |
| 14 | ERIEastern Africa | 75.464 |
| 15 | ISLNorthern Europe | 75.422 |
| 16 | LBRWestern Africa | 75.399 |
| 17 | AREWestern Asia | 75.051 |
| 18 | PERSouth America | 75.036 |
| 19 | MWIEastern Africa | 74.695 |
| 20 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 73.511 |
| 21 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 72.013 |
| 22 | UGAEastern Africa | 71.835 |
| 23 | KENEastern Africa | 71.413 |
| 24 | BENWestern Africa | 71.174 |
| 25 | MLIWestern Africa | 69.330 |
| 26 | VUTMelanesia | 68.977 |
| 27 | CHNEastern Asia | 68.824 |
| 28 | CAFMiddle Africa | 68.544 |
| 29 | CODMiddle Africa | 68.380 |
| 30 | GHAWestern Africa | 68.361 |
| 31 | BHSCaribbean | 68.233 |
| 32 | BHRWestern Asia | 67.268 |
| 33 | BOLSouth America | 67.145 |
| 34 | BTNSouthern Asia | 67.031 |
| 35 | KWTWestern Asia | 66.869 |
| 36 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 66.784 |
| 37 | NORNorthern Europe | 66.714 |
| 38 | MACEastern Asia | 66.354 |
| 39 | PRYSouth America | 65.573 |
| 40 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 65.520 |
| 41 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 65.465 |
| 42 | KAZCentral Asia | 65.280 |
| 43 | CHEWestern Europe | 65.153 |
| 44 | TCDMiddle Africa | 65.118 |
| 45 | SSDEastern Africa | 65.016 |
| 46 | AGOMiddle Africa | 64.842 |
| 47 | ECUSouth America | 64.669 |
| 48 | BRBCaribbean | 64.461 |
| 49 | NLDWestern Europe | 64.378 |
| 50 | DNKNorthern Europe | 63.381 |
| 51 | IRLNorthern Europe | 63.299 |
| 52 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 63.091 |
| 53 | CANNorthern America | 62.978 |
| 54 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 62.943 |
| 55 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 62.415 |
| 56 | ZWEEastern Africa | 62.397 |
| 57 | CIVWestern Africa | 62.347 |
| 58 | TTOCaribbean | 62.343 |
| 59 | USANorthern America | 61.990 |
| 60 | GNBWestern Africa | 61.552 |
| 61 | KGZCentral Asia | 61.404 |
| 62 | CYPWestern Asia | 61.304 |
| 63 | BRASouth America | 61.050 |
| 64 | SLEWestern Africa | 60.900 |
| 65 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 60.889 |
| 66 | PANCentral America | 60.454 |
| 67 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 60.418 |
| 68 | JAMCaribbean | 60.397 |
| 69 | GTMCentral America | 60.034 |
| 70 | SWENorthern Europe | 59.777 |
| 71 | VENSouth America | 59.727 |
| 72 | NICCentral America | 59.546 |
| 73 | KOREastern Asia | 59.470 |
| 74 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 59.155 |
| 75 | GEOWestern Asia | 59.110 |
| 76 | MEXCentral America | 58.711 |
| 77 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 58.677 |
| 78 | CRICentral America | 58.629 |
| 79 | GBRNorthern Europe | 58.598 |
| 80 | RUSEastern Europe | 58.303 |
| 81 | GINWestern Africa | 58.205 |
| 82 | HKGEastern Asia | 58.136 |
| 83 | JPNEastern Asia | 58.047 |
| 84 | AZEWestern Asia | 57.876 |
| 85 | URYSouth America | 57.816 |
| 86 | ESTNorthern Europe | 57.735 |
| 87 | LSOSouthern Africa | 57.715 |
| 88 | SLVCentral America | 57.454 |
| 89 | VIRCaribbean | 57.316 |
| 90 | MDAEastern Europe | 57.228 |
| 91 | PRTSouthern Europe | 57.226 |
| 92 | SVNSouthern Europe | 57.097 |
| 93 | HNDCentral America | 57.065 |
| 94 | FINNorthern Europe | 56.933 |
| 95 | ISRWestern Asia | 56.885 |
| 96 | BLREastern Europe | 56.816 |
| 97 | COLSouth America | 56.729 |
| 98 | LCACaribbean | 56.688 |
| 99 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 56.598 |
| 100 | LVANorthern Europe | 56.556 |
| 101 | AUTWestern Europe | 56.506 |
| 102 | FJIMelanesia | 56.454 |
| 103 | TONPolynesia | 56.451 |
| 104 | BLZCentral America | 56.006 |
| 105 | TGOWestern Africa | 55.966 |
| 106 | ARGSouth America | 55.937 |
| 107 | BGDSouthern Asia | 55.861 |
| 108 | CZEEastern Europe | 55.650 |
| 109 | NCLMelanesia | 55.059 |
| 110 | MNGEastern Asia | 54.876 |
| 111 | OMNWestern Asia | 54.662 |
| 112 | ARMWestern Asia | 54.415 |
| 113 | GNQMiddle Africa | 54.380 |
| 114 | COGMiddle Africa | 54.299 |
| 115 | DOMCaribbean | 54.259 |
| 116 | RWAEastern Africa | 54.042 |
| 117 | DEUWestern Europe | 53.907 |
| 118 | VCTCaribbean | 53.785 |
| 119 | HTICaribbean | 53.706 |
