Data for 2011
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2011
2011, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2011 covers 187 countries. Qatar is highest, at 85.971; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 20.594. The middle country reads 56.297. Against 2010, 187 values changed (89 up, 98 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 2011
HighestQatar
85.971LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe
20.594Shaded 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, 2011, 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 | QATWestern Asia | 85.971 |
| 2 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 84.946 |
| 3 | MDGEastern Africa | 84.260 |
| 4 | SLBMelanesia | 83.151 |
| 5 | TZAEastern Africa | 82.773 |
| 6 | ETHEastern Africa | 79.587 |
| 7 | NERWestern Africa | 79.265 |
| 8 | PRKEastern Asia | 79.202 |
| 9 | MOZEastern Africa | 78.938 |
| 10 | NGAWestern Africa | 78.061 |
| 11 | UGAEastern Africa | 77.332 |
| 12 | BDIEastern Africa | 77.307 |
| 13 | BFAWestern Africa | 76.538 |
| 14 | PERSouth America | 75.917 |
| 15 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 75.609 |
| 16 | LBRWestern Africa | 75.319 |
| 17 | ERIEastern Africa | 74.901 |
| 18 | AREWestern Asia | 74.881 |
| 19 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 72.743 |
| 20 | CMRMiddle Africa | 72.237 |
| 21 | KENEastern Africa | 71.830 |
| 22 | BHRWestern Asia | 70.327 |
| 23 | BENWestern Africa | 69.977 |
| 24 | MWIEastern Africa | 69.836 |
| 25 | MLIWestern Africa | 69.476 |
| 26 | MACEastern Asia | 69.053 |
| 27 | ISLNorthern Europe | 68.973 |
| 28 | GHAWestern Africa | 68.756 |
| 29 | CAFMiddle Africa | 68.714 |
| 30 | KWTWestern Asia | 68.272 |
| 31 | CHNEastern Asia | 67.636 |
| 32 | KAZCentral Asia | 67.008 |
| 33 | BOLSouth America | 66.708 |
| 34 | BTNSouthern Asia | 65.233 |
| 35 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 65.127 |
| 36 | NORNorthern Europe | 64.996 |
| 37 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 64.785 |
| 38 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 64.755 |
| 39 | PRYSouth America | 64.745 |
| 40 | CHEWestern Europe | 64.548 |
| 41 | SSDEastern Africa | 64.357 |
| 42 | AGOMiddle Africa | 64.350 |
| 43 | CODMiddle Africa | 64.116 |
| 44 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 63.495 |
| 45 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 63.465 |
| 46 | BHSCaribbean | 63.090 |
| 47 | NLDWestern Europe | 63.081 |
| 48 | TCDMiddle Africa | 63.055 |
| 49 | MDAEastern Europe | 62.671 |
| 50 | ZWEEastern Africa | 62.469 |
| 51 | CIVWestern Africa | 62.326 |
| 52 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 62.184 |
| 53 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 62.178 |
| 54 | URYSouth America | 61.853 |
| 55 | CANNorthern America | 61.509 |
| 56 | GNBWestern Africa | 61.421 |
| 57 | KGZCentral Asia | 60.992 |
| 58 | BRBCaribbean | 60.960 |
| 59 | VUTMelanesia | 60.691 |
| 60 | TTOCaribbean | 60.633 |
| 61 | COLSouth America | 60.569 |
| 62 | PANCentral America | 60.467 |
| 63 | OMNWestern Asia | 60.280 |
| 64 | FJIMelanesia | 60.278 |
| 65 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 60.048 |
| 66 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 59.995 |
| 67 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 59.966 |
| 68 | BRASouth America | 59.954 |
| 69 | NICCentral America | 59.736 |
| 70 | ECUSouth America | 59.643 |
| 71 | BLREastern Europe | 59.486 |
| 72 | GTMCentral America | 59.455 |
| 73 | VENSouth America | 59.234 |
| 74 | KOREastern Asia | 58.822 |
| 75 | RUSEastern Europe | 58.803 |
| 76 | CYPWestern Asia | 58.759 |
| 77 | SWENorthern Europe | 58.573 |
| 78 | ISRWestern Asia | 58.536 |
| 79 | DNKNorthern Europe | 58.260 |
| 80 | AZEWestern Asia | 57.873 |
| 81 | USANorthern America | 57.574 |
| 82 | MEXCentral America | 57.394 |
| 83 | HKGEastern Asia | 57.296 |
| 84 | SLEWestern Africa | 57.156 |
| 85 | AUTWestern Europe | 57.131 |
| 86 | CHLSouth America | 57.091 |
| 87 | HNDCentral America | 57.055 |
| 88 | TGOWestern Africa | 57.031 |
| 89 | SLVCentral America | 57.019 |
| 90 | MNGEastern Asia | 56.953 |
| 91 | BLZCentral America | 56.925 |
| 92 | GBRNorthern Europe | 56.715 |
| 93 | JPNEastern Asia | 56.553 |
| 94 | ARGSouth America | 56.297 |
| 95 | DEUWestern Europe | 56.282 |
| 96 | HTICaribbean | 56.220 |
| 97 | BGDSouthern Asia | 55.941 |
| 98 | JAMCaribbean | 55.930 |
| 99 | LSOSouthern Africa | 55.699 |
| 100 | GINWestern Africa | 55.492 |
| 101 | NCLMelanesia | 55.281 |
| 102 | TONPolynesia | 55.278 |
| 103 | FINNorthern Europe | 55.166 |
| 104 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 55.060 |
| 105 | GNQMiddle Africa | 54.945 |
| 106 | CRICentral America | 54.850 |
| 107 | DOMCaribbean | 54.617 |
| 108 | COGMiddle Africa | 54.614 |
| 109 | VIRCaribbean | 54.506 |
| 110 | LCACaribbean | 54.421 |
| 111 | CZEEastern Europe | 54.354 |
| 112 | GUMMicronesia | 54.274 |
| 113 | MUSEastern Africa | 54.075 |
| 114 | GEOWestern Asia | 53.977 |
| 115 | LUXWestern Europe | 53.973 |
| 116 | RWAEastern Africa | 53.765 |
| 117 | ESTNorthern Europe | 53.703 |
| 118 | SVNSouthern Europe | 53.408 |
| 119 | VCTCaribbean | 53.291 |
| 120 | CUBCaribbean | 53.196 |
| 121 | UZBCentral Asia | 52.795 |
| 122 | ZMBEastern Africa | 52.793 |
| 123 | PRTSouthern Europe | 52.784 |
| 124 | CPVWestern Africa | 52.651 |
| 125 | IRLNorthern Europe | 52.419 |
| 126 | ALBSouthern Europe | 51.857 |
| 127 | UKREastern Europe | 51.849 |
| 128 | WSMPolynesia | 51.663 |
| 129 | POLEastern Europe | 50.996 |
| 130 | FRAWestern Europe | 50.850 |
| 131 | SVKEastern Europe | 50.784 |
| 132 | LKASouthern Asia | 50.690 |
| 133 | PAKSouthern Asia | 50.370 |
| 134 | SAUWestern Asia | 50.291 |
| 135 | ARMWestern Asia | 50.142 |
| 136 | INDSouthern Asia | 50.012 |
| 137 | GUYSouth America | 49.672 |
| 138 | BWASouthern Africa | 49.638 |
| 139 | BELWestern Europe | 49.491 |
| 140 | PYFPolynesia | 49.322 |
| 141 | SURSouth America | 49.313 |
| 142 | LVANorthern Europe | 49.017 |
| 143 | LTUNorthern Europe | 48.569 |
| 144 | MDVSouthern Asia | 48.106 |
| 145 | MLTSouthern Europe | 48.100 |
| 146 | PNGMelanesia | 47.462 |
| 147 | ESPSouthern Europe | 46.673 |
| 148 | BGREastern Europe | 46.633 |
| 149 | HUNEastern Europe | 46.473 |
| 150 | ROUEastern Europe | 46.325 |
| 151 | SENWestern Africa | 46.133 |
| 152 | NAMSouthern Africa | 46.099 |
| 153 | TURWestern Asia | 44.983 |
| 154 | MARNorthern Africa | 44.780 |
| 155 | HRVSouthern Europe | 44.678 |
| 156 | ITASouthern Europe | 43.879 |
| 157 | TKMCentral Asia | 43.675 |
| 158 | AFGSouthern Asia | 43.213 |
| 159 | GMBWestern Africa | 43.029 |
| 160 | EGYNorthern Africa | 43.005 |
| 161 | GRCSouthern Europe | 42.781 |
| 162 | LBNWestern Asia | 41.895 |
| 163 | COMEastern Africa | 41.741 |
| 164 | SDNNorthern Africa | 40.278 |
| 165 | SYRWestern Asia | 39.656 |
| 166 | GABMiddle Africa | 39.513 |
| 167 | LBYNorthern Africa | 39.472 |
| 168 | MRTWestern Africa | 39.389 |
| 169 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 39.317 |
| 170 | DZANorthern Africa | 39.006 |
| 171 | TUNNorthern Africa | 38.899 |
| 172 | TJKCentral Asia | 38.767 |
| 173 | MNESouthern Europe | 38.730 |
| 174 | SRBSouthern Europe | 38.327 |
| 175 | SWZSouthern Africa | 38.212 |
| 176 | IRQWestern Asia | 37.762 |
| 177 | MKDSouthern Europe | 37.349 |
| 178 | BIHSouthern Europe | 36.868 |
| 179 | NPLSouthern Asia | 36.496 |
| 180 | IRNSouthern Asia | 35.543 |
| 181 | PRICaribbean | 34.142 |
| 182 | PSEWestern Asia | 34.083 |
| 183 | JORWestern Asia | 33.969 |
| 184 | YEMWestern Asia | 33.743 |
| 185 | SOMEastern Africa | 27.894 |
| 186 | DJIEastern Africa | 24.370 |
| 187 | STPMiddle Africa | 20.594 |
02In 2011
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Qatar85.971
- 2
Cambodia84.946
- 3
Madagascar84.260
- 4
Solomon Islands83.151
- 5
Tanzania82.773
Lowest
- 187
São Tomé and Príncipe20.594
- 186
Djibouti24.370
- 185
Somalia27.894
- 184
Yemen33.743
- 183
Jordan33.969
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 56.297. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032010 → 2011
Since 2010
What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 89 · 98rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
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 2011.
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) (2011). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/2011
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07Questions
Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2011: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment-to-population ratio in Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2011?
Qatar, at 85.971, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2011 describe?
2011.
How many countries does Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2011 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2011?
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Is Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2011 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2025.