| 120 | ESPSouthern Europe | 53.533 |
| 121 | MUSEastern Africa | 53.275 |
| 122 | CUBCaribbean | 53.187 |
| 123 | INDSouthern Asia | 53.076 |
| 124 | LTUNorthern Europe | 53.067 |
| 125 | GUMMicronesia | 53.003 |
| 126 | ZMBEastern Africa | 52.958 |
| 127 | LUXWestern Europe | 52.946 |
| 128 | UKREastern Europe | 52.668 |
| 129 | CHLSouth America | 52.515 |
| 130 | WSMPolynesia | 52.292 |
| 131 | UZBCentral Asia | 52.231 |
| 132 | SVKEastern Europe | 52.169 |
| 133 | FRAWestern Europe | 51.574 |
| 134 | LKASouthern Asia | 50.757 |
| 135 | BWASouthern Africa | 50.523 |
| 136 | GUYSouth America | 50.409 |
| 137 | BGREastern Europe | 49.864 |
| 138 | PAKSouthern Asia | 49.846 |
| 139 | BELWestern Europe | 49.654 |
| 140 | PYFPolynesia | 49.493 |
| 141 | CPVWestern Africa | 48.885 |
| 142 | POLEastern Europe | 48.851 |
| 143 | HUNEastern Europe | 48.433 |
| 144 | SENWestern Africa | 48.111 |
| 145 | GRCSouthern Europe | 47.909 |
| 146 | MDVSouthern Asia | 47.736 |
| 147 | HRVSouthern Europe | 47.631 |
| 148 | ROUEastern Europe | 47.455 |
| 149 | PNGMelanesia | 47.434 |
| 150 | SURSouth America | 46.487 |
| 151 | MLTSouthern Europe | 46.382 |
| 152 | TKMCentral Asia | 46.181 |
| 153 | SAUWestern Asia | 45.859 |
| 154 | MARNorthern Africa | 45.769 |
| 155 | ITASouthern Europe | 45.627 |
| 156 | ALBSouthern Europe | 45.610 |
| 157 | TJKCentral Asia | 45.308 |
| 158 | SRBSouthern Europe | 43.839 |
| 159 | EGYNorthern Africa | 43.712 |
| 160 | NAMSouthern Africa | 43.708 |
| 161 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 43.439 |
| 162 | GMBWestern Africa | 43.126 |
| 163 | AFGSouthern Asia | 42.966 |
| 164 | TURWestern Asia | 41.475 |
| 165 | SDNNorthern Africa | 41.228 |
| 166 | PRICaribbean | 41.088 |
| 167 | TUNNorthern Africa | 40.868 |
| 168 | SYRWestern Asia | 40.524 |
| 169 | COMEastern Africa | 40.405 |
| 170 | MRTWestern Africa | 40.342 |
| 171 | IRNSouthern Asia | 39.647 |
| 172 | GABMiddle Africa | 39.550 |
| 173 | LBNWestern Asia | 39.503 |
| 174 | MNESouthern Europe | 38.846 |
| 175 | LBYNorthern Africa | 38.550 |
| 176 | IRQWestern Asia | 38.107 |
| 177 | SWZSouthern Africa | 37.532 |
| 178 | DZANorthern Africa | 37.223 |
| 179 | NPLSouthern Asia | 36.717 |
| 180 | BIHSouthern Europe | 36.521 |
| 181 | YEMWestern Asia | 35.788 |
| 182 | MKDSouthern Europe | 35.157 |
| 183 | JORWestern Asia | 34.586 |
| 184 | PSEWestern Asia | 32.621 |
| 185 | SOMEastern Africa | 28.041 |
| 186 | DJIEastern Africa | 24.710 |
| 187 | STPMiddle Africa | 20.171 |
02In 2007
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Tanzania85.208
- 2
Qatar84.884
- 3
Madagascar83.777
- 4
Solomon Islands82.840
- 5
Mozambique81.364
Lowest
- 187
São Tomé and Príncipe20.171
- 186
Djibouti24.710
- 185
Somalia28.041
- 184
Palestine32.621
- 183
Jordan34.586
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 56.933. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032006 → 2007
Since 2006
What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 106 · 81rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Macau63.333 → 66.354+3.021
Montenegro36.232 → 38.846+2.614
Uruguay55.260 → 57.816+2.556
Bulgaria47.358 → 49.864+2.506
Jordan32.422 → 34.586+2.164
Fell most
Guam58.060 → 53.003−5.057
Azerbaijan60.511 → 57.876−2.635
Vanuatu70.715 → 68.977−1.738
Tajikistan46.960 → 45.308−1.652
Syria42.067 → 40.524−1.543
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 2007.
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.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2007). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/2007
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07Questions
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2007: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment-to-population ratio in Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2007?
Tanzania, at 85.208, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2007 describe?
2007.
How many countries does Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2007 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2007?
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, 2007 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2025